In Syria retreat, Trump rebuffs top advisers and blindsides U.S. commanders

2018/12/20 04:11:53

U.S. President Donald Trump overrode his top national security aides, blindsided U.S. ground command...

Trudeau says no 'stomping on table' over Canadians held in China

2018/12/20 03:29:57

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged caution on Wednesday and said he would not be "stomping...

Flights suspended at Britain's Gatwick airport after reports of drones

2018/12/20 02:36:07

Flights at London's Gatwick airport remained suspended early on Thursday, five hours after the UK'S ...

As U.N. mulls how to back Yemen truce, U.S. wants to call out Iran

2018/12/20 01:30:39

The United States wants the United Nations Security Council to condemn Iran in a draft resolution be...

Port strike turns violent in Chile, complicates fruit exports

2018/12/19 01:27:38

A month-long worker's strike and protests in Chile's flagship port of Valparaiso turned increasingly...

Cuba's president, steeped in era of hours-long lectures, turns to Twitter

2018/12/19 00:35:13

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said his office would shortly launch a new website, Twitter accoun...

UK PM May urges devolved nations to back her Brexit deal

2018/12/19 00:05:59

British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge the devolved nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ir...

UK to unveil details of post-Brexit immigration system

2018/12/19 00:05:36

Britain's interior minister Sajid Javid will on Wednesday publish plans for a post-Brexit immigratio...

New Zealand's Supreme Court to hear Dotcom extradition appeal

2018/12/20 04:03:01

New Zealand' highest court on Thursday said it would hear an appeal from Megaupload founder Kim Dotc...

Kindertransport survivor sees German payments as history acknowledged

2018/12/20 03:11:23

For 93-year-old Paul Kester, the sum of $2,800 offered him by the German government for his childhoo...

Nicaragua expels OAS missions investigating violent protests

2018/12/20 01:43:40

Nicaragua on Wednesday expelled two missions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR...

Trump starts withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria, claims victory

2018/12/20 00:42:01

President Donald Trump has begun what will be a total withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, declarin...

Judge excoriates Trump ex-adviser Flynn, delays Russia probe sentencing

2018/12/19 00:43:45

A U.S. judge fiercely criticized President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael F...

Cuba panel closes door on gay marriage constitutional amendment

2018/12/19 00:18:17

The commission in charge of writing Communist-run Cuba's new constitution has proposed revising an o...

Minor UK opposition parties table vote of no confidence in government

2018/12/19 00:05:59

The Scottish National Party (SNP) and other minor British opposition parties have tabled a vote of n...