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Women, girls nearly three fourth of trafficking victims: Report

UN report also found that children comprise nearly a third of trafficking victims worldwide

German Interior minister confirms new suspect wanted over Berlin attack

The suspect was a Tunisian asylum seeker with links to the Islamic extremist scene

From Panama Papers to impeachments: 2016 rocked by corruption

The Panama Papers leak in April 2016, an unprecedented data dump, triggered much of the outrage

Venezuela reopens borders with Colombia, Brazil

Borders were sealed on Dec 12 as part Venezuela's currency reform drive, scrapping 100-bolivar notes

Samsung corruption probe: South Korean investigators raid pension offices

Samsung faces probe for allegedly bribing State officials to approve a controversial merger

At least 26 killed in anti-Prez protests in Congo: Human Rights group

Republican Guards were allegedly carrying out door-to-door searches and arresting youths

Mexico: At least 26 dead, 70 hurt in fireworks market blast in Mexico City

The market was packed at the time with customers buying pyrotechnics for traditional end-of-year festivities

Germany truck rampage: Authorities hunts for attacker after IS claims responsibility

Twenty-four injured remained in hospital, 14 of whom were in critical condition, according to de Maiziere

Japan's SoftBank to invest $1 billion in satellite start-up OneWeb

Virginia-based OneWeb plans to build a network of satellites to provide global broadband access

China condemns killing of Russian ambassador in Turkey, calls it 'barbaric'

China has said it is willing to "resolutely" support Russia's efforts to crack down on terrorism

Barack Obama pardons 78, shortens the sentence for 153

Obama has been granting commutations at rapid-fire pace in his final months in office

Truck runs into crowded Christmas market in Berlin

German newspaper reports police believed there to be multiple injuries, but police couldn't immediately be reached to confirm

Zuckerberg builds software butler for his home

The software learns his tastes and patterns, as well as new words or concepts, and can even entertain his daughter

Volkswagen gets final extension for possible emissions deal

The talks aim to hammer out what to do with about 80,000 3-liter diesel cars that were programmed to skirt emissions tests

US Fed's Yellen says job market strong, signs of wage growth

The unemployment rate, now at 4.6%, which is near what it was before the recession, says Janet Yellen

Climate report says 2016 on pace to be hottest year yet

Climate scientists say the continued burning of fossil fuels is spewing greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere

Pregnancy changes a woman's brain: study

Some alterations lasted at least two years, they reported but did not appear to erode memory or other mental processes

Donald Trump off to a strong start in Electoral College

Electors were voting throughout the day and there was scant evidence many GOP electors would peel away from their Election Day winner

Poland drops controversial proposals after protests

Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced that governing conservatives have scrapped controversial proposals to restrict media access in parliament

Ban Ki-moon condemns Russian envoy's murder as senseless act

Ambassador Andrei Karlov was shot dead while attending an art exhibition in Ankara by a Turkish policeman