China to kick off year of sensitive anniversaries with major speech on Taiwan December 31, 2018 China will kick off a year of sensitive anniversaries with a major speech on Wednesday by President Xi Jinping on Taiwan, China's most s...
Indonesia's latest tsunami raises global questions over disaster preparedness December 31, 2018 As Indonesia reels from the carnage of yet another natural disaster, authorities around the globe are working on how they can prepare for th...
North Korea's Kim sent message to Trump on nuclear talks: Chosun Ilbo December 31, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a "conciliatory message" to U.S. President Donald Trump amid stalled nuclear negotiations...
Brazil moving its embassy to Jerusalem matter of 'when, not if': Netanyahu December 31, 2018 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of ...
Graham more upbeat on Syria troop withdrawal after Trump meeting December 31, 2018 A senior Republican U.S. senator said he emerged from a White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Sunday reassured that Trump is co...
Brexit sends Britons seeking Irish passports up 22 percent in 2018 December 31, 2018 The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose by 22 percent in 2018, Ireland's foreign office said on Monday, more th...
Merkel urges divided Germans to pull together in 2019 December 31, 2018 Acknowledging that her government disappointed many Germans in 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pull the country together for 2019 w...
Bosnians demand resignation of interior minister over student's death December 31, 2018 Special police forces dispersed protesters demanding the resignation of Bosnian Serb Interior Minister Dragan Lukac on Sunday over a student...
Tough South China Sea talks ahead as Vietnam seeks to curb China's actions December 31, 2018 Tough negotiations lie ahead over a new pact between China and Southeast Asian nations aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea, as V...
UK's Hammond accused of failing to release funding for no-deal Brexit: The Telegraph December 31, 2018 UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond has been accused by his colleagues in the cabinet of failing to release the necessary funding required to...
Iraq hints at bigger role in Syria after U.S. withdrawal December 31, 2018 Iraq's prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, and ...
Graham says Trump committed to smart Syria withdrawal December 31, 2018 Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said President Donald Trump reassured him about his plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and his c...
Bangladesh PM's party wins national vote for third straight time: Election Commission December 31, 2018 Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party has won the national election, the Election Commission said early on Monday, giving her ...