We’re all human: ‘Nudge’ theorist Richard Thaler wins economics Nobel

STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO -- US academic Richard Thaler, who helped popularize the idea of “nudging” people towards doing what was best for them, won the 2017...

‘I’m First Lady’

WASHINGTON -- Melania Trump had a message for US President Donald J. Trump’s first wife Ivana on Monday: Enough of the self-serving comments. The...

Merkel’s migration policy

BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday an agreement within her conservative bloc on limiting migrants would help forge a new government...

Capsized Rohingya boat

COX’S BAZAR -- The bodies of another nine refugees have washed up in Bangladesh after an overloaded boat carrying scores of desperate Rohingya sank...

Top Republican senator: US on course for World War III with Trump at helm

WASHINGTON -- A top Republican lawmaker warned Sunday that US President Donald J. Trump’s impulsive threats against other countries could set America “on the...

Kim Jong-Nam murder trial visits laboratory to view VX tainted clothes

PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA -- The trial of two women accused of murdering the North Korean leader’s half-brother moved Monday to a high-security Malaysian laboratory...

France says independence of Catalan won’t be recognized

PARIS -- Catalan independence would not enjoy international recognition, France’s minister for European affairs said Monday as the Spanish region’s leader threatens to announce...

Vegas shooter leaves note but police still puzzled

WASHINGTON -- A note discovered in the hotel room of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock featured hand-written calculations on where he needed to aim...

May could shake up Cabinet with Johnson in the firing line

LONDON -- UK Prime Minister Theresa May could soon be planning an overhaul of her team of top ministers in a bid to reassert...

Kim Jong Un promotes sister to center of power

SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his nuclear weapons are a “powerful deterrent” which guarantee North Korea’s sovereignty, state media reported...

Abe’s rival party leader offers centrist choice to voters

TOKYO -- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Sunday her new party aims to offer voters a “middle of the fairway” choice, seeking to...

Catalans plan to unilaterally declare independence

BARCELONA -- Spain’s government has defiantly rejected calls for mediation over Catalonia’s push for independence as the two factions headed towards another showdown. The European...