PM Lee denies nepotism amid family feud in parliament speech

SINGAPORE -- Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday rejected claims from his siblings that he abused power and engaged in nepotism as he...

Trump in Paris with Russia scandal in tow

PARIS -- Donald J. Trump arrived in Paris on Thursday for a presidential visit filled with Bastille Day pomp and which the White House...

China says upholds sanctions as North Korea trade rises

BEIJING -- China insisted Thursday it was abiding by UN sanctions on North Korea despite a jump in its trade with the nuclear-armed nation...

China opens first overseas military base

BEIJING -- Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base, in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, have set sail to begin setting...

Trump son said he would ‘love’ Russian dirt on Clinton — e-mails

WASHINGTON -- Donald J. Trump’s eldest son on Tuesday released e-mails showing he embraced Russia’s efforts to support his father’s presidential campaign, admitting he...

Did Donald Trump, Jr. break US law?

NEW YORK -- Did Donald J. Trump’s eldest son break US law in meeting a Russian lawyer he hoped would dish compromising dirt on...

United States looks to defuse Qatar-Gulf row with counter-terror deal

DOHA -- Qatar and the United States signed a deal Tuesday to combat “terrorism” as visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pursued efforts...

Chinese carrier sails into Taiwan’s defense zone

TAIPEI -- Chinese aircraft carrier the Liaoning entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone early on Wednesday morning on its way back from Hong Kong...

IS chief reported dead after jihadists lose Mosul

BEIRUT -- Islamic State (IS) group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported dead on Tuesday, a day after Iraq declared it had driven the...

Mayweather, Jr. seeks delay on 2015 tax bill

LOS ANGELES -- Floyd Mayweather has asked US authorities for more time to pay his 2015 tax bill, the year of his money-spinning mega-fight...

16 dead in US military plane crash in Mississippi

FLORIDA/MILWAUKEE -- A US military plane crashed in rural Mississippi on Monday evening killing at least 16 people, a regional emergency management official said. No...

UN rights chief urges justice and healing after Mosul liberation

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- UN rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for accountability and dialogue to heal the trauma of Mosul after Iraqi...