Brexit leaves ferry to Ireland in uncertain watersThe Carlingford ferry, which connects Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland, was launched one year ago but is already facing an uncertain future with a solution to the post-Brexit border problem...
Pentagon indefinitely suspends some training exercises with South KoreaThe United States and South Korea have agreed to indefinitely suspend two exchange program training exercises, the Pentagon said on Friday, in the aftermath of the summit earlier this month between US...
Parted at US border by Trump policy, migrants seek their childrenLilian Merida-Galicia and her 7-year-old daughter were apprehended after crossing the US-Mexico border in Arizona and separated by US officials in mid-May. Since then, the 23-year-old Guatemalan has b...
Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest SyriaSyrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the country's southwest on Friday for the first time in a year, a war monitor and rebel officials said, in defiance of US dema...
In Togo, hi-tech orthopaedic care goes through crucial testIn a consulting room in Togo's capital, Lome, Geraldo Emmanuel -- handicapped since birth six years ago -- waits patiently on a bed while a digital scan is taken of his right leg. Thanks to new 3D tec...
US judge says may rule next week on reuniting migrant childrenA federal judge said on Friday he could rule as soon as the middle of next week on a request to order the US government to reunite thousands of immigrant children who were separated from their parents...
Ten days after Trump-Kim summit hard work yet to beginThe landmark summit between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un ended with a pledge of "complete denuclearization," but ten days on no timetable for action has emerged. After flying back t...
Vietnam busts $26m online betting ring: mediaVietnamese police broke up an online football gambling ring worth around $26 million, arresting four people as authorities look to stop black market betting that surges during sporting events like the...
Mexican airline Volaris offers free flights for separated childrenMexican airline Volaris said on Friday it was offering free flights to reunite families separated by the "zero tolerance" immigration policy of US President Donald Trump. "It hurts us to see these chi...
US Navy planning new camps to support immigration crackdownThe US Navy plans to build sprawling detention centers for tens of thousands of immigrants on remote bases in support of President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy against unlawful migration, a...
S Korea ex-PM and spy agency founder dies at 92Kim Jong-pil, founder of South Korea's once-infamous spy agency and former prime minister, died Saturday in Seoul, his aide said. He was 92 years old, and is believed to have died of natural causes. K...
Few client communications found so far in Michael Cohen documents: judge[caption id="attachment_257126" align="alignnone" width="800"] A review of documents seized from US President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen has so far turned up only a handful...
UN chief appeals for end to fighting in south SyriaUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for an immediate end to a military escalation in southwest Syria and a return to ceasefire arrangements agreed by Russia, the United States and J...
Thirty-three pregnant Cambodian women discovered in surrogacy raidThirty-three pregnant Cambodian women who were carrying babies on behalf of Chinese clients have been discovered during a raid on an illegal commercial surrogacy operation, police said on Saturday. Fi...
Beyond World Cup: Advocates call attention to Russian abusesWhile foreign spectators from all over the world are having a blast at the World Cup being hosted by Russia, human rights activists are urging them not to overlook the other side of Vladimir Putin's n...