Lawyer for WikiLeaks’ Assange says he would fight chargesWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not willingly travel to the United States to face charges filed under seal against him, one of his lawyers said, foreshadowing a possible fight over extradition f...
Tajikistan launches world’s highest hydroelectric power stationDUSHANBE: President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived in Roghun city to attend the commissioning ceremony of the first hydro unit of the Roghun hydropower plant. The Leader of the N...
Democrats gear up for more digital spending in 2020One of the largest outside Democratic groups says ramped-up spending on digital advertising played a key role in midterm battleground races, offering a lesson for potential presidential contenders in...
Abe ends Australia trip with tribute to fallen Japanese submarinersPrime Minister Shinzo Abe wrapped up an emotional 24-hour visit to Australia Saturday by paying tribute to 80 Japanese sailors killed when their submarine was sunk as the two nations battled one anoth...
US joins Australian plan to develop new Pacific naval baseThe United States will join Pacific ally Australia to build a naval base on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, US Vice President Mike Pence said, amid a push by regional powers to lock in alliances and...
Trump’s attorney general appointment challenged at Supreme CourtThe fight over President Donald Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general has reached the US Supreme Court, with lawyers in a pending gun rights case asking the justices on Fr...
Russian ambassador to Finland summoned over GPS disruptionRussia's Ambassador to Finland Pavel Kuznetsov has been summoned to a meeting on Monday with Finnish state secretary Matti Anttonen over the disruption of Finland's global positioning system (GPS) sig...
Political ‘veteran’ at age 36 eyed for Trump chief of staffNick Ayers could almost be confused for a college fraternity brother as he flashes a broad grin in a selfie taken with Mike Pence just moments after the Indiana governor was named Donald Trump's runni...
Brazilian politics a family affair for BolsonarosWith Jair Bolsonaro president-elect, and his three sons in elected office -- Flavio in the Senate, Eduardo in the Congress and Carlos on Rio de Janeiro's city council -- politics in Brazil is somethin...
Trying to make Yemen child smile ‘like tickling a ghost’ – UN food chiefUnited Nations food chief David Beasley spotted a tiny foot sticking out from under a blanket in a hospital in Yemen that has been overwhelmed with malnourished children, so he tried to bring a smile...
Canada set to get most refugee claims in nearly three decadesCanada is on track to receive its highest number of refugee claims since record-keeping began nearly three decades ago, the latest data shows, as the government's handling of immigration comes under s...
Maltese PM says ready to quit if implicated in probe into mystery firmMalta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Friday he was ready to resign if implicated by official inquiries into a mystery Dubai firm and its links to companies set up in Panama by his chief of sta...
California searches for 1,000 missing in its deadliest fireForensic recovery teams pressed their search for more victims in the flame-ravaged northern California town of Paradise on Friday as authorities sought clues to the fate of about 1,000 people reported...
Facebook asked to protect users in simmering Sri LankaSri Lanka's largest political party Saturday asked Facebook to protect the identity of its supporters, fearing a crackdown by what it called the "illegal" government. The Indian Ocean nation has been...
Migrants won’t see armed US soldiers on borderAs thousands of migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers converge on the doorstep of the United States, what they won't find are armed American soldiers standing guard. Instead they wi...
Yemenis divided by war share hope for peaceDivided by war, one thing unites Yemenis in rebel-held Sanaa and state-controlled Aden -- four years into a conflict that has triggered a tragic humanitarian crisis, people just want peace. For reside...
France braces for travel turmoil as ‘yellow vests’ take on MacronFrench drivers seething over high fuel prices have vowed to snarl traffic across the country Saturday in a widely supported protest that could prove the trickiest so far for President Emmanuel Macron....
Accra waterfront development leaves artists fearfulYussif Ayibesa stands in front of the ramshackle Centre for National Culture that backs on to the seafront in Ghana's capital, Accra, trying to encourage visitors to come in. The craftsman has been se...
Migrants in Tijuana feel squeeze from both sides of US borderCentral American migrants on Mexico's northern border are coming under pressure from two sides as the Trump administration blocks asylum to anyone entering the United States illegally, while local pol...
Pence pulls U-turn, will stay overnight in Papua New GuineaIn a last-minute U-turn, US Vice President Mike Pence will spend the night in Papua New Guinea where he is attending a regional summit, changing plans to fly in and out of Australia which had led to c...
Rare Sumatran tiger rescued from beneath shop in IndonesiaA rare Sumatran tiger that was trapped beneath the floor of a shop for three days has been rescued, an Indonesian official said Saturday. The three-year old male was freed from the 75 centimetre (30 i...
Irish government extension talks need few more weeks — Deputy PMIreland's Fine Gael party and the main opposition backing its minority government will need to negotiate for a few more weeks before they decide whether to extend their expiring cooperation deal, Depu...