Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has abruptly resigned his post in protest over a cease-fire reached with Gaza militants, in a move that rocked the Israeli political scene and seemed likely to bring about early elections.
Switzerland's executive is calling for greater transparency and information about imports of gold into the rich Alpine country, warning that the industry has been linked to human rights violations and other wrongs like environmental damage.
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The Tennessee Board of Regents says it has appointed presidents at Northeast State Community College and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Knoxville.
The International Energy Agency says global oil supplies are growing rapidly as Saudi Arabia, the United States and Russia pump oil at a record pace in response to fears of higher prices due to U.S. sanctions on Iran.
Malaysia's anti-graft agency says the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak will face new corruption charges, along with two former government officials and a businessman.
Germany's gross domestic product shrank in the third quarter of 2018, the first quarter-on-quarter decline since early 2015 that analysts said should be a wake-up call for Europe's largest economy.
Santa Claus and his helpers have begun answering Christmas letters from children around the world sent to a special post office in the German town of Himmelpfort.
