Trump, Irish Prime Minister Differ on Brexit, Meeting Venue
SHANNON, Ireland — For the backdrop to his first official visit to Ireland, President Donald Trump wanted to promote his golf course on the...
Buriram Holds Guangzhou 1-1 in Asian Champions League
SEOUL, South Korea — Guangzhou Evergrande will have to wait another two weeks to find out if it will advance to the second round of the Asian Champions League.
Businessman Buys Nazi Items; Plans to Donate to Jewish Group
BERLIN (AP) — A Lebanese-born Swiss real estate mogul said Monday that he purchased Adolf Hitler’s top hat and other Nazi memorabilia from a German auction in order to keep them out of the hands of neo-Nazis, and has agreed to donate them to a Jewish group.
China Names Li Qiang Premier Nominally in Charge of Economy
BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country's next premier nominally in...
Myanmar Military Extends Emergency, Promises Vote in 2 Years
BANGKOK (AP) — Six months after seizing power from the elected government, Myanmar’s military leader on Sunday declared himself prime minister and said he would lead the country under the extended state of emergency until elections are held in about two years.
Turkey Starts Returning IS Fighters; Deports US National
ANKARA (AP) — Turkey on Monday deported citizens of the United States and Denmark who fought for the Islamic State and made plans to expel other foreign nationals as the government began a new push to send back captured foreign fighters to their home countries, a Turkish official said.
Vietnam Names US-Based Exile Group a Terrorist Organization
HANOI — Vietnam declared a California-based exile group a terrorist organization Wednesday a month after 15 local members were convicted in a failed bombing of the country's largest airport.
Israel Threatens Gaza Ground Invasion Despite Truce Efforts
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war. Egyptian mediators rushed to Israel for cease-fire efforts but showed no signs of progress.
CIA Director Nominee Will Explain Role in Thai Torture Program
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's nominee to be CIA director will fully explain what her role was – and what it wasn't – in the agency's use of harsh interrogation practices on terror suspects after 9/11, the top U.S. intelligence chief said Wednesday.
Redrawn Map May Set off More Change in Indian-Ruled Kashmir
NEW DELHI — India is redrawing its political map again.
Parliament has approved a proposal by the Hindu nationalist-led government that strips statehood from Jammu...