South Korea signs deal to pay more for US troops after Trump demandOfficials signed a short-term agreement on Sunday to boost South Korea’s contribution toward the upkeep of US troops on the peninsula, after a previous deal lapsed amid US President Donald Trump’s cal...
As Kagame steps down, Egypt takes helm at African UnionRwandan President Paul Kagame, who led an active, reformist tenure as African Union chair, on Sunday passes the baton to Egypt, seen as more likely to focus on security issues than expanding the power...
Wary hope for French families awaiting returns from SyriaAfter years of waiting for his son to come home from Syria, Jacques Le Brun is cautiously hoping that day may be nearing — along with the chance to meet three grandchildren who have never seen France....
Long-haul New Zealand-China flight forced back mid-flightA passenger plane flying from Auckland to Shanghai was forced to turn back after some five hours in the air because it did not have permission to land, officials said Sunday. Passengers said the capta...
Protests against President Vucic spreads throughout SerbiaThousands of Serbians defied freezing temperatures Saturday to join a protest march against President Aleksandar Vucic in central Belgrade, and in dozens of other cities across the country, in the ten...
Seven jailed for life over Tunisian museum, hotel massacresA Tunisian court jailed seven people for life on Saturday for their involvement in two deadly militant attacks in 2015, one on a museum in Tunis and the other on a hotel in a Mediterranean resort. Oth...
Fury at HIV data leak in conservative SingaporeRico has lived with HIV for almost a decade, confiding in only a small number of people in socially conservative Singapore, fearful of the reaction. Last month, he got a phone call saying information...
Caught in Syria, foreign terrorist suspects may face trial in IraqTheir home countries don’t want them and holding trials in Syria isn’t an option: now suspected foreign terrorists could end up facing tough justice over the border in Iraq. Both countries have suffer...
Snowstorm buries northwest US, with more on the wayA winter storm that blanketed Washington state with snow and forced the cancelation of more than 200 flights moved south into Oregon as meteorologists warned Saturday that yet more was on the way. In...
New Zealand wildfires show no sign of easing, 3,000 fleeStrong winds on Sunday are expected to fan forest fires that have been burning for a week through New Zealand’s South Island, forcing thousands of people from their homes, with more residents expected...
Australia tightens laws in wake of ‘cracked’ towerAustralia's most populous state said Sunday it would embark on the "biggest overhaul of building laws" in its history, months after residents were evacuated from a recently completed Sydney high-rise...
Demonstrator loses hand at Paris ‘yellow vest’ marchA "yellow vest" demonstrator lost his hand during clashes with police outside the main parliament building in Paris on Saturday, witnesses told AFP, during a 13th weekend of anti-government protests a...
DR Congo Ebola death toll passes 500: health ministryMore than 500 people have died from the latest outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo, but a vaccination programme has prevented thousands more deaths, the country's health minister told AFP. "In total, there...
Yemeni conjoined twins die in blockaded Sanaa: rebelsNewborn Yemeni conjoined twins whose plight sparked a plea for urgent medical treatment overseas died in Sanaa Saturday, rebels in the blockaded capital said. Abdelkhaleq and Abdelrahim were born outs...
Indigenous Pemon on Venezuela’s border with Brazil vow to let aid inVenezuela's Pemon, an indigenous people living along the border with Brazil, are determined to allow into the embattled country any foreign aid that may arrive, even if that means a showdown with Vene...
Catalan separatists trial: not just legal battle, media one tooThe trial on Tuesday of 12 Catalan leaders over their role in Catalonia's failed independence bid will be fought between Madrid and the separatists in the international media as much as in the courtro...
US Senator Warren launches 2020 campaign, sounds note of economic equalityUS Senator Elizabeth Warren, struggling to move past criticism over her claims of Native American heritage, aimed for a fresh start on Saturday with the formal launch of her 2020 presidential campaign...
Rich or penniless, Venezuelans flock to MadridFleeing the political, economic and humanitarian crisis in their country, Venezuelans have arrived in Spain in their thousands, some of them penniless, others so rich they are buying sumptuous flats....
Modest praise for US reform of visa program for skilled workersThe Trump administration's new rules for a US visa program widely used for technology workers are getting cautious praise from Silicon Valley amid surging demand for high-skill employees. The H-1B vis...
Sacked cardinal issues manifesto in thinly veiled attack on popeA cardinal who was sacked from a senior Vatican post by Pope Francis has written his own "Manifesto of Faith," in the latest attack on the pontiff's authority by a leading member of the Church's conse...