Trump tells CIA: ‘I am with you 1,000 percent’
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump told the CIA Saturday it had his full support as he paid a visit to mend fences after...
Women’s March draws millions in resistance to US Pres. Trump
WASHINGTON -- More than two million people flooded US cities on Saturday as women opposed to Donald Trump led a peaceful, stunning rebuke against...
Syria regime, rebels head to Kazakhstan for first peace talks
ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN -- Syria’s government and rebel fighters will on Monday sit down at the negotiating table for the first time in nearly six...
Dozens of Iran firefighters feared trapped in Plasco building collapse
TEHRAN -- Dozens of firefighters were feared trapped under the rubble after Iran's oldest high-rise, the 15-storey Plasco building in downtown Tehran, collapsed live...
Obama hopes for quiet after White House but will defend ‘core values’
WASHINGTON -- He is ready for some quiet time, plans to do some writing and intends to give his successor space to govern, at...
Taiwan to Beijing: Grow up over Trump ceremony row
TAIPEI -- China should not be so "narrow-minded," Taiwan said Thursday, after Beijing pressed Washington to block the island from attending Donald Trump's inauguration.
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Avalanche hits Italian mountain hotel; ‘many’ buried in snow
ROME -- Up to 30 people were feared to have died Thursday after an Italian mountain hotel was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in...
Suspended MH370 search could resume in future, says Australia
SYDNEY -- Australia said on Wednesday it was not ruling out a future underwater search for a missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet as families...
China says hopes for ‘win-win’ deal between Britain, EU
BEIJING -- China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it hoped Britain and the European Union could reach a 'win-win' agreement on Britain's departure from...
CIA puts history out in open with millions of online records
WASHINGTON -- The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is putting its clandestine history out in the open with a declassified trove of 12 million pages...
JFK daughter Caroline Kennedy steps down as US ambassador to Japan
TOKYO -- Caroline Kennedy on Wednesday stepped down as US ambassador to Japan, the embassy said, ending a three-year tenure for the rookie envoy...
Merkel seeks 4th term, faces German voters on Sept. 24
BERLIN -- Germany looks set to hold its federal election on Sunday Sept. 24, with Chancellor Angela Merkel seeking a fourth term in office...