Category Archives: World

RIDLEY, Pa. - Two different Secret Santas have been paying off tens of thousands of dollars of layaway accounts at discount stores in Pennsylvania. A man who goes by the name “Santa B” has...

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s choice to lead U.S. foreign policy is known for his longstanding support of free trade, international law and an expansive presence in the Middle East that doesn̵...

BRUSSELS - The European Union on Tuesday expressed deep concern about Turkey’s security crackdown since the failed coup in July but stopped short of officially freezing membership talks with the...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Top nuclear envoys from South Korea, the United States and Japan pledged Tuesday to implement new sanctions against North Korea, including capping the country’s coal ...

BANGKOK - They toil high on scaffolding, pouring concrete and twisting iron bars. At night, they squeeze into shipping containers with their husbands by the dozens to get some rest. They are female mi...

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine defence chief on Tuesday rejected a demand by communist guerrillas for government troops to withdraw from rebel-influenced communities in the countryside for the i...

SYDNEY, Australia - A staff member at an Australian nursing home was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison for murdering two elderly residents and attempting to murder a third with insulin injection...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Firefighters have put out a fire that broke out on a high-rise in Dubai’s palm-shaped island, the latest in a string of blazes to race up multistory buildings in th...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A 47-year-old sultan, known as a devout Muslim who loves extreme sports and four-wheel drive vehicles, became Malaysia’s 15th king on Tuesday, one of the youngest consti...

ROME - A judge in Sicily on Tuesday convicted a ship captain and crew mate in the April 2015 sinking off Libya that left 700 people dead in the Mediterranean’s worst-known migrant disaster. The ...