. . MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at an investment conference that Russia is not striving for leadership over Syria, adding that existing...
. . JAPAN – Okinawa’s Governor, Takeshi Onaga, has revoked permission for construction work to take place at the site planned for the facility. The decision,...
. . YANGON – Government officials of Myanmar’s election commission summoned major political parties on Tuesday to discuss postponing a historic Nov. 8 general election due...
. BEIJING – China has started to operate two lighthouses on a reef on a disputed island chain in the South China Sea, a state news...
. SIDNEY – Australia is in talks with the Philippines about the possibility of that country accepting asylum seekers, currently being held on remote Pacific islands,...
. . SYRIA – Russia is launching cruise missiles as part of a coordinated ground and air attack with the Syrian regime,after four years of deadly...
. . ITALY – The Italian archdiocese has suspended a Catholic priest after he defended pedophilia in a live television interview and blamed victims for “seeking...
. . MANILA – The Philippine coast guard says a yacht carrying two Britons, an American, a Canadian and a Filipino has gone missing while sailing...
. . SWINDON, U.K.– A babysitter who had sex with an 11-year-old boy she was supposed to be looking after has been spared jail after the...
GUANDONG -Typhoon Mujigae brought heavy rains that churned inland through southern China on Monday, a day after making landfall, killing at least six people, injuring hundreds,...
. . GUANGDONG – A strong typhoon roared into southern China on Sunday, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain to the region after leaving more than...
. . MOSCOW – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that it had bombed seven targets in Syria in overnight air raids, including a command...
. . MELBOURNE – A 15 year old British teenager who pleaded guilty to inciting a terrorist attack at this year’s Anzac Day parade in Melbourne...
. BEIJING – China has arrested two Japanese citizens over alleged espionage, adding an irritant to unsteady relations between the two countries ahead of plans for...
. . MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has been granted permission from the upper house of Russia’s parliament to carry out air strikes in Syria...
. . NEW YORK – The United States and Russia agree on “some fundamental principles” for Syria, the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on...
 .  . DUESSELDORF – A German “murder” victim has been found alive and well in Dusseldorf more than 30 years after her disappearance. Petra Pazsitka’s 1984...
. . TOKYO – SoftBank the company behind a chatty Japanese humanoid robot named Pepper has felt the need to remind customers who purchase the robots...
. . LOS ANGELES – 28 Year Old Saudi Prince Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud who allegedly tried to force a female worker to perform an oral sex act...
. . KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian authorities have arrested three people including a Syrian and an Indonesian national on suspicion of planning terror attacks against domestic...