Argentina: Navy Sinks Chinese Boat Fishing Illegally
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina's navy announced Tuesday that it used gunfire to sink a boat Chinese-flagged boat that was fishing illegally in national waters.
Harnessing Power of Cthulhu, US Horror Writer's Hometown Promotes Weird Side
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — Fans of H.P. Lovecraft's writings are trying to use the growing fame of the early 20th century fantasy-horror writer to promote Providence's weird side.
Htin Kyaw Wins Historic President Vote in Myanmar Parliament
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Myanmar's parliament has elected Htin Kyaw as Myanmar's new president, a watershed moment that ushers the longtime opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi into government.
Is Myanmar's New President Just a Puppet for Suu Kyi?
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Myanmar's parliament elects a new president on Tuesday to head the country's first democratically elected government, but it won't be Aung San Suu Kyi, the face of the nation's decades-long struggle against military rule. Here's why:
Malaysian Police Say Australian Reporters Will be Deported
CANBERRA, Australia — Malaysian authorities have decided against charging two Australian journalists who attempted to interview the Malaysian prime minister over corruption allegations and will instead deport them, police said Tuesday.
Intelligence Advice for Next President: Rocky Road Ahead
WASHINGTON — To: The next president of the United States.
From: U.S. intelligence officials.
From: U.S. intelligence officials.
Myanmar's President to be Selected Tuesday
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — An official says Myanmar's parliament will select the country's next president on Tuesday from a group of three final candidates, including the front runner who is a longtime confidant of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Big Turnout for Protests Urging Ouster of Brazil's President
SAO PAULO — Brazilians ratcheted up the heat for embattled President Dilma Rousseff on Sunday, turning out by the tens of thousands for demonstrations across the country calling for her ouster.
Man Arrested For Driving Snowmobile Into Two Iditarod Dog Teams
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A man suspected of intentionally driving a snowmobile into teams of two mushers near the front of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has been arrested in a Yukon River village.
Indonesia Rights Body Urges Obama to Open Secret US Files
WASHINGTON — The Indonesia that Barack Obama lived in as a child bore fresh scars from the darkest period in country's modern history. Shortly before Obama's arrival in 1967, hundreds of thousands of people had been killed in a bloody anti-communist purge.
