In 2019, Mideast economic troubles loom as wars wind downAs the Middle East ushers in 2019, the decade's ruinous conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq seem to be winding down after exacting a painful price — many thousands killed, millions uprooted from...
As US life expectancy falls, West Virginia offers lessonsIf you want to understand why US life expectancy is declining, West Virginia is a good place to start. The state is a bellwether of bad health, portending major problems years before they became sever...
UK ministers meet to step up no-deal Brexit plansBritish ministers met on Tuesday to intensify plans for leaving the European Union without a deal -- a prospect that is becoming more likely as Prime Minister Theresa May plays for time with just 101...
Twitter tumbles on concerns about hacking activityTwitter Inc shares fell almost 7 percent on Monday after the company said it was investigating unusual traffic that might be from state-sponsored hackers and, in what appeared to be an unrelated issue...
Little if any progress as partial government shutdown loomsThe fight over President Donald Trump's $5 billion wall funds has deepened, threatening a partial government shutdown in a standoff that has become increasingly common in Washington. It wasn't always...
Hatred stirred by leaders blamed for rise in journalist murders: watchdogHatred stirred by leaders blamed for rise in journalist murders: watchdog Hatred whipped up by "unscrupulous politicians" has contributed to the shocking rise in the number of journalists murdered in...
Asylum seekers stake claims on patch of US soil at borderSeveral asylum seekers, joined by two members of the U.S. Congress, waited on a small patch of US soil for hours demanding that their claims be processed immediately, challenging a US policy to make p...
Arab refugees in sights of Berlin’s crime ‘clans’Berlin crime gangs of Arab origin have long earned infamy with violence and brazen robberies but now, police warn, they have targeted a new generation of refugees for recruitment. Known in the media a...
In southern Madagascar, voters struggle for food before ballotOne after another, the mothers sat their babies in the shade, on a mat placed on the dusty ground. This morning at least, their children will have enough to eat. In the village of Ifotaka, at the sout...
Washington careens toward government shutdown with no deal in sightAn intensifying spending standoff sent US lawmakers scrambling Monday to avert a partial government shutdown, with Republican and Democratic leaders deadlocked over President Donald Trump's demands fo...
‘No place for a mother’: S Korea battles to raise birth rateWhen Ashley Park started her marketing job at a Seoul drugmaker she had a near-perfect college record, flawless English, and got on well with her colleagues -- none of which mattered to her employer o...
‘Zero-tolerance’ immigration policy hits snag in CaliforniaOne by one, US Magistrate Judge William Gallo called the names of 14 defendants who were charged with entering the country illegally. Defense attorneys told him the government had already deported the...
Lebanon set to get new national unity government in days: politiciansLebanon is on track to form a new national unity government in the next few days, politicians said on Tuesday, raising hopes for an end to more than seven months of wrangling that has darkened the out...
Japan to get first post-WWII aircraft carriersJapan will get its first aircraft carriers since World War II and buy dozens of fighter jets under a new defence plan approved Tuesday that is intended to counter China's growing military power. The n...
Former Trump adviser Flynn to be sentenced for lying to FBIA judge will decide on Tuesday whether former national security adviser Michael Flynn should be sent to prison for lying to the FBI in a case stemming from the investigation into possible collusion be...
NGOs launch legal action against France over climateA group of NGOs including Greenpeace and Oxfam have launched a lawsuit against the French state accusing it of taking insufficient action to tackle climate change. It comes after similar action was la...
Ex-Trump adviser Stone admits to InfoWars lies, settles suitFormer Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone has settled a $100 million lawsuit accusing him of publishing lies on the far-right InfoWars website. The Wall Street Journal reports exiled Chinese businessm...
Migrant family who fled tear gas at US border seeks asylumMembers of a group of Honduran migrants, which included a mother who had been photographed running with her daughters from tear gas several weeks ago, began seeking asylum at the US border with Mexico...
3 South Korean teens presumed dead, 7 unconscious at motelSouth Korean fire department officials said Tuesday that three teenage boys were presumed dead and seven other boys were being treated for injuries after they were found unconscious at a motel in the...