Riot Police Clear Away Protesters from Hong Kong Legislature
HONG KONG — Hundreds of protesters swarmed into Hong Kong's legislature Monday night, defacing portraits of lawmakers and spray-painting pro-democracy slogans in the chamber...
Local Official Accused of Pedophilia Resigns, Cites Sickness Instead
PHANG NGA — A district official who allegedly appeared in a clip fondling a girl has instead blamed paralysis for his resignation.
‘Farangs’ Take Down Royal Insignia in Resort Town
MAE HONG SON — Foreign tourists were found behind damage to a royal insignia flag in the northern resort town of Pai on Monday.
Putin Says Liberalism ‘Eating Itself,’ Migrant Influx Wrong
OSAKA — Russian President Vladimir Putin fired a new broadside against Western liberalism at the Group of 20 summit in Japan, saying that policies...
At DMZ, Step Into History for Trump as He Offers Hand to Kim
PANMUNJOM — With wide grins and a historic handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un met at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on...
At Least 7 Dead as Sudanese Stage Protests Against Army Rule
KHARTOUM — Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Sudan's capital and elsewhere in the country Sunday calling for civilian rule...
Antifa Clashes With Far Right in Portland; 3 Arrested
PORTLAND — Competing demonstrations spilled into the streets of downtown Portland on Saturday, with fights breaking out in places as marchers clashed.
At least three...
Restored Mission Control Comes Alive 50 years After Apollo
HOUSTON — Gone is the haze of cigarette, cigar and pipe smoke. Gone are the coffee, soda and pizza stains. With only a few exceptions, NASA’s Apollo-era Mission Control has been restored to the way it looked 50 years ago when two men landed on the moon.
Trump, Xi Talk Trade as Economic Titans Jockey for Edge
OSAKA, Japan — A trade war between two economic titans faced a critical junction Saturday, as President Donald Trump met with China’s Xi Jinping as both sides signaled a desire to de-escalate the year-long conflict despite doubts about either side’s willingness to compromise.
Trump Open to Meeting North Korea’s Kim at DMZ
OSAKA, Japan — Eyeing a history-making photo opportunity, President Donald Trump on Saturday issued a Twitter invitation to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to join him for a hand shake during a visit to the demilitarized zone with South Korea.
