Category Archives: World

MAZATLAN, Mexico - Hurricane Willa swept onto Mexico’s Pacific mainland with 120 mph (195 kph) winds Tuesday night, hitting an area of beach towns, fishing villages and farms after roaring over ...

BAGHDAD - Drain the swamp: it’s a promise leaders around the world are making in this era of voter cynicism and political upheaval. But Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Adel Abdul-Mahdi may...

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - Security forces of the rival Palestinian governments routinely use torture and arbitrary arrests, among other tactics, to quash dissent by peaceful activists and poli...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s liberal president on Tuesday formally confirmed his recent reconciliation deals with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, triggering immediate backlash from...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Excessive speed was the main cause of the derailment of a train in Taiwan that killed 18 people and injured scores of others, a district court said Tuesday. The train entered a curve ...

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam’s rubber stamp National Assembly elected Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as the country’s president on Tuesday, consolidating his influence as t...

DES MOINES, Iowa - For all the anticipation about whether someone will finally snag the gigantic Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, the games come down to two things: simple math - and very long od...

Tuesday night’s $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot won by a ticket sold in South Carolina was the second largest in U.S. history. Lottery players have a shot at another top 10 jackpot as Wedne...

BARRON, Wis. - Investigators are assessing several items that volunteers found Tuesday during an expanded search for clues that might lead to a missing 13-year-old Wisconsin girl whose parents were ki...

SALT LAKE CITY - A University of Utah student and track athlete who was shot and killed on campus by a former boyfriend had filed a police complaint against him after she learned he was a sex offender...