. . RIYADH – Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shi’ite Muslim cleric and dozens of al Qaeda members on Saturday, signaling it would not tolerate attacks...
. . CALGARY – Twenty one passengers including three children on an Air Canada flight from Shanghai, China have been taken to a Calgary hospital after turbulence...
. . BRUSSELS – Police in Belgium have detained six people during house searches in Brussels on Thursday as part of an investigation into an alleged...
. . YANGON – Burmese citizens are continuing to hold protests at the Thai Embassy in Yangon to demand the release of two migrant workers sentenced...
 .  . LONDON – A British couple were convicted on Tuesday of plotting an attack in London after the husband sent out tweets asking for advice...
. . SCHOPPINGEN – A German man was killed on Christmas Day while attempting to break into a condom machine after his bomb exploded prematurely. The...
. . MANILA – Muslim guerrillas killed 10 civilians in the majority Catholic Philippines over Christmas, the military said Sunday, with some Christians in the affected...
. . YANGON -Protests against the death sentence handed down by a Thai court to two Myanmar youths for the murder of two British backpackers on...
. . YANGON – Myanmar’s Army Chief General Min Aung Hlaing has called on Thailand to review the sentencing of his two countrymen to death for...
. . TOKYO – A Chinese coastguard vessel with what appeared to be gun turrets entered territorial waters claimed by Japan in the East China Sea,...
. . Turkish F-16s shot down Santa’s sleigh over international waters late Thursday night, as the Turkish president claimed Saint Nicholas had violated the country’s airspace....
. . YANGON -The Thai Embassy in Yangon on Thursday issued a warning for Thais in Myanmar to take safety precautions as anti-Thai sentiment has emerged...
. . BEIJING – The United States, British, French and Australian embassies in China say they have received information of possible threats against Westerners visiting a...
. . NEW SOUTH WALES – Australian anti-terror Police have arrested Two men, charged with plotting attacks on targets including a navy base, according to a...
. . AUCKLAND – A Judge in New Zealand has ruled Wednesday that Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is eligible to be extradited to the United States to...
. . . SIDNEY – An Australian Government ad campaign aimed at teaching Australian teens the dangers of marijuana is being widely mocked on social media—as...
 .  . BRUSSELS – The European Union is set to agree a six-month extension of its economic sanctions on Russia on Friday, once Italy’s prime minister...
. . LAS VEGAS – Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbachhas been crowned Miss Universe 2015 after an epic blunder by the pageant host in front of a...
. . BEIJING -In an attempt to stop the spread of Western values in the education system, China is tightening the reins on popular programs that...
. . NEW YORK – The United States and Russia have joined forces to draft a legally binding Security Council resolution to strengthen sanctions against those...