Trump ends CIA support for anti-Assad Syria rebels
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has decided to halt the CIA’s covert program to equip and train certain rebel groups fighting the government of...
No response from North Korea as proposed talks loom — Seoul
SEOUL -- North Korea has not responded to South Korea’s offer to hold military talks Friday, Seoul said, dimming prospects of any ease in...
Synthetic 7th heaven: the perils of chemsex
PARIS -- “When you come down, you think: ‘Oh God, how many people have I had sex with this weekend?’”, says 30-something Briton James...
Fewer ‘good air’ days in China despite official gov’t efforts
BEIJING -- Chinese cities had fewer “good air” days in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period last year despite government...
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...