NY museum scraps Bolsonaro event after complaintsNew York's Museum of Natural History announced Monday it had canceled a private function booked to take place there that would honor Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. The leader, who has been attack...
Elections in Canada’s oil-rich AlbertaVoters in Alberta, Canada's main oil-producing province, head to the polls on Tuesday for an election that opinion surveys show will see the right-of-center United Conservative Party oust the left-lea...
EU’s Tusk says ‘dream’ of Brexit U-turn not deadEU summit chair Donald Tusk on Tuesday called on Tuesday for the "dream" that Britain might give up on leaving the European Union not to be dismissed and urged politicians not to let exhaustion with B...
Denials of US immigrant visas skyrocket after rule changeWhen Arturo Balbino, a Texas construction worker, walked into his visa interview at the American consulate in the northern Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez in March, he wasn't nervous. He felt goo...
Omar cites death threats, says Trump must not encourage themRep. Ilhan Omar says she's faced increased death threats since President Donald Trump spread around a video that purports to show her being dismissive of the 2001 terrorist attacks. "This is endangeri...
Classified note confirms French weaponry in Yemen: reportFrench weapons are being used by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, according to a classified note revealed by French media on Monday which contradicts the claims of France's governme...
‘One policeman martyred, one terrorist killed in Peshawar’O ne policeman was martyred and at least one terrorist was killed on Monday in an intelligence-based operation in Hayatabad area of Peshawar, citing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shaukat You...
Muslim-majority Indonesia heads to the pollsDipping their fingers in halal ink to prevent double voting, Indonesians cast their ballots on Wednesday in a bitterly contested presidential election, with the main rival to incumbent Joko Widodo alr...
Ruling military council in Sudan rejects demand for immediate civilian governmentSudan’s new military rulers on Sunday rejected a demand by protest leaders to hand over power immediately to a civilian government that will bring deposed leader Omar Al-Bashir to justice. Thousands o...
New Palestinian government gets mixed receptionPalestinians have welcomed their new government, but criticized its lack of female representation and say people are apathetic toward politicians. The administration was sworn in on Saturday by Presid...
Malaysia ex-PM Najib’s 1MDB graft trial resumesToppled Malaysian leader Najib Razak returned to court for the second day of his high-profile corruption trial Monday, with the former premier accused of plundering large sums from a unit of sovereign...
Trump’s re-election campaign raised more than $30 million in first quarter of 2019US President Donald Trump's re-election campaign raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, his campaign said on Sunday, far outpacing the total raised by individual Democratic candida...
Nurse kidnapped by IS five years ago may be alive: Red CrossA New Zealand nurse believed abducted with two drivers by Islamic State militants in Syria in 2013 may still be alive, the International Committee of the Red Cross has revealed for the first time in a...
South Korean president calls for 4th summit with Kim Jong UnSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday he's ready for a fourth summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to help salvage faltering nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang. Moon...
Finnish Social Democrats and nationalist Finns Party nearly tied in electionFinland's leftist Social Democrats and the nationalist Finns Party emerged nearly tied to win Sunday's general election, reflecting a mounting sense of insecurity in the Nordic nation over immigration...
US to use all economic, political tools to hold Maduro accountable: PompeoThe United States will use all economic and political tools at its disposal to hold Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accountable for his country's crisis and will make clear to Cuba and Russia they...
Tributes and pledges as N Korea marks Kim Il Sung’s birthdayTens of thousands of North Koreans turned out to pay tribute to their leaders on Monday, the most important day of the isolated, nuclear-armed country's ritual calendar. In the North April 15 is known...
Study says US should help Saudis find way out of YemenSaudi Arabia is looking to find a way out of its devastating war in Yemen and the United States, the kingdom's stalwart ally, can play a critical role, the International Crisis Group said Sunday. The...
Canada has quietly cut off aid to Nicaragua over rights violationsThe Canadian government said Sunday it suspended financial aid to Nicaragua last year in response to human rights violations -- a decision not publicly disclosed until now. A foreign ministry spokeswo...
Storms sweep across the Southern states, killing 8 and injuring dozensPowerful storms swept across the South on Sunday after unleashing suspected tornadoes and flooding that killed at least eight people, injured dozens and flattened much of a Texas town. Three children...
Assange will cooperate with Sweden but fight US warrant: lawyerJulian Assange would cooperate with Swedish authorities if they reopen a rape case against him but will continue to resist any bid to extradite him to the United States, his lawyer said Sunday. “We ar...