Female Directors Are Ready to Topple an Ignoble Oscar Stat
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Defense Seeks to Show Political Link in Kim Jong Nam Killing
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — Defense lawyers in the trial of two women accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sought Wednesday to establish there was a political motive in the brazen airport assassination, with many key suspects linked to the secretive state.
Trump Isolationism Allows China to Fill Southeast Asia Void
BEIJING — When Chinese leader Xi Jinping said last month that "no country can afford to retreat into self-isolation," he might as well have been talking about Donald Trump as the U.S. president makes his first official visit to Southeast Asia.
Snap 3Q Loss More Than Triples, Stock Tumbles After-Hours
NEW YORK — Snapchat is getting a redesign to make it easier to use. But the new look will not make the latest earnings report from its parent company any prettier for investors.
Report: Apple Revamped Overseas Ops to Find New Tax Havens
Apple revamped its overseas subsidiaries to take advantage of tax loopholes on the European island of Jersey after a crackdown on Ireland's loose rules began in 2013, according to The New York Times and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
Hong Kong Court Grants Activist Wong’s Prison Appeal Bid
HONG KONG — Hong Kong's top court on Tuesday granted a bid by young democracy activist Joshua Wong to appeal his prison sentence.
UN Condemns Violence in Myanmar Forcing Rohingyas to Flee
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a statement Monday strongly condemning the violence that has caused more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee from Myanmar to Bangladesh, a significant step that still fell short of a stronger resolution that Western nations wanted but China opposed.
Saudi Helicopter Crash Reportedly Kills High-Ranking Prince
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A helicopter carrying a high-ranking Saudi prince and other government officials crashed Sunday in the kingdom's south near the border with Yemen, reportedly killing all eight people aboard.
26 Killed in Church Attack in Texas’ Deadliest Mass Shooting
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — A man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a church in a small South Texas community on Sunday, killing 26 people and wounding at least 16 others in what the governor called the deadliest mass shooting in the state's history. The dead ranged in age from 5 to 72 years old.
Filipinos, Vietnamese Talk About Expectations for Trump’s Visit
President Donald Trump embarks on his first official visit to Asia, which begins Sunday in Japan.
