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2 Dead & Airport Flooded After Strong Typhoon Hits Western Japan
A powerful typhoon slammed into western Japan on Tuesday, causing heavy rain to flood the region’s main international airport and […]
Taliban Says Founder of Haqqani Network Has Died in Afghanistan at 71
The founder of Afghanistan’s much-feared Haqqani network, a former U.S. ally turned fierce enemy, has died after years of ill […]
Monica Lewinsky Walks Out at Conference in Israel After Bill Clinton Question
Monica Lewinsky said she stormed offstage at a conference in Israel after an interviewer asked her an “off-limits” question about former president […]
UN Court Hears Case Over Strategic Indian Ocean Islands
Mauritius told U.N. judges Monday that the Indian Ocean nation was strong-armed by former colonial power Britain into giving up […]
Tariff Fight Adds to China’s Economic Challenges
China faces bigger economic challenges than its trade war with the U.S. Even before tit-for-tat tariffs, growth in the world’s […]
Libyan Police Say 400 Prisoners Escaped During Clashes in Tripoli
Some 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in the Libyan capital, authorities said Sunday, as fighting between rival militias that […]
Foreign Policy Chief Calls for Greater EU Role Amid Global Chaos
The European Union’s top diplomat said Monday that the world is going through a time of chaos and that the […]
China’s President Xi Pledges $60 Billion in Financing for Africa
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged $60 billion in financing for projects in Africa in the form of assistance, […]
A Student Fights to Tell Her Story as MeToo Unnerves China
The sight of five burly guards blocking the way out of her dorm filled Ren Liping with rage. It was […]
UN Agency Says Smugglers Are Taking Greater Risks to Ferry Migrants Toward Europe
People smugglers are taking greater risks to ferry their human cargo toward Europe as Libya’s coast guard intercepts more and […]
Thousands Expected to Attend German Concert Against Far Right
Thousands of people are expected to attend a concert Monday evening in the eastern German city of Chemnitz against far-right […]
Myanmar Court Sentences Reuters Reporters to 7 Years in Jail
A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison Monday for illegal possession of official documents, a […]
Firefighters Try to Save Relics as Fire Engulfs Rio Museum
A huge fire engulfed Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, lighting up the night sky with towering flames […]
Ukrainian City Remembers Jews on Holocaust Anniversary
The Ukrainian city of Lviv, once a major center of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, is commemorating the 75th anniversary […]
Philippines President Duterte to Visit Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu
The first-ever visit of a leader of the Philippines is sure to be touted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as […]
Germany’s Foreign Minister Tells People They’re Lazy When It Comes to Battling Racism and Fighting for Democracy
Germany’s foreign minister told his fellow countrymen Sunday they’re too lazy when it comes to battling racism and fighting for […]
Ebola Survivors Returning Home to Fear & Stigma in Congo
Leoni Kahumbu remembers the night her 15-year-old daughter, Pascaline, first showed signs of Ebola. She found her fainted on the […]
