Obamacare reform collapses as Republicans say no
WASHINGTON -- Two more US Republican senators announced their opposition Monday to their party’s efforts to revamp Obamacare, derailing the controversial legislation in its...
Probe into fatal US police shooting of Australian woman
CHICAGO -- Authorities in the US state of Minnesota on Monday were investigating the police-involved shooting of an Australian woman, who was killed under...
Tens of thousands of Canadians flee huge forest fires
MONTREAL -- Almost 40,000 Canadians have fled their homes under threat of huge wild fires, with British Columbia facing its largest emergency evacuation ever,...
South Korea seeks rare talks with North to ease tensions
SEOUL -- South Korea on Monday offered to hold rare military talks with the North, aiming to ease tensions after Pyongyang tested its first...
Round 1: Brexit talks start in Brussels with 20 months to go
BRUSSELS -- British and European Union (EU) envoys on Monday began a first round of negotiations on Britain’s divorce from the EU with both...
Less popular Trump back on offensive after brief holiday in Paris
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald J. Trump, fresh from a political holiday in Paris, went back on the offensive Sunday as a new poll...
US Secret Service rejects suggestion it vetted Trump son’s meeting
WASHINGTON -- The US Secret Service (USSS) on Sunday denied a suggestion from President Donald J. Trump’s personal lawyer that it had vetted a...
Erdogan threatens to ‘chop off’ traitors’ heads
ISTANBUL, TURKEY -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday threatened to “chop off the heads” of traitors, in a speech marking the first...
Venezuelans cast ballots in opposition vote
CARACAS, VENEZUELA -- Venezuelans go to the polls Sunday in a vote organized by the opposition aimed at gauging public support for Maduro’s plan...
Jerusalem holy site reopens after attack
JERUSALEM -- Israeli authorities were to reopen an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but new security measures...
South Koreans wowed by grandma’s diary of makeup tips on YouTube
YONGIN, SOUTH KOREA -- She gives tutorials on applying makeup so as to resemble Amy Winehouse, among others, and posts videos of attempts to...
Ahead of Liberation Day, Guam eyes independence from US colonial rule
HAGATNA, GUAM -- As Guam prepares to celebrate Liberation Day this week, political leaders on the Pacific island say it’s time to decide whether...