Las Vegas shooting tests Trump’s leadership; Wednesday visit set
WASHINGTON/LONDON -- President Donald J. Trump said he’ll travel to Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet victims and emergency workers after a killing spree...
Catalan leader calls for international mediation amid fierce opposition to region’s independence bid
MADRID/BARCELONA -- The secessionist leader of Catalonia called for international mediation on Monday in the region’s dispute with Madrid, a day after hundreds of...
50 killed at Las Vegas concert in deadliest US mass shooting
LOS ANGELES -- A gunman killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200 others when he opened fire on a country music...
Tillerson ‘wasting his time’ on Kim — Trump
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald J. Trump warned Sunday that negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear program would be a waste of time,...
Women on trial for Kim murder plead not guilty
SHAH ALAM -- Two women pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, at the start of their...
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to draw up plan for Rohingya refugee repatriation — minister
DHAKA -- Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed on Monday to set up a “working group” to plan the repatriation of more than half a million...
US probes Pyongyang’s willingness to talk
BEIJING -- Washington has opened channels to North Korea to find out if the regime is ready to talk about giving up its nuclear...
Thinking the unthinkable in China: Abandoning North Korea
BEIJING -- North Korea’s nuclear antics have rattled its alliance with China to the point that Beijing is allowing the previously unthinkable to be...
Trump policies at stake in US high court session
WASHINGTON -- The US Supreme Court on Monday opens its 2017-2018 session, facing thorny issues that include gay and labor rights, voter restrictions and...
Trump lays blame on Puerto Ricans for their woes
SAN JUAN -- US President Donald J. Trump on Saturday placed blame squarely on Puerto Ricans for the slow recovery from hurricane Maria after...
Trump and Republicans roll out plan to reform US tax code
INDIANAPOLIS -- Donald Trump’s Republican Party rolled out a plan Wednesday to reform America’s tax code, seeking deep cuts to corporate rates and the...
No obvious signs of torture on Otto Warmbier, the American student held by North...
CHICAGO -- Otto Warmbier, the American student who died days after being released from North Korea in a coma, displayed no obvious signs of...