Tribute to my hero: Fidel Castro of Cuba
“I will be 90 years soon. Soon I will be like others. The time will come for all of us,” Fidel Castro, April 19,...
Trump breaks US policy stance with direct Taiwan call
US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken directly with the president of Taiwan - breaking with US policy set in 1979 when formal relations were...
Did Obama just sign the last waiver before Trump moves the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem?
JERUSALEM — As he has every six months of his administration, President Obama signed a waiver Thursday ordering the U.S. Embassy in Israel to...
U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria acknowledges 54 civilians killed in airstrikes
The Pentagon on Thursday significantly raised its estimate for the number of civilians killed in U.S.-led coalition airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, admitting there...
Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles by 2025
The leaders of four major global cities say they will stop the use of all diesel powered cars and trucks by the middle of...
Major cybercrime network Avalanche dismantled in global takedown
Law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major cybercriminal network responsible for malware-based attacks that have been harassing victims across the globe for years. The...
Ohio State Attacker May Have Been ‘Inspired’ by Al Qaeda, F.B.I. Says
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The student who wounded 11 people this week at Ohio State University, plowing his car into a cluster of pedestrians and...
Plane with championship-bound Brazilian soccer team crashes into mountainside
RIO DE JANEIRO — A charter plane carrying 81 people, including players from a rising Brazilian soccer team headed for a championship match, slammed...
Trump pushes conspiracy theory that ‘millions’ voted illegally for Clinton
President-elect Donald Trump spent Sunday ridiculing Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign for joining a recount effort in Wisconsin, ending his day on Twitter by parroting...
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November
"Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation, public health pandemic and serious obstacle to sustainable development. It imposes large-scale costs on...
Donald Trump calls for unity in Thanksgiving holiday address
In the wake of what he called a "long and bruising" election campaign he said emotions in the country were raw. The time had...
Trump cabinet appointments will ‘undo decades of progress’, rights activists say
Hawkish trio – Jeff Sessions as attorney general, Mike Pompeo as CIA chief and Michael Flynn as national security adviser – have made inflammatory...