Thailand is cracking down on migrant workers from neighboring countries, saying they are “stealing jobs from Thais,” amid fears that anti-immigrant sentiment is rising as Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy stagnates.…
continue readingSaudi Arabia has condemned a U.S. law allowing families of victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks to sue the kingdom for damages, calling it a matter of “great concern.”…
continue readingThe U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning for the Democratic Republic of Congo and has ordered families of government personnel stationed there to leave. The travel warning said,…
continue readingSomi is an unlikely South Korean political activist who has developed a video game to increase public awareness of growing government surveillance. At the Busan Indie Connect (BIC), he wears…
continue readingThe former Israeli leader and Nobel Peace laureate Simon Peres has been laid to rest at a funeral ceremony attended by dozens of world leaders in Jerusalem. …
continue readingPope Francis has arrived in Georgia for the start of a three-day trip that will also take him to Azerbaijan as he meets with political and religious leaders in both countries.…
continue readingRussian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak has praised the OPEC oil cartel’s agreement to curb production but signaled that Russia intends to keep output at its current record levels. …
continue readingPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte linked himself to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler Friday, saying he would be “happy” to kill three million drug users and criminals as one way to “finish…
continue readingIt’s likely that the pizza you order in the near future from a nearby pizzeria will be prepared and baked by a robot. That’s what many pizza makers, including Zume…
continue readingSpace holds mysteries and challenges that continue to intrigue scientists. The Mars 2020 project of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has enlisted scientists from around the world…
continue readingU.S. President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton are joining political leaders, royalty and dignitaries from around the world attending Friday’s funeral of longtime Israeli leader Shimon Peres. Palestinian…
continue readingU.S. lawmakers say the scandal involving phony accounts at Wells Fargo Bank is bound to hurt trust in the whole financial industry. Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO John Stumpf faced…
continue readingGermany’s Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel says he plans to raise concerns about Iran’s human rights record and its role in the war in Syria when he visits Tehran during the…
continue readingActivist Yanar Mohammed was awarded Norway’s 2016 Rafto Prize for her “work on behalf of women and minorities in war-torn Iraq.” …
continue readingRussia and Ukraine were among several countries that raised questions about Bulgaria’s nomination of European Union commissioner Kristalina Georgieva to become the next United Nations secretary-general. …
continue readingSporadic clashes between rebel groups in several villages in the Central African Republic are threatening the nation’s fragile peace process. Three weeks ago, about 30 people were killed in fighting…
continue readingTaco trucks in Houston have begun doubling as voter registration sites as Latinos in Texas flex their political muscle before the Nov. 8 presidential election in a state that has…
continue readingAfter El Cajon, California, police shot dead an unarmed black man said to be mentally ill, they released a photo from a bystander’s cellphone video, showing the man in a…
continue readingParaguay led nearly 30 countries Thursday in calling on Venezuela to engage in a national dialogue with the opposition to preserve peace and security, and to release political prisoners. Oscar…
continue readingOpposition leader and former foreign minister Jean Ping pushed again Thursday for the Gabonese people to reject the authority of President Ali Bongo Ondimba, calling him “an impostor with blood…
continue readingIn the photographs, they wear leather jackets, or superhero costumes, and hold their trumpets and helmets. They appear to be what they are: poets, musicians, bikers, soldiers — and all…
continue readingAn international conference next week is expected to pledge more than $3 billion a year in development support for Afghanistan, but the money will be dependent on reforms and countering…
continue readingOne by one, key Islamic State terror group leaders are getting caught in the crosshairs of U.S. and coalition aircraft, and they are being removed from the battlefield as Iraqi…
continue readingIt has been a productive 12 years for the Rosetta space probe, but the end of the mission is near. The spacecraft, which was launched by the European Space Agency…
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