Leung Chun-ying Hong Kong---Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying took a hard line on political reform in his annual address Wednesday, saying there would...
Leung Chun-ying Hong Kong---Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying took a hard line on political reform in his annual address Wednesday, saying there would...
NEW DELHI--India's top court Wednesday allowed an Italian marine detained for the 2012 killing of two fishermen another three months at home to...
Tehran---Iran condemned Wednesday the publication of a new cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, saying it was...
British Prime Minister David Cameron London---With campaigning already under way for May's general election, British Prime Minister David Cameron faced pressure Wednesday to...
Philippine Troops MANILA--Philippine troops are facing a security "nightmare" during Pope Francis's visit starting Thursday, with potential stampedes, Islamic militants and lone-wolf assailants...
Arusha, Tanzania---Tanzania has banned witchdoctors to try and stem a surge in murders of albinos, whose body parts are sold for witchcraft, officials...
Dhaka---A firebomb attack on a bus killed four people Wednesday, including a young child, while an aide to opposition leader Khaleda Zia survived...
Paris---US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with French President Francois Hollande on Friday morning to discuss the jihadist attacks that left...
Lucknow, India---Around 80 bodies have been found floating in a stream of India's Ganges, sparking renewed concerns Wednesday about the health of the...
Istanbul---A leading daily in overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey on Wednesday risked a backlash by printing excerpts from the first edition of French satirical weekly...
French comedian Dieudonne Paris---Notorious French comedian Dieudonne was arrested Wednesday for being an "apologist for terrorism" after writing a Facebook comment suggesting he...
Shanghai---Relatives of the 36 people killed in a New Year's Eve crush in Shanghai -- who are now closely supervised by the government...
Seoul---Days after deporting a Korean-American woman for praising North Korea, South Korean authorities on Wednesday arrested a fellow activist and former leftist politician...
Ottawa---Canada arrested three men on terrorism-related charges in as many days because they represented a "serious" potential threat, the country's top public safety...
Tokyo---Japan approved its largest-ever defence budget for the next fiscal year on Wednesday, as hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks to strengthen surveillance...
Mexico City---Parents of dozens of missing students called on Mexican authorities Tuesday to investigate the military, while prosecutors said no soldiers were involved...
Washington---A Vietnam war vet with post-traumatic stress disorder was executed Tuesday in the southern state of Georgia for murdering a police officer, the...
Sydney---A pair of Papua New Guinea fisherman who survived more than three months adrift in the Pacific will return home this week after...
