UK Apologizes to Libyans Kidnapped by CIA in Bangkok
LONDON — Britain acknowledged Thursday that its intelligence agents played a role in the kidnapping and torture in Bangkok of an opponent of late...
Singapore Likely Host of Trump-Kim Summit
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland — Singapore emerged Thursday as the likely host of a planned U.S.-North Korean summit, late this month or in early June,...
‘Ode to Joy’: 104-Year-Old Sings Cheerily on Eve of Suicide
BASEL — A 104-year-old Australian man who plans to end his life in Switzerland on Thursday cheerily sang a few bars of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony as he told reporters that medically assisted suicide should be more widely available and not only viewed as a last resort for the terminally ill.
Opposition Win Ends Malaysia Party’s 60-Year Hold on Power
KUALA LUMPUR — An alliance of Malaysian opposition parties led by the country's 92-year-old former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad won a fiercely contested general election, ending the 60-year rule of the Malay-dominated National Front.
‘We Needed to Survive,’ Syrians Escape War Unending to Bangkok
BANGKOK — Somewhere in the capital city is a tiny, 30sqm room shared by seven people. Four of them fled their home four years ago after it was flattened by a bomb.
Kachin State Villagers Flee From Myanmar Army’s Bombs
MYITKYINA — As the Myanmar army's bombs started falling near her home in Kachin state, Nlam Numrang Doi and her neighbors decided they had no choice but to grab what they could and scatter into the jungle.
Inside the Met Gala: Real-Life Cardinal Gets Star Treatment
NEW YORK — It was cocktail hour at the Met Gala, the most glittery and exclusive event on the New York social calendar, and celebrity guests were thronging around the imposing Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, sipping drinks and munching on canapes. Pretty much everyone in the room was famous, some hugely so, but one guest seemed to be getting a little more attention than most: Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Roman Catholic archbishop of New York.
Rouhani: Iran Will Negotiate With Other Countries on Deal
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says he will send his foreign minister to negotiate with countries remaining in the nuclear deal, and warns that he will otherwise restart enriching uranium "in the next weeks."
Trump Says US Will Withdraw From Iran Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to follow through on his campaign threat to pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, according to two people familiar with his thinking, dealing a profound blow to U.S. allies and potentially deepening the president's isolation on the world stage.
Paris Art Museum Welcomes Nude Visitors
PARIS — Visitors at a leading contemporary art museum in Paris didn't leave only their coats in the cloakroom – they left all their clothes.
