. . BANGKOK – The rest of the world may think Americans eat a lot of burgers, have huge shopping malls and are ruled by an...
. . RIO DE JANEIRO – Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with...
. . TIANJIN – A Chinese court issued a suspended three-year prison sentence to a human rights activist charged with subversion of state power after a...
. . BEIJING – China has sent a clear warning to foreigners who enter contested areas of the South China Sea — stay away or you’ll...
. . BEIJING – Defense minister Chang Wanquan told a reception on Sunday that China would firmly safeguard its “state sovereignty, national security and development interests.”...
. . ALEPPO – A Russian transport helicopter was shot down in Syria on Monday and all five people onboard were killed, the Kremlin said, in...
. . BULANDSHAHR – Authorities in India have reported that a mother and her 13-year-old daughter were allegedly dragged out of their car and then gang-raped...
. . . BEIJING – China’s ambitions to become a pioneer in nuclear energy are sailing into troubled waters, as two state-owned companies plan to develop...
. . VIENNA – A Pakistani man suspected of links to the jihadists who killed 130 people in Paris in November will be extradited to France,...
. . PARIS – You can’t put a guard in every church and patrol every beach. But after a wave of attacks in Western Europe, authorities...