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Japan announces IWC withdrawal, will resume commercial whaling

Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year,...

US court orders North Korea to pay $501 million over Otto Warmbier's death

A federal judge ordered North Korea to pay more than $500 million on Monday in...

Nearly 40 hurt in new DR Congo plane accident

Thirty eight people, mostly Congolese soldiers, were hurt on Monday when an Antonov transport plane...

'Middle of the ocean': Delta flight from Beijing makes emergency landing on remote Alaskan island

A Delta Air Lines flight from Beijing on Monday (Dec 24) made an emergency landing...

Donald Trump says he’s alone at White House waiting for Democrats deal

United States president Donald Trump was meeting with his Homeland Security secretary and other officials...

Canada to embark on campaign to win release of citizens

Canada's top diplomat on Saturday called on allies for support in securing the release of...

Moroccans hold antiterror vigil for slain Nordic hikers

Moroccans gathered Saturday in front of the Norwegian and Danish embassies in Rabat in a...

Respite in Paris as fewer protesters take to streets

France’s “yellow vest” protesters, who have brought chaos to Paris for weeks with their economic...

Banksy gifts Welsh steel town a white Christmas attraction

Banksy fans are flocking to the Welsh town of Port Talbot to see a new...

After criticism, Trump pushes out Mattis sooner than planned

Irritated with the criticism and fallout from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ resignation, President Donald Trump...

'Very possible' US shutdown could extend into New Year: Official

White House budget director Mick Mulvaney on Sunday said the partial government shutdown gridlocking Washington...

Vienna shooting 'linked to Balkan mafia': police

A shooting which left one man dead and another seriously injured in central Vienna on...

Pompeo 'counting on' second Trump-Kim summit

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is "counting on" a second summit between...

Police arrest 13 amid Spanish Cabinet visit

Police dragged Catalan separatists off roads and arrested 13 during protests on Friday as the...

U.S. plan to keep asylum seekers in Mexico results in confusion

Mexican and U.S. officials charged with carrying out a radical new change in U.S. immigration...

Partial U.S. govt shutdown begins over border wall

A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet U.S. President...