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It's a rare occasion when European Union leaders end a summit in just one day, but that's what happened Thursday when heads of state wrapped up their last big meeting of the year before midnight in Brussels.

Russia says it has a historic right to Crimea and has dismissed new U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia because of its annexation of the territory.

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation provided an update on the status of its investigation into the cyber attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) on December 19.

U.S. President Barack Obama has vowed that U.S will respond "proportionally" to the cyberattack on Sony Pictures that the FBI has blamed on North Korea.

The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS) while deployed to the Arabian Gulf.

U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law legislation passed by the U.S. Congress authorizing more sanctions on Russia for its role in the Ukraine crisis.

Pakistani officials say jets and ground forces have killed 40 militants days after Taliban fighters attacked a school in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing 149 people, mostly children.

U.S. officials say airstrikes in Iraq have killed three top leaders of the Islamic State group, while Kurdish fighters also reported major gains against the Sunni extremists.

As the humanitarian needs in Iraq increased, funding for life-saving response has been critical to assist the vulnerable population. Since January 2014, CERF has allocated some US$11 million rapid response fund in support of emergency relief work in Iraq.