Category Archives: World

NEW YORK - Two of John Lewis’ books have sold out on Amazon after the Democratic congressman claimed the top spots on the retailer’s bestseller list. Sales of the civil rights leader’...

TEHRAN, Iran - Sustained gunfire rang out over central Tehran on Monday afternoon as anti-aircraft guns targeted what officials said was a drone flying over the Iranian capital. Many residents ran to ...

DAVOS, Switzerland - The gap between the super-rich and the poorest half of the global population is starker than previously thought, with just eight men, from Bill Gates to Michael Bloomberg, owning ...

CANCUN, Mexico - Gunmen attacked the state prosecutors’ office in this Caribbean resort city Tuesday, and authorities said four people were killed, ratcheting up tensions just a day after a shoo...

MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi special forces battled Islamic State militants on Monday in two key neighbourhoods in the eastern half of Mosul, a senior commander said, advancing deeper after fully routing IS fr...

BEIJING - Donald Trump has offered views on U.S. relations with Asia that could indicate radical shifts in long-standing policy toward the region. From opposing free trade agreements to confronting Ch...

MOSCOW - Suggestions by President-elect Donald Trump that sanctions against Russia could be lifted in exchange for a nuclear arms cut attracted a frosty reception in Moscow on Monday. In an interview ...

HANOI, Vietnam - Japan will provide Vietnam new patrol vessels, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday on the last stop of his four-nation tour to boost his country’s trade and security ...

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - A Turkish cargo plane crashed Monday in a residential area just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, destroying half of a village and killing at least 37 people in the plane a...

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to clog the nation’s capital for Donald Trump’s inauguration and a major demonstration the day after. How many will actually arriv...