The House on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to restrict travel on foreigners who have visited Iraq and Syria, a direct response to recent Isis-related attacks in France and the U.S.

Oil prices fell to a 7-year low Monday, due to a glut caused by new extraction techniques and advancements in alternative energies.

Socialists in Venezuela were trounced in parliamentary elections Sunday in a stunning defeat for the first time in 16 years.

The German parliament voted to join coalition forces in the against the Islamic State on Friday, joining a growing rank of European powers.

The United States has a 65-percent chance of going into recession next year, according to American multinational banking and financial services corporation Citi.