Maduro defies Trump over constitution rewrite
CARACAS -- President Nicolas Maduro said that controversial plans to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution will move ahead “now more than ever” following US President Donald...
China ‘aggressive’ in India border row
NEW DELHI -- A top Indian diplomat said China is being unusually aggressive in a month-old border dispute with India that shows no sign...
Convictions in Thai human trafficking trial
BANGKOK -- A Thai court found dozens of people guilty of human trafficking offenses on Wednesday in a mass trial exploring links between corrupt...
More seasonal workers to US as Trump pushes ‘hire American’
WASHINGTON -- The US government cleared the way on Monday for thousands more foreign workers to enter the country under temporary seasonal visas, just...
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...