VEGREVILLE, Alta.—A Saskatchewan man is facing charges after RCMP in Vegreville, Alta., had to deploy a spike belt to stop a suspected impaired driver who was...
HANOI, Vietnam—A U.N. official who went to Vietnam to assess religious freedom in this Southeast Asian country said Thursday that security agents closely monitored his visit and people...
ATHENS—With the violence in Libya escalating to its worst level since the 2011 ouster of dictator Moammar Gadhafi, governments from around the world are scrambling to...
NEW YORK—More travellers are flying than ever before, creating a daunting challenge for airlines: keep passengers safe in an ever more crowded airspace. Each day, 8.3...
HONG KONG—Chinese manufacturing rose to the highest level in more than two years in July in the latest sign that the world’s No. 2 economy is...
WILSONVILLE, Ore.—An Oregon Medicaid committee on Thursday significantly scaled back access to an effective—but expensive—new drug used to treat hepatitis C. The decision allows only a...
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines’ top diplomat said Thursday he was on his way to arrange the evacuation from Libya of thousands of Filipino workers, one of whom was beheaded and a...
TOKYO—European stocks were lower Wednesday ahead of U.S. economic data while cheery earnings from major Japanese companies such as Honda Motor Co. boosted Asian markets. Keeping...
HAGATNA—A federal judge in the U.S. territory of Guam denied a motion Thursday to release a Russian lawmaker’s son accused of hacking computers inside hundreds of...
BANGKOK, Thailand—Thailand’s military government approved a massive budget to upgrade the country’s railways including high-speed rail that would eventually link with China as part of an...