SOUF, Jordan — The odds had been stacked against Hajar, a lion cub born just hours after her mother Dana, rescued from a defunct zoo in war-torn Syria, was released into...
Pence touring Latin America
CARTAGENA, Colombia — Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Latin America comes amid unrest in Venezuela and concern by its neighbors about a p...
122 injured in rail accident
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Two passenger trains crashed Friday just outside Egypt’s Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, killing 43 people, accord...
HAVANA — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday that U.S. diplomats in Havana had been the victims of “health attacks” that left them with hearing loss, the most d...
N. Korean missiles increase volume of A-bomb appeals
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiroshima's appeal of “never again” on the 72nd anniversary Sunday of the world's first atomic bom...
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...
