California shooting suspect kills himself after Lunar New Year massacre
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — A 72-year-old gunman killed himself when approached by police on Sunday, about 12 hours after he had carried out a...
US wants to see quicker progress on World Bank reforms — Yellen
LUSAKA — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said the United States wanted to see quicker progress on the World Bank’s plans for...
French and German leaders gloss over divisions at summit
PARIS — The leaders of France and Germany sought at a summit on Sunday to pave over divisions that have dogged Europe’s closest bilateral...
COVID curbs over, China’s tourists hit Thai beaches for first time in 3 years
PHUKET, Thailand — Hitting the white sand beaches and eating mango sticky rice and seafood, Chinese tourists are returning to Thailand for their first...
US Justice dep’t found more classified items in Biden home
WASHINGTON — A new search of President Joseph R. Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware on Friday by the US Justice Department found six more...
New Zealand chooses Hipkins to replace Ardern
WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s ruling Labor Party chose former COVID minister Chris Hipkins on Sunday to replace the charismatic Jacinda Ardern as its new...
German finance minister warns against quick decoupling from China
BERLIN — Germany must reduce its dependence on China gradually as decoupling from the Chinese market would costs jobs in Europe’s biggest economy, Finance...
In Mexico, a reporter published a story. The next day he was dead
MEXICO CITY — Just after sunset on Thursday, Feb. 10th, two men in a white Dodge Ram pickup pulled up in front of Heber...
China reports almost 13,000 new COVID-related deaths for Jan. 13-19
BEIJING — China reported almost 13,000 deaths related to COVID-19 in hospitals between Jan. 13 and 19, adding to the nearly 60,000 in the...
Under Anwar, Malaysia can ‘do better’ on climate, using global funds
KUALA LUMPUR - To help Malaysia head off frequent floods and choking air pollution caused by forest fires, new Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should tap more global green funding to protect nature...
Brazil launches first anti-deforestation raids under Lula bid to protect Amazon
URUARA, Brazil - Brazilian environmental agents cut through the rainforest with machetes on Thursday in search of criminals in the first anti-deforestation raids under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has pledged...
Google loses bid to block Indian Android antitrust ruling in major setback
NEW DELHI - Google on Thursday lost its fight in India's Supreme Court to block an antitrust order, in a major setback that will force the US tech giant to change the business model...