What Happens Once ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules Bite the Dust?
NEW YORK — The Federal Communications Commission formally released a draft of its plan to kill net-neutrality rules, which equalized access to the internet and prevented broadband providers from favoring their own apps and services.
UN: Closing Energy Gap Would Help Poorest Countries Develop
BANGKOK — The world's least developed countries need access to electricity if they are to break out of poverty, according to a U.N. report that urges wealthy nations to do more to honor their aid commitments to help bridge the energy gap.
US Declares ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Against Rohingya in Myanmar
WASHINGTON — The United States declared the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be "ethnic cleansing" on Wednesday, threatening penalties for military officials engaged in a brutal crackdown that has sent more than 600,000 refugees flooding over the border to Bangladesh.
Video of Dramatic Defection of N. Korean Soldier Released (Video)
SEOUL, South Korea — It's 3:11 p.m. on a cold, gray day on the North Korean side of the most heavily armed border in...
Study Shows Parasite From Vietnam May Be Killing US Veterans
HERALD, West Virginia — A half a century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet — test results show some men may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia.
China Says Myanmar, Bangladesh Back Its Rohingya Proposal
BEIJING — China's foreign ministry on Monday said Myanmar and Bangladesh have endorsed its call for a negotiated resolution of the Rohingya refugee crisis.
Philippines’ Duterte Offers China 3rd Telecom Carrier Slot
MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has offered to China an opportunity to operate a new, third telecommunications carrier in the country, his spokesman said Monday.
Trump Puts North Korea Back on Blacklist
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has announced the U.S. is putting North Korea's "murderous regime" on America's terrorism blacklist, despite questions about Pyongyang's support for international attacks beyond the assassination of its leader's half-brother in February.
Charles Manson, Cult Leader and Murder Mastermind, 83
LOS ANGELES — Charles Manson, the hippie cult leader who became the hypnotic-eyed face of evil across America after orchestrating the gruesome murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others in Los Angeles during the summer of 1969, died Sunday after nearly a half-century in prison. He was 83.
Dimitrov Wins ATP Finals, Grand Slam His Next Target
LONDON — Grigor Dimitrov's talent took him to the brink of his biggest career win — but he needed more than that to get over the line.
