Category Archives: World

OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland fire captain recommended in January that a building that burned this week, killing four people, should be shut down immediately for safety reasons, but department official...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - For a person whose life always seemed to revolve around South Korea’s huge presidential palace, the next several months will be lived on a much smaller scale. Park Ge...

MOSCOW - Russian submarines have increased combat patrols to the level last seen during the Cold War, the navy chief said Friday. Adm. Vladimir Korolyov said that Russian submarine crews spent more th...

WARSAW, Poland - Teachers across Poland went on strike Friday to protest a sweeping educational overhaul by the populist government that will eliminate middle schools this fall. Many fear the change i...

JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudanese rebels say they have released three oil workers - two Indians and a Pakistani - after they were abducted and held for three weeks amid the country’s civil war....

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Undeterred by the arrest of hard-line protest leaders, thousands of Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital on Friday, calling for the jailing of the city’s minority Ch...

BERLIN - The owner of one of Germany’s biggest coal mines is shelving plans to expand the site because of government efforts to curb the country’s carbon emissions. Czech-owned consortium ...

LONDON - Scotland’s first minister formally requested a second referendum on independence on Friday, declaring that Scots have the right to exercise their right of self-determination. Nicola Stu...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX successfully launched and then retrieved its first recycled rocket Thursday, a historic feat and the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights....

BRUSSELS - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned NATO allies Friday to boost defence spending or come up with plans to reach the alliance’s budget guidelines within two months. Tillerson,...