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...

PM Lee denies nepotism amid family feud in parliament speech

SINGAPORE -- Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday rejected claims from his siblings that he abused power and engaged in nepotism as he...

Trump in Paris with Russia scandal in tow

PARIS -- Donald J. Trump arrived in Paris on Thursday for a presidential visit filled with Bastille Day pomp and which the White House...

China says upholds sanctions as North Korea trade rises

BEIJING -- China insisted Thursday it was abiding by UN sanctions on North Korea despite a jump in its trade with the nuclear-armed nation...

China opens first overseas military base

BEIJING -- Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base, in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, have set sail to begin setting...

Trump son said he would ‘love’ Russian dirt on Clinton — e-mails

WASHINGTON -- Donald J. Trump’s eldest son on Tuesday released e-mails showing he embraced Russia’s efforts to support his father’s presidential campaign, admitting he...

Did Donald Trump, Jr. break US law?

NEW YORK -- Did Donald J. Trump’s eldest son break US law in meeting a Russian lawyer he hoped would dish compromising dirt on...