TOKYO — Japan announced Wednesday it is leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume hunting the animals for commercial use but said it will no longer go to...
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s main opposition alliance on Tuesday demanded the resignation of the chief election commissioner, accusing him of bias, ahead of Sunday’s elections while...
WASHINGTON — Christmas has come and gone but the partial government shutdown is just getting started. Wednesday brings the first full business day after several government...
HOUSTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection ordered medical checks on every child in its custody Tuesday after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died, marking the...
SUMUR, Indonesia _ Indonesian authorities asked people to avoid the coast in areas where a tsunami killed more than 420 people last weekend in a fresh...
OTTAWA — With no new cases of E. coli connected to romaine lettuce detected since mid-November, the leafy green is probably safe to eat again, the...
WASHINGTON — As the first two years of President Donald Trump’s administration close, Republican allies still haven’t figured out how best to influence a leader who...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged Christians on Monday to forgo the greed, gluttony and materialism of Christmas and to focus instead on its message of...
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of army soldiers are being deployed across Bangladesh to provide security and help conduct national elections next Sunday. The deployment began early...
PORTLAND, Maine — New England’s last remaining Republican congressman ended his legal battle Monday challenging the election of his Democratic opponent under Maine’s new voting system....