Category Archives: World
China plays down tough talk by Trump choice for top diplomat
BEIJING - China on Thursday stressed mutual respect and co-operation with the U.S. in response to tough talk from Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, who said the administration would bl...
Jan 12, 2017

CIA nominee agrees Russia tried to interfere in election
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s pick to run the CIA told Congress on Thursday that he accepts the findings in an intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in the U.S. election with the goal of ...
Jan 12, 2017
Newly leaked dossier on Trump circulated in DC for months
WASHINGTON - It was a bombshell story, emerging on the eve of Donald Trump’s first news conference as president-elect: U.S. intelligence officials had presented Trump with unsubstantiated claims...
Jan 12, 2017
US troops enter Poland, 1st deployment at Russia's doorstep
WARSAW, Poland - American soldiers rolled into Poland on Thursday, fulfilling a dream some Poles have had since the fall of communism in 1989 to have U.S. troops on their soil as a deterrent against R...
Jan 12, 2017
France restricts travel for minors over jihadi trip fears
PARIS - France’s government has quietly backtracked on a policy that allowed children to leave the country without their parents’ permission, after years of complaints from families of rad...
Jan 12, 2017
Ex-UN chief back in South Korea, hints at presidential bid
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he will announce soon whether he will run for South Korea’s presidency, as he returned home and strongly hinte...
Jan 12, 2017
Hong Kong's No. 2 official resigns, plans leadership bid
Hong Kong’s No. 2 government official said Thursday that she was resigning to prepare for a leadership bid for the southern Chinese city’s top job. Chief Secretary Carrie Lam said she tend...
Jan 12, 2017
Netanyahu says Paris peace meeting 'rigged' against Israel
JERUSALEM - Israel’s prime minister said Thursday that an upcoming conference in Paris aimed at reviving peace talks with the Palestinians was “rigged” and that Israel was not bound ...
Jan 12, 2017

Israeli media: Police question Netanyahu's wife amid scandal
JERUSALEM - Israeli media are reporting that police questioned the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into allegations that he improperly accepted gifts from wealthy...
Jan 12, 2017
India outraged over national flag doormats sold on Amazon
NEW DELHI - India’s foreign minister demanded an apology Wednesday from Amazon.com Inc. for selling doormats depicting the Indian flag on the online shopping giant’s Canadian website. Exte...
Jan 12, 2017