United States looks to defuse Qatar-Gulf row with counter-terror deal
DOHA -- Qatar and the United States signed a deal Tuesday to combat “terrorism” as visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pursued efforts...
Chinese carrier sails into Taiwan’s defense zone
TAIPEI -- Chinese aircraft carrier the Liaoning entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone early on Wednesday morning on its way back from Hong Kong...
IS chief reported dead after jihadists lose Mosul
BEIRUT -- Islamic State (IS) group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported dead on Tuesday, a day after Iraq declared it had driven the...
Mayweather, Jr. seeks delay on 2015 tax bill
LOS ANGELES -- Floyd Mayweather has asked US authorities for more time to pay his 2015 tax bill, the year of his money-spinning mega-fight...
16 dead in US military plane crash in Mississippi
FLORIDA/MILWAUKEE -- A US military plane crashed in rural Mississippi on Monday evening killing at least 16 people, a regional emergency management official said.
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UN rights chief urges justice and healing after Mosul liberation
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- UN rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for accountability and dialogue to heal the trauma of Mosul after Iraqi...
Trump Jr. was told of Russian effort to help father’s presidential campaign — NY...
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump, Jr. was told in an e-mail before meeting a Russian lawyer who he thought had material damaging to Hillary...
Trump backtracks on US-Russia cyber unit after harsh criticism
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday backtracked on his push for a cyber security unit with Russia, tweeting that he did not...
Embattled Theresa May vows to fight on as Brexit challenge looms over UK
LONDON -- Britain’s Theresa May will promise to fight on as prime minister and pursue bold domestic reform despite her diminished authority in a...
Syria talks resume in Geneva after ceasefire
GENEVA -- Syria’s government and opposition meet Monday for a seventh round of UN-sponsored peace talks with little expectation of a breakthrough to end...
Cambodia changes election law ahead of 2018 vote
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia’s parliament on Monday amended the law to ban people from associating with anyone convicted of a criminal offense, a move...
Trump and Xi skirt N. Korea divide in excellent’ talks
HAMBURG -- The heads of the world’s two largest economies brushed over differences on North Korea and trade as they met in person for...