The U.N. Security Council called Wednesday on “countries with influence” to press al-Qaida-linked insurgents to release 45 U.N. peacekeepers from Fiji abducted last week in the...
JAKARTA, Indonesia—The first item on the to-do list of Indonesia’s president-elect is one that successive leaders have struggled with, and could be his toughest: how to...
MANILA, Philippines—A Philippine senator who was one of the most powerful men under the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos on Friday pleaded not guilty to 15 counts of graft for...
BEIRUT—Al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebels holding 45 Fijian peacekeepers hostage have issued a set of demands for their release, including the extremist group’s removal from a U.N. terrorist...
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines may have beaten only one of its five opponents and been eliminated at the group stage of the Basketball World Cup but they have won over...
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Friday that tests done on the Filipina nurse earlier reported to be positive for the Middle East...
VANCOUVER—British Columbia’s premier chastised the teachers’ union and urged its members to cast aside strike action on Wednesday, inciting a defensive response from the teachers’ federation....
BOUCHERVILLE, Que.—Brian Mulroney appeared to be in good health on the eve of the 30th anniversary of his first election as prime minister on Sept. 4,...
VICTORIA—Black eyes, numerous stitches and guns put in her mouth convinced Robin Russell she would be better off taking her chances with death rather than continue...
HALIFAX—The Nova Scotia government will prohibit high-volume hydraulic fracturing for onshore shale gas, saying Wednesday the ban will remain in place until the province’s population is...