US to act if N. Korea rockets a threat — Mattis
HONG KONG -- The US military is ready to take action against missiles from North Korea that pose a threat to America or its...
Maria batters Dominica as PM predicts dire outcome
POINTE-À-PITRE -- Hurricane Maria battered the Caribbean island of Dominica on Tuesday, with its prime minister predicting potentially grave losses and mass destruction as...
US Ambassador Haley: UN has exhausted options on North Korea
WASHINGTON -- US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday the UN Security Council has run out of options on containing...
‘We will kill you all’: Rohingya villagers in Myanmar beg for safe passage
SITTWE, MYANMAR -- Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in violence-racked northwest Myanmar are pleading with authorities for safe passage from two remote villages that are...
Tillerson says US could stay in Paris climate accord
WASHINGTON -- The United States could remain in the Paris climate accord under the right conditions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday,...
Man dies in HK park’s attraction
HONG KONG -- A man has died in a haunted house attraction called “Buried Alive,” as Hong Kong’s largest amusement park prepared to kick...
British police arrest second man over London tube attack
LONDON -- A second man has been arrested over Friday’s bomb attack on a London underground train that injured 30 people, police said on...
Japan’s Abe seen poised to call snap general election
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may hold a snap general election next month, local media reported, a move that would allow him...
Moon, Trump vow stronger pressure against N. Korea
SEOUL -- US President Donald J. Trump and his South Korean counterpart have pledged “stronger pressure” on Pyongyang, Seoul said Sunday, after North Korea...
Blaze kills 24, mostly students, at Islamic school in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR -- A fire at an Islamic boarding school for boys killed at least 24 people, most of them students, in the Malaysian...
UN council calls for ‘immediate steps’ to end Myanmar violence
UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday broke its weeks-long silence on the crisis in Myanmar and called for an end to...
Trump, Democrats agree on DACA, but no border wall for now
WASHINGTON -- Top US congressional Democrats emerged from a meeting with President Donald J. Trump Wednesday claiming progress on a deal that protects young...