Mattis in Asia, fixing Trump-rattled relationships one by oneUS Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spent four days in East Asia trying to keep on the rails key relationships -- two friendly, one adversarial -- that his boss President Donald Trump has thrown into conf...
As Mexico goes to the polls, indigenous enclaves go their own wayAs Mexicans prepare to cast their ballots Sunday, the people of Nahuatzen, an indigenous village tucked into the country's western mountains, are busy blocking the street with bonfires to keep out ele...
US intelligence believes North Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite talks: NBCUS intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months and may try to hide these while seeking concessions in nucle...
Austria’s right-wing ‘rock star’ Kurz at the helm of EU politicsFeted as a "rock star" by an American ambassador and courted by Angela Merkel's right-wing critics: it's a dream start for Austria's youthful Chancellor Sebastian Kurz as his country takes over the EU...
Three dead in attack on Mali HQ of G5 Sahel anti-terror forceAsuicide bomber in a vehicle painted in UN colours attacked the Malian headquarters of an international anti-terror task force, the G5 Sahel, on Friday, killing two soldiers and a civilian, according...
Big hurdles await West African anti-crime initiativeFacing a rising crime wave from drug-running to human organ smuggling that siphons money into terrorism, 16 West African states have launched an unprecedented data-sharing scheme to fight illegal acti...
Hundreds gather in Annapolis to remember shooting victimsHundreds of people gathered on Friday evening to remember the five people gunned down at a community newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland, one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in US history....
US government says it will detain migrant children with parentsThe US government said in a court filing on Friday that it has the right to detain children and parents caught crossing the US border illegally for the duration of their immigration proceedings. A 199...
Vacant Supreme Court seat will likely influence US election turnout, poll showsThe US Supreme Court seat left open by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy is a powerful motivator for voters, particularly Democrats, in this fall's midterm election fight for control of Congre...
Revenge of a forgotten medical ‘genius’It's not an uncommon fate for a pioneering scientist: languishing unrecognised in his time before dying in obscurity. But as his 200th birthday approaches, the life-saving work of a Hungarian obstetri...
Afghan forces resume offensive operations after govt ceasefire endsAfghan security forces resumed offensive operations on Saturday after President Ashraf Ghani declared an end to the government's unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban. Ghani said the ceasefire, which...
Cyber war, Syria airstrikes feature in revamped RAF museumVisitors to Britain's revamped Royal Air Force Museum opening on Saturday can fend off cyber attacks, identify airstrike targets and practice landing jets on flight simulators. The north London attrac...