17 killed in Pakistan army plane crash
RAWALPINDI — A Pakistani military plane on a training
flight crashed into homes near the garrison city of Rawalpindi before dawn
Tuesday, killing at least 17...
Four dead in California garlic festival shooting
GILROY, California – Four people have died at a
California food festival shooting, including a suspected gunman, police chief
Scot Smithee told a news conference late...
China to conduct military drills in waters near Taiwan
BEIJING – China’s military is holding exercises this week
in waters near Taiwan, China’s maritime safety agency said days after Beijing
reiterated it was ready to...
Iran says nuclear deal meeting ‘constructive’
VIENNA – An emergency meeting with parties to Iran’s 2015
nuclear deal was constructive but there are unresolved issues and Tehran will
continue to reduce its...
‘Sinking Jakarta needs giant sea wall’
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia’s president said in an
interview that he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall
around Jakarta to prevent...
Over 1,000 protesters arrested in Moscow
MOSCOW – Russian police
cracked down fiercely Saturday on demonstrators in central Moscow, beating some
people and arresting more than 1,000 who were protesting the exclusion...
Romania pushes harsher penalties for murder, rape
BUCHAREST – Romania’s prime minister said Saturday she is
considering a referendum on harsher penalties for crimes like murder, rape and
pedophilia in the wake of...
2 killed in S. Korea nightclub collapse
SEOUL – Two people died and more than 17 were injured,
after an internal balcony collapsed at a nightclub in the South Korean city of
Gwangju...
Tunisia bids farewell to president Essebsi
CARTHAGE, Tunisia – Tunisia bid farewell to its first
democratically elected president Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday at a state
funeral attended by foreign leaders, including...
US Supreme Court lets Trump use disputed funds for border wall
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed
President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5
billion in money approved by Congress...