Category Archives: World

MONTREAT, N.C. - The Rev. Billy Graham, the magnetic, movie-star-handsome preacher who became a singular force in postwar American religious life, a confidant of presidents and the most widely heard C...

NEW DELHI - Donald Trump Jr. said that any talk of his family profiting from his father’s presidency is “nonsense” as he embarked on a trip to India that has raised ethical concerns ...

WASHINGTON - It’s a week of reckoning for White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and dozens of other officials who have been working without permanent security clearances for the better part o...

SANTIAGO, Chile - The special envoy sent by Pope Francis to investigate allegations that a bishop had covered up sex abuse underwent gallbladder surgery Wednesday in Chile, church officials said. Malt...

BEIRUT - A string of court cases and judicial investigations against Lebanese media figures is testing this country’s reputation as a forum for ideas in a region blanketed by censorship and thre...

TOKYO - A Japanese man who has won legal custody of 13 surrogate children in Thailand has remained virtually anonymous in the Japanese media. Mitsutoki Shigeta, who was granted sole custody of his chi...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Russia has named an honorary consul in a Pakistani province on the Afghan border, signalling closer ties with Islamabad at a time when U.S.-Pakistani relations are spiraling downw...

MOBILE, Ala. - An hourslong standoff in Alabama ended with both the suspect and a police officer dead. Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste told news outlets early Wednesday that Officer Justin Billa...

BUDAPEST, Hungary - With two Oscars in the past two years, Hungary’s film industry has been on a winning streak. Now the creators behind the movie “On Body And Soul,” a surreal love ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California state senator accused of sexual misconduct apologized Wednesday to anyone who felt uncomfortable because of his behaviour but flatly denied two of the more serious al...