. BEIJING – China has started to operate two lighthouses on a reef on a disputed island chain in the South China Sea, a state news...
. SIDNEY – Australia is in talks with the Philippines about the possibility of that country accepting asylum seekers, currently being held on remote Pacific islands,...
. . SYRIA – Russia is launching cruise missiles as part of a coordinated ground and air attack with the Syrian regime,after four years of deadly...
. . ITALY – The Italian archdiocese has suspended a Catholic priest after he defended pedophilia in a live television interview and blamed victims for “seeking...
. . MANILA – The Philippine coast guard says a yacht carrying two Britons, an American, a Canadian and a Filipino has gone missing while sailing...
. . SWINDON, U.K.– A babysitter who had sex with an 11-year-old boy she was supposed to be looking after has been spared jail after the...
GUANDONG -Typhoon Mujigae brought heavy rains that churned inland through southern China on Monday, a day after making landfall, killing at least six people, injuring hundreds,...
. . GUANGDONG – A strong typhoon roared into southern China on Sunday, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain to the region after leaving more than...
. . MOSCOW – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that it had bombed seven targets in Syria in overnight air raids, including a command...
. . MELBOURNE – A 15 year old British teenager who pleaded guilty to inciting a terrorist attack at this year’s Anzac Day parade in Melbourne...