Category Archives: World

WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump is the business titan who has spoken appreciatively of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Republican Sen. John McCain is the tough-talking national security ha...

MOSCOW - Ukrainian officials say five soldiers have been killed in the latest outburst of fighting with pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine and the rebels traded accusations over the hostili...

KINSHASA, Congo - Military and police deployed across Congo’s capital on Monday amid fears of unrest on the last official day of President Joseph Kabila’s mandate. He intends to stay on af...

BEIJING - U.S. assertions that China is the top source of the synthetic opioids that have killed thousands of drug users in the U.S. and Canada are unsubstantiated, Chinese officials told the Associat...

JERUSALEM - A leading Israeli think-tank on Monday said it has found that Israelis are increasingly losing faith in their government and most Israeli public institutions - findings that mirror the glo...

HONOLULU - President Barack Obama says one of his missions after leaving office will be to develop a new generation of leaders on issues such as climate change, criminal justice reform and expanding h...

MOSCOW - Russian health officials say that at least 30 people in a Siberian city have died of alcohol poisoning after drinking a bath lotion. Tatiana Lebedeva of the local health department said Monda...

PALM BEACH, Fla. - President-elect Donald Trump met Tuesday met with candidates for his unfilled Cabinet positions, including prospective hires to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, a beleaguered...

NEW YORK - It’s a neighbourhood Christmas display with New York City attitude: big, brash, loud and over-the-top. Blazing lights, giant toy soldiers, angels, snowmen, wise men, Santas and piped-...

BENGHAZI, Libya - A suicide bomber has killed eight Libyan army troops near the eastern city of Benghazi, an attack that showed the Islamic State group is still able to strike out in the North African...