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...
US Navy says deadly McCain collision was preventable
TOKYO – The collision of the USS John S. McCain guided missile destroyer with a merchant ship near Singapore in August that killed 10...
US warship sails near Paracel Islands
WASHINGTON – A US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three US officials told Reuters,...
Wildfires force evacuation, kill 10 in California wine country
SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA -- Wildfires fanned by strong winds swept through northern California’s wine country on Monday, killing at least 10 people, destroying hundreds...
UN slaps global port ban on ships for Nokor sanctions breach
UNITED NATIONS -- The UN has slapped a global port ban on four vessels found violating sanctions against North Korea, the head of an...
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...