Pakistan school devastation, 148 slain

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Taliban massacre that killed 148 people – mostly children – at a military-run school in northwestern Pakistan left a scene of devastation...

Miss Word 2014 crown goes to Miss South Africa

The Miss World 2014 results are in, and the crown has been given to Rolene Strauss of South Africa. Strauss was bestowed the title on Sunday...

Senate nears approval on $1.1 trillion measure; Obama signs second stopgap spending bill

Thailand princess, in line to become queen, relinquishes her royal title

BANGKOK, Thailand—The wife of Thailand’s crown prince has relinquished her royal title, culminating a downfall that means she is no longer in line to become the...

Korean Air chairman, daughter apologize for “foolish” behaviour in nut rage incident

SEOUL, South Korea—The Korean Air Lines Co. executive who delayed a flight in an incident dubbed “nut rage” bowed deep in apology Friday before facing questioning...

Afghan police say Supreme Court official shot dead

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban gunmen killed a senior official of Afghanistan’s Supreme Court early Saturday, police said, the latest insurgent attack targeting the capital as most...

Questions rising over who’s in charge of protests

WASHINGTON — Who, if anyone, is leading the emerging movement around the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner – younger activists or legacy civil rights...

Major storm sweeps through southern California

LOS ANGELES — Californians got a lot of what they wanted and not too much of what they didn’t from a major storm that finally blew...

Japan’s weak opposition makes Abe default choice

TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is counting on a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections that will likely return his ruling coalition to power with...

Obama urges Senate to pass $1.1T spending bill

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday urged the Senate to ratify a $1.1 trillion, House-passed spending bill that has roiled his Democratic Party, judging it...