Germany bans Khashoggi suspects from much of EuropeGermany has issued entry bans for 18 Saudi citizens suspected of involvement in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Riyadh's Istanbul consulate, effectively banning them from the European Uni...
Could strength training boost heart health even more than cardio?New research presented over the weekend at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Latin America Conference 2018 in Lima, Peru, has found that strength training may be more effective at reducing the...
Trump’s forest remarks ‘rake news’ for FinlandTrump Social media in Finland was ablaze with bemused comments on Monday after US President Donald Trump claimed the forest-covered nation prevents wildfires by raking its forest floors. Speaking to r...
Yemeni Houthis halt missile attacks on Saudi coalitionHouthi rebels in Yemen said on Monday they were halting drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and their Yemeni allies, responding to a demand from the United Nations. The...
Indonesia mosques spreading radicalism to government workers: officialDozens of Indonesian mosques that cater to government workers are spreading radicalism and calling for violence against non-Muslims, the country's intelligence agency said Monday. Its findings come si...
Austria’s Turkish community caught in nationality trapAlper Yilmaz has no doubt where his home is. "My homeland is Austria, Vienna," he says. But with a far-right party sharing power and anti-immigration sentiment generally on the rise in Austria, Yilmaz...
Israel avoids snap polls for now as key minister remainsA key Israeli minister said Monday he will not quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition for now despite sharp disagreements, potentially ending a crisis that has threatened to topple the gov...
Rouhani says Iran to continue oil exports and resist US economic warIran will continue to export oil despite US sanctions, which are part of a psychological war doomed to failure, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday. By reimposing sanctions on OPEC's third...
Peru ex-president Garcia asked for asylum in Uruguay: foreign ministryFormer Peruvian President Alan Garcia entered the Uruguayan embassy and applied for asylum, hours after being banned from leaving the country while under investigation for corruption, the Peruvian for...
Victims mourned as toll hits 77 in California wildfireThe toll from the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history rose further on Sunday to 77, the sheriff's office said, after a vigil to honor the victims. "One human remain was loc...
Evacuations urged near Guatemala’s erupting Volcano of FireDisaster coordination authorities have asked 10 communities in Guatemala to evacuate and go to safe areas after an increased eruption of the Volcano of Fire. The 10 communities have at least 2,000 res...
Intense week of talks ahead of Brexit showdown summitEuropean governments get their own say on Brexit this week as they debate future ties with London in the run-up to Sunday's summit to sign Britain's divorce papers. Ministers from the other 27 EU memb...
With murder rate rising, how do Venezuelans survive?As if coping with constant food and medicine shortages were not enough for crisis-weary Venezuelans, many live in constant fear in a country where three people die violently every hour. The South Amer...
US Army unfurls miles of fencing along border with MexicoThey started work in the cool of the morning and moved quickly, uncoiling reel after reel of vicious-looking fencing and tying it with barbed wire to green poles hammered into the ground. Over the cou...
N Korea defector soldier is general’s son: reportThe North Korean soldier who defected to the South in a hail of bullets last year is a general's son but says most Northerners of his age have no loyalty to Kim Jong Un, according to a Japanese newspa...
Cambodian PM says no China naval base being builtCambodia will not allow foreign military bases on its soil, strongman premier Hun Sen said Monday, swatting away US concerns about a possible Chinese naval site near hotly contested seas. China has la...
UK’s Jeremy Hunt lands in Iran to discuss nuclear deal, bilateral issues: TVBritish Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt arrived in Tehran on Monday for the first time since taking office to hold talks with Iranian authorities on issues including the future of the 2015 nuclear deal,...
Hundreds of schools shut in Burkina Faso over militant attacksIn Burkina Faso, a country struggling to contain militant violence, education is one of the victims of the insurgency, with hundreds of schools closed, teachers in hiding and pupils kept indoors over...
Tijuana protesters chant ‘Out!’ at migrants camped in cityHundreds of Tijuana residents congregated around a monument in an affluent section of the city south of California on Sunday to protest the thousands of Central American migrants who have arrived via...
Nigeria’s Buhari launches re-election bid with corruption still in focusNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched his manifesto on Sunday, hoping his anti-corruption agenda can win him a second term at a Feb. 16 election. Buhari, a military ruler in the early 1980s, in...
In year of Democratic hopes, GOP comes out on top in FloridaThis was the year Florida's Democrats spoke ambitiously of ending their 20-year journey in political exile in this battleground state. Instead, election results after a tense and bruising recount show...
Dozens arrested around flashpoint Indian templeIndian police arrested 68 people taking part in protests around a controversial Hindu temple ahead of a Supreme Court ruling Monday on whether it should be given more time to let women enter. The Saba...