Amid firestorm at home, Trump to seek reset with Islamic world
RIYADH – US President Donald Trump, struggling to shake a brewing scandal at home, will attempt a reset with the Islamic world after frequently attacking Muslims on the campaign trail…
With new sheriff in town, S.Korea big businesses duck for cover
SEOUL – A South Korean retail giant has shelved controversial expansion plans, while a large bank made hundreds of contract jobs permanent after President Moon Jae-in took office vowing to…
Decisively re-elected, Rouhani defies hardliners, pledges to open Iran
DUBAI/BEIRUT – President Hassan Rouhani pledged on Saturday to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for, throwing down a defiant challenge to his hardline opponents…
Royal sister-in-law Pippa takes spotlight in star-studded British wedding
Pippa Middleton, younger sister of Kate, Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, has married in a small English country church surrounded by royals and celebrities but those hoping for a dash of…
Cambodian parties begin election campaign amid crackdown
PHNOM PENH – Cambodian parties have launched campaigns for June 4 local elections against the backdrop of a political crackdown by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has vowed to stay…
Military jets escort Hawaii flight after fracas involving Turkish man
The US military hsa scrambled two Air Force fighter jets to escort an American Airlines flight into Honolulu International Airport after a disturbance involving a Turkish passenger aboard the plane was…
Chinese jets intercept US radiation-sniffing plane, US says
WASHINGTON – Two Chinese SU-30 aircraft have carried out what the US military described as an “unprofessional” intercept of a US aircraft designed to detect radiation while it was flying…
Macron vows to step up French fight against Islamists in Africa
GAO, Mali – France will step up the fight against resurgent Islamist militants in north and west Africa and will work more closely with Germany to help the tinderbox region,…
Sweden drops Assange investigation, UK police says he still faces arrest
STOCKHOLM/LONDON – Swedish prosecutors have dropped an investigation of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over a rape allegation, but British police said he would still be arrested if he left the…
Duterte says China’s Xi threatened war if Philippines drills for oil
MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says Chinese counterpart China Xi Jinping has warned him there would be war if Manila tried to enforce an arbitration ruling and drill for…
