Ten US sailors missing after sea crash
SINGAPORE -- Ten US sailors were missing and five injured after their destroyer collided with a tanker east of Singapore early Monday, the second...
US-South joint drills begin amid North Korea tensions
SEOUL -- South Korea and the United States began annual war games on Monday, US Forces Korea said, amid heated warnings by Pyongyang that...
Spain identifies driver of Barcelona rampage van as hunt deepens
BARCELONA -- Spanish police said Monday they had identified the driver of a van that mowed down pedestrians in Barcelona, killing 13, as an...
Trump’s Afghan strategy
WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump will announce his decision on America’s strategy in Afghanistan in an address to US troops and the nation...
Mecca hotel fire
RIYADH -- A hotel in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, where two million Muslims will perform the annual hajj pilgrimage, was evacuated Monday...
US probe on China
BEIJING -- China on Monday expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with the US launch of an investigation into China’s alleged theft of US intellectual property.
China’s Commerce...
Spain mourns attack victims as probe zeroes in on missing imam
BARCELONA -- Grief-stricken Barcelona paid homage Sunday to victims of two terror assaults at a mass in the city’s Sagrada Familia church, as investigators...
Boston march vs hate speech avoids Charlottesville chaos
BOSTON -- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Boston on Saturday to protest a “free speech” rally featuring far-right speakers...
North Korea slams upcoming joint US-South military exercises
SEOUL -- North Korea warned Sunday that the United States will be “pouring gasoline on fire” by conducting an annual war game in the...
Oops! Malaysia upsets Indonesia with flag blunder
KUALA LUMPUR -- Indonesia’s president expressed concern on Sunday after Malaysia’s Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) organizers mistakenly published the Indonesian flag upside-down in...
Trump disbands business councils
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK -- President Donald J. Trump disbanded two high-profile business advisory councils on Wednesday after several chief executive officers (CEOs) quit in protest...
Treaty to curb mercury risk takes effect
PARIS -- A 128-nation treaty to curb exposure to the dangerous heavy metal mercury entered into force Wednesday, the United Nations announced on the...