Limassol, Cyprus — The rift over how to handle Europe’s immigration crisis ripped wide open Friday. As nations along the Balkans migrant route took more unilateral actions to shut down their borders, diplomats from EU nations bordering…
Seoul, South Korea — Sounds of explosions caused South Korean residents of a front-line island to prepare to evacuate early yesterday, but it was later determined the noise came from a North Korean artillery drill across the…
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis has suggested women threatened with the Zika virus could use artificial contraception, saying “avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil” in light of the global epidemic. The pope unequivocally rejected…
LONDON — The Duchess of Cambridge is trying to shatter the stigma attached to mental health issues as she guest edits an edition of the Huffington Post. The former Kate Middleton said Wednesday that she and Prince…
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Four US F-22 stealth fighters flew low over South Korea on Wednesday in a clear show of force against North Korea, a day after South Korea’s president warned of the North’s…
CHARLESTON, South Carolina — George W. Bush never mentioned Donald Trump. But with his folksy touch, the former president unleashed a tough takedown of the billionaire businessman who has upended the Republican Party. “I understand Americans are…
Taipei, Taiwan — Rescuers have pulled out 113 dead a week since a powerful earthquake struck Taiwan’s oldest city of Tainan, leaving only four missing in the rubble of a collapsed 17-story residential complex, authorities said yesterday.…
DETROIT— Toyota is killing its Scion brand after years of slumping sales. Beginning in August, 2017 model-year Scion vehicles will be rebadged as Toyotas. The FR-S sports car, iA sedan and iM 5-door hatchback will be a…
Detroit— Another problem has developed with automotive air bags, and this one will bring recalls of up to 5 million vehicles worldwide. Continental Automotive Systems says in documents filed with the U.S. government that moisture can get…
TAINAN, Taiwan — Two survivors — one found shielded under the body of her husband — were pulled out alive from a toppled high-rise apartment building on Monday, two days after a powerful quake in southern Taiwan…
BEIJING — Chinese flocked to temples and fairs to pray for good health and fortune on Monday, the first day of the Lunar New Year. In Beijing, hundreds of thousands of people visited traditional fairs held in…
Tainan, Taiwan — Rescuers raced to find survivors after a powerful, shallow earthquake struck southern Taiwan before dawn yesterday, collapsing a high-rise residential complex and killing at least 11 people, sending scores to hospital and leaving about…
