Trump to meet Duterte on Asia trip next month
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald J. Trump will meet several key Asian leaders next month, including controversial Philippines strongman Rodrigo R. Duterte, on a...
Pyongyang to UN: Will not negotiate with US
UNITED NATIONS -- North Korea on Monday told the United Nations that it will never negotiate the dismantling of its nuclear weapons unless the...
Japanese PM Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine for war dead
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine for war dead, seen in China and the two...
US not ruling out eventual direct talks with NoKor
TOKYO/UNITED NATIONS -- The United States is not ruling out the eventual possibility of direct talks with North Korea, Deputy Secretary of State John...
Massive truck bomb kills hundreds in worst-ever attack in Somalia
MOGADISHU -- At least 276 people have been killed and 300 injured by a massive truck bomb that tore through a busy shopping district...
Clinton accuses WikiLeaks of blunting impact of Trump tape
SYDNEY -- Hillary R. Clinton Monday accused WikiLeaks of working with Russia to deflect attention away from an infamous tape of Donald J. Trump...
Syrian ISIS fighters evacuate Raqqa city — SDF
AIN ISSA, SYRIA -- A group of Islamic State fighters evacuated the Syrian city of Raqqa overnight, taking civilians with them as human shields,...
Pyongyang ready for missile test any time as US-South Korea drill approaches
SEOUL/MELBOURNE -- South Korean military officials are readying for another possible missile launch by Pyongyang as they prepare for a joint military drill with...
Hundreds missing as winds fan California wildfires
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA -- Firefighters facing a resurgence of high winds on Wednesday struggled to halt wildfires that have killed at least 23 people, destroyed...
Four other suspects in killing of Kim Jong Nam named in court
KUALA LUMPUR -- Four suspects charged with two women accused of killing the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader were identified for the first...
Proxy war over Iran nuclear agreement divides US, Europe at the United Nations
NEW YORK -- As President Donald J. Trump prepares to announce whether he’ll certify Iran’s compliance with the deal to curb its nuclear program,...
More women, A-list stars too, accuse Weinstein of harassment
LOS ANGELES – Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein faced claims Tuesday he raped an Italian film star and two other women, in a widening...