West, Russia face off over empowering chemical weapons bodyBritain, which has condemned Russia over the nerve agent poisoning of an ex-spy, is pushing to give more teeth to the global chemical weapons watchdog so that it can identify those responsible for att...
Civilian exodus as Syria troops advance in southSyrian troops have made strategic gains from rebels in the south, a monitor said Thursday, as they ramped up an offensive causing yet another wave of mass displacement. The United Nations said the lat...
UN probe accuses DR Congo troops, militia of ‘crimes against humanity’UN investigators on Tuesday accused the security forces and militia fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of committing crimes against humanity in the country's restive Kasai region. The...
Scourge of Mexico establishment poised to capture presidencyFor 13 years, Mexico's perennial political outsider Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has covered tens of thousands of miles crisscrossing the nation in dogged pursuit of its highest office. Now the 64-year...
Delegation signals Ethiopia-Eritrea detenteAn Eritrean delegation arrived in the Ethiopian capital on Tuesday, taking the next step in a historic diplomatic ballet aimed at ending decades of conflict and hostility. The thaw between the foes wh...
Racial climate at US Coast Guard Academy faces new scrutinyAt the US Coast Guard Academy, officers-in-training spend four years together at a riverside campus steeped in shared values of honor, respect and devotion to duty. Yet for all the uniformity, many sa...
EU, Canada sanction Myanmar generals over Rohingya; Myanmar says two are firedThe European Union and Canada imposed sanctions on seven senior military officials from Myanmar on Monday, including the general in charge of an operation accused of driving more than 700,000 Rohingya...
Authorities abandon ‘zero-tolerance’ for immigrant familiesThe Trump administration has scaled back a key element of its zero-tolerance immigration policy amid a global uproar over the separation of more than 2,300 migrant families, halting the practice of tu...
Sweden’s far-right eyes election gains as gang violence risesA surge in gang violence has stirred anti-immigration sentiment before an election in Sweden, putting a far-right party on course for big gains in one of Europe's most liberal countries. Dozens of peo...
Business as usual on German border as EU seeks migrants dealNear the quiet Bavarian village of Kiefersfelden, cars and trucks can be seen waiting in long lines to cross the border between Austria and Germany. Under the Alps, police conduct random searches of v...
Water hazard: Malaysia’s belt-tightening resurrects age-old dispute with SingaporeFor over half a century, island-state Singapore has been getting half its fresh water from northern neighbour Malaysia - a deal that could be up for review as the new prime minister in Kuala Lumpur se...
US approves Epidiolex, first marijuana-derived drugUS regulators on Monday approved the first marijuana-derived drug ever to hit the US market, Epidiolex, which will be used to treat two rare and severe forms of childhood epilepsy. Made by the British...
Polio returns to Papua New Guinea after 18 years: WHOAn outbreak of polio has been confirmed in Papua New Guinea, the World Health Organization and the government said, with the virus detected in a child 18 years after the Pacific nation was declared fr...
13th century cockatoo images spark Australia-Europe trade re-thinkDrawings of an Australasian cockatoo discovered on the pages of a 13th century European manuscript suggest trade Down Under was flourishing as far back as medieval times, researchers said Tuesday. Fou...
Australia buys high-tech drones to monitor South China Sea, PacificAustralia will invest Aus$7 billion (US$5.2 billion) to develop and buy high-tech US drones for joint military operations and to monitor waters including the South China Sea, it said Tuesday. Canberra...
Indonesia names captain, three officials as suspects in deadly ferry disasterIndonesian police have named four people as suspects in a criminal probe into the sinking of an overloaded ferry on a volcanic lake in which it is believed some 200 people died. The vessel sank in rou...
German NGO rescue ship Lifeline may dock in Malta: FranceFrance said Tuesday that "a European solution seems to be emerging" for the humanitarian ship Lifeline, stranded at sea with 234 migrants on board, and it may be allowed to dock in Malta. "As I speak,...
Rouhani says Iran will not give in to pressure from TrumpPresident Hassan Rouhani promised Iranians the government would be able to handle the economic pressure of new US sanctions, a day after traders massed outside parliament, protesting against a sharp f...
Vietnam’s flood death toll rises to 15, more rains forecastThe death toll from floods and landslides in Vietnam rose to 15 on Tuesday with authorities warning the toll could go higher with more torrential rains forecast for the worst hit province in the mount...