New chief of staff reins in White House aides and President Trump’s tweets
WASHINGTON -- On his fifth day on the job as Donald J. Trump’s new chief of staff, John Kelly gathered about 200 White House...
Man carrying knife arrested at Eiffel Tower; incident prompts evacuation
PARIS -- A man carrying a knife was arrested as he tried to force his way into the Eiffel Tower, the company that runs...
Moscow cries ‘trade war’ as Trump signs Russia sanctions measure
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald J. Trump grudgingly signed into law new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a...
July US labor data will probably look familiar
THE US labor market -- marked this year by solid job gains, modest wage growth and falling unemployment -- probably delivered more of the...
US to build pressure on North Korea at Asia talks
NORTH KOREA is set to face a diplomatic barrage over its nuclear weapons program at a security forum in Manila starting this weekend, with...
When a penalty for sexual harassment is reduced
In The Workplace
Rey A. H. Elbo
Our HR department has recommended the dismissal of our operations manager who was found guilty in a sexual harassment...
Japan PM seeks fresh start with Cabinet revamp
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday dumped arch-conservatives and embraced critical voices in a cabinet revamp he hopes will stem a...
Trump close to decision on trade measures versus China
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald J. Trump is close to a decision on how to respond to what he considers China’s unfair trade practices,...
US to test unarmed ICBM following missile launch of North Korea
WASHINGTON -- The US military is set to conduct a test of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), officials said Tuesday, days after North...
Thai ex-PMs acquitted over 2008 protest deaths
BANGKOK -- Thailand’s highest court on Wednesday acquitted two ex-prime ministers and two former top police officers over their role in a 2008 crackdown...
Tillerson: US-Russia ties could still get worse amid sanctions
WASHINGTON -- US Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson said Tuesday he will meet with his Russian opposite number Foreign Minister Sergei V. Lavrov...
China defends gasfield activity in East China Sea
BEIJING -- China on Wednesday defended its oil and gas activity in the East China Sea as occurring in areas “indisputably” under its jurisdiction,...