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. . VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, praising the tiny nun for having taken in society’s most unwanted and...
. . At a ceremony on the sidelines of a global economic summit, Obama and Xi, representing the world’s two biggest carbon emitters, delivered a series...
DAVAO – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared a nationwide “state of lawlessness” Saturday after suspected Abu Sayyaf extremists detonated a bomb that killed 14 people...
. ISTANBUL – Turkey’s President Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has defended the sweeping crackdown that has seen the detention of thousands of judges and prosecutors following July’s failed...
. . YANGON – Peace talks in Myanmar aimed at ending more than half a century of conflict between Myanmar’s army and an array of armed...
TOKYO – Typhoon Lionrock slammed into northern Japan on Tuesday evening, threatening to bring floods to an area still recovering from the 2011 tsunami. Typhoon Lionrock...
. . BRUSSELS – The European Union says Ireland has given illegal tax benefits worth up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) to Apple Inc. and...
. . HARDANGERVIDDA – The Norwegian Environment Agency has reported that more than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lightning in central Norway. The Environment...
. . TERAN – Iranian State TV has reported that Iran’s military has deployed a Russian-made S-300 air defense system around its underground Fordo nuclear facility....
. . OSLO – The Philippines government and Maoist-led rebels agreed indefinite ceasefires on Friday as part of an accord to accelerate efforts to end a...