Pope Francis to wrap up Colombia trip in Cartagena with focus on child prostitutes
BOGOTA/CARTAGENA -- Pope Francis wraps up his trip to Colombia on Sunday with a visit to the Caribbean port city of Cartagena, a top...
Hurricane damage leaves St. Martin ‘unreachable’
POINTE-À-PITRE -- Hurricane Irma has caused “huge damage” to St. Martin, devastating its airport and port and leaving the Dutch part of the Caribbean...
Myanmar laying landmines near Bangladesh border — sources in Dhaka
DHAKA -- Myanmar has been laying landmines across a section of its border with Bangladesh, said two government sources in Dhaka, adding that the...
Washington seeks oil embargo on North Korea
UNITED NATIONS/BEIJING -- The United States on Wednesday asked the UN Security Council to slap an oil embargo on North Korea and freeze the...
US states sue Trump gov’t over amnesty program
NEW YORK -- A coalition of US states sued the Trump administration Wednesday over its decision to end an amnesty program for 800,000 people...
Trump ends Obama’s ‘Dreamer’ program
WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday scrapped an Obama-era program that protects from deportation immigrants brought illegally into the United States as...
As world watches Kim, China quietly builds South China Sea clout
SINGAPORE -- As Kim Jong Un’s antics in North Korea capture global attention, China is quietly moving to bolster its grip on disputed territory...
Moon seeks Putin help over ‘uncontrollable’ Kim Jong Un regime
VLADIVSTOK/SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in sought to find common ground with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to prevent the situation on the Korean...
Suu Kyi under pressure as Rohingyas flee
SHAMLAPUR, BANGLADESH/DHAKA -- Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has come under pressure from countries with large Muslim populations including Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan...
US says N. Korea ‘begging for war,’ wants tougher sanctions
UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL -- The US has accused North Korea of “begging for war” and pushed for the “strongest possible measures” on Pyongyang following its...
Putin warns of ‘global catastrophe’ in Pyongyang nuclear impasse
XIAMEN -- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday of a global “catastrophe” unless a diplomatic solution over North Korea is reached, saying imposing further...
Caribbean girds for hurricane Irma threat, readies shelters, supply
MIAMI -- Irma, a still strengthening and dangerous Category Four hurricane, churned toward the Leeward Islands early Tuesday, sparking alarm and alerts from the...