Rescuers Scramble After Flash Floods Sweep Parts of South Japan
Rescuers were being scrambled Thursday to reach areas in southern Japan hit by flash flooding, officials said, with several people ...
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US Envoy Haley Leading Anti-Palestinian ‘crusade’
A senior Palestinian official on Wednesday blasted US President Donald Trump's United Nations envoy, accusing her of carrying out a ...
Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi Talk Trade, North Korea At Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met Tuesday against a backdrop of mounting tensions over North Korea ...
Drone Kills Two Qaeda Suspects In Yemen
A drone strike likely to have been carried out by the United States killed two suspected Al-Qaeda members in southern ...
US Warship Sails Close To S. China Sea Island Occupied By Beijing
An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as ...
Suicide Bombing Hits Damascus, Deaths Reported
Several people were killed and others wounded on Sunday when a suicide bombing struck an eastern district of Damascus, Syrian ...
Trump Travel Ban Comes Into Effect
People from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees now face tougher US entry due to President Donald Trump’s controversial ...
Trump, South Korean President Hold Post-Dinner Talks On NKorea Policy
US President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart held talks Thursday on how to halt North Korea's nuclear drive, ...
US Sanctions Chinese Bank For Laundering N.Korean Cash
The United States slapped unprecedented sanctions Thursday on a Chinese bank accused of laundering North Korean cash after President Donald ...
Washington Approves $1.3 Bn Arms Sale To Taiwan
Donald Trump's administration has approved $1.3 billion worth of arms sales to Taiwan, a US government official said Thursday, in ...
South Korean President Lobbies US Leaders On North Korea Policy
South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In lobbied US leaders on Thursday to back his policy of engagement with North Korea, ...
Vatican Treasurer Denies Australia Sex Offences
The Vatican treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, has vehemently denied any wrongdoing after being charged with sex offences in his native ...
Women, Children Returning From IS Warzones
Women and children involved with groups like Islamic State are increasingly returning to their home countries in Europe, with some ...
Cambodian Five Freed On Bail After A Year In Jail
Five prominent Cambodian rights activists have been released on bail after more than a year in jail, a court official ...
NATO Agrees Afghanistan Troop Boost But No Combat Role
NATO will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help train local forces facing a resurgent Taliban but will not return ...
Cardinal Pell: Vatican Treasurer Denies Australia Sex Offences
The Vatican treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, has vehemently denied any wrongdoing after being charged with sex offences in his native ...
Japan Cops On the Hunt For Shareholder-Meeting Crooks
About 1,000 police fanned out across Tokyo on Thursday in a dragnet aimed at nabbing gangsters notorious for extorting companies ...
Vatican Treasurer Charged With Sex Offences
The Vatican treasurer and Australia’s most senior Catholic figure, Cardinal George Pell, has been charged with sex offences in Australia. ...
Pope Aide Pell Charged With Child Sex Abuse
Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell was Thursday charged with multiple child sex offences in Australia, police said. Pell, the ...
US Fed Approves Large Bank Investor Payout Plans
The Federal Reserve gave the green light on Wednesday to plans by all 34 large banks seeking to provide big ...