Vietnam’s president is confirmed as the new Communist Party chief — the country’s most...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Vietnamese President To Lam was confirmed Saturday as the new chief of the Communist Party after his predecessor died...
US and Russia tout prisoner swap as a victory. But perceptions of the deal...
President Vladimir Putin strode along the red carpet between two rows of rifle-toting honor guards and warmly greeted intelligence operatives freed in the biggest...
North Korean leader accuses South Korea of a smear campaign over floods and hints...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused South Korea’s “rubbish” media of tarnishing the North’s image by allegedly exaggerating...
US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the...
International Seabed Authority elects new secretary general amid concerns over deep-sea mining
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Members of the International Seabed Authority elected Leticia Carvalho of Brazil as the group's new secretary general Friday amid growing...
North Korea’s former No.2 diplomat in Cuba recalls dramatic, swift defection in likely blow...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No.2 diplomat in Cuba, finally decided to flee to South Korea in frustration...
Florida braces for flooding from a possible tropical storm
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A storm system brewing over Cuba on Friday will likely dump torrential rains over the Florida peninsula this weekend, a...
Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader’s headquarters as post-election tensions mount
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Half a dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Friday in an escalation...
Kremlin acknowledges intelligence operatives were among the Russians freed in prisoner swap
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — New details emerged Friday on the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, with the Kremlin acknowledging for the first...
New protests in Bangladesh keep the pressure on the government after 200 were killed...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — New protests erupted in Bangladesh on Friday against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government, demanding accountability after more than 200 people...