Category Archives: World

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani struck a hard line Monday as the U.S. restored some sanctions that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, demanding compensation for decades of Am...

JERUSALEM - An Israeli Cabinet minister on Monday played down the significance of indirect truce talks with Gaza’s Hamas rulers, suggesting any cease-fire deal would be limited in scope. Yoav Ga...

CARACAS, Venezuela - Pro-government factions mobilized thousands of Venezuelans dressed in red - the colour of the ruling socialist party - onto the streets of the capital on Monday in a bid to show t...

TOKYO - Hiroshima marked the anniversary of the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of the city with a sombre ceremony Monday to remember those killed and injured and a call to eliminate nuclear weapons amid...

LISBON, Portugal - Firefighters in Portugal were close to bringing a major, four-day wildfire near a popular tourist area under control Monday as sweltering weather gripped much of Europe. The Portugu...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The government’s star witness in the financial fraud trial of Paul Manafort testified Monday that he embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the former Trump campaign c...

LADING-LADING, Indonesia - Soldiers have pulled a man alive from the rubble of a large mosque flattened by an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok, while thousands of homeless villagers waite...

ISLAMABAD - Imran Khan’s party on Monday officially nominated the cricket star-turned-politician to be Pakistan’s next prime minister. To assume office, Khan will face a vote in parliament...

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa State Fair opens this week, complete with its signature deep-fried Oreos and prize hog judging. Country star Reba McEntire will be on the grandstand, but another type of ce...

LOS ANGELES - Charlotte Rae, who played a wise and patient housemother to a brood of teenage girls on the long-running sitcom “The Facts of Life” during a career that encompassed many othe...