. . WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Defense Department officials said on Tuesday, a U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship changed course after a fast-attack craft from Iran’s...
. . WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is acknowledging its transfer of $1.7 billion to Iran earlier this year was made entirely in cash, using...
. . TEHRAN– Iran’s president called on the Muslim world on Wednesday to “punish” Saudi Arabia following last year’s hajj crush and stampede that killed over...
. . HONG KONG – Hong Kongers voted Sunday in the specially administered Chinese city’s most crucial election since the handover from Britain in 1997, the...
. . VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, praising the tiny nun for having taken in society’s most unwanted and...
. . At a ceremony on the sidelines of a global economic summit, Obama and Xi, representing the world’s two biggest carbon emitters, delivered a series...
DAVAO – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared a nationwide “state of lawlessness” Saturday after suspected Abu Sayyaf extremists detonated a bomb that killed 14 people...
. ISTANBUL – Turkey’s President Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has defended the sweeping crackdown that has seen the detention of thousands of judges and prosecutors following July’s failed...
. . YANGON – Peace talks in Myanmar aimed at ending more than half a century of conflict between Myanmar’s army and an array of armed...
TOKYO – Typhoon Lionrock slammed into northern Japan on Tuesday evening, threatening to bring floods to an area still recovering from the 2011 tsunami. Typhoon Lionrock...
. . BRUSSELS – The European Union says Ireland has given illegal tax benefits worth up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) to Apple Inc. and...
. . HARDANGERVIDDA – The Norwegian Environment Agency has reported that more than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lightning in central Norway. The Environment...
. . TERAN – Iranian State TV has reported that Iran’s military has deployed a Russian-made S-300 air defense system around its underground Fordo nuclear facility....
. . OSLO – The Philippines government and Maoist-led rebels agreed indefinite ceasefires on Friday as part of an accord to accelerate efforts to end a...
. . SINGAPORE –Dense smog blanketed Singapore Friday as the city-state was hit by the year’s first major outbreak of haze, an annual crisis sparked by...
. . WASHINGTON – The chief of US Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said Wednesday Four Iranian small boats harassed a U.S. Navy warship near the...
. . AMATRICE – Rescue crews raced against time Thursday looking for survivors from the earthquake that leveled three towns in central Italy, but the death...
. . YANGON – An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck central Myanmar on Wednesday, US Geological Survey (USGS) said, shaking buildings across the country and the...
. . AMATRICE – A strong earthquake in central Italy reduced three towns to rubble as people slept early Wednesday, with reports that as many as...
. . WikiLeaks’ global crusade to expose government secrets is causing collateral damage to the privacy of hundreds of innocent people, including survivors of sexual abuse,...