U.N. imposes new sanctions
MANILA, Philippines — A global pressure campaign on North Korea propelled by sharp new U.N. sanctions received a welcome boost Sunday from Chin...
Flames engulf Dubai tower
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A fire broke out after midnight Friday in one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing ...
Stage veteran was Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge
LONDON — Robert Hardy, a veteran British stage and screen actor who played Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge in the ...
Venezuelan leader scoffs at sanctions
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolas Maduro claimed a popular mandate Monday to dramatically recast Venezuela’s political system, ...
Putin makes new demand
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded the United States cut its embassy and consulate staff in Russia by 755 people, underlining h...
Prime minister dismissal at issue
SYDNEY — A legal battle over secret letters revealing what Queen Elizabeth II knew of her Australian representative’s stunning plan to d...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police have arrested five Romanian men suspected of stealing iPhones worth $590,000 in a dangerous heist on a moving truck.
Police said to...
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Saturday the second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile demonstrated his country can hit t...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said Saturday a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier fired a warning shot in an “unprofessional” confrontation with Iranian vessels...
Parents sought to take him to U.S.
LONDON — Charlie Gard, the terminally ill British baby at the center of a legal and ethical battle that attracted the attention of Pop...