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Russia reinforces military presence in Crimea; Moscow denounces Ukrainian authorities

SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine – Dozens of military trucks transporting heavily armed soldiers rumbled over Crimea’s rutted roads Saturday as Russia reinforced …

Strip search complaint raises new questions over stringent Israeli airport security measures

JERUSALEM – Jack Angelides was about to board a flight out of Israel’s international airport when he was given a …

Vietnamese planes spot 2 oil slicks close to where Malaysian jetliner vanished

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Vietnamese air force planes on Saturday spotted two large oil slicks in the area where a Malaysia Airlines …

Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 people, including 2 Cdns

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 carrying 239 people—including two Canadians—lost contact over the South China Sea early Saturday …

Farmers move pregnant pigs to bigger pens to sate consumers, but find change not cheap or easy

FAIR OAKS, Ind.—Pigs cluster around a food stall like Black Friday shoppers waiting for the store to open. One pushes …

China foreign minister defiant on territorial claims, wants respect from US for positive ties

BEIJING—China will never make concessions in territorial disputes with its neighbours, while good relations with the U.S. depend on Washington …

UN Security Council condemns recruitment of child soldiers, attacks on schools and hospitals

The Security Council on Friday condemned the recruitment of child soldiers into military forces, guerrilla movements and Islamic militias around …

US federal death penalty trial in child’s beating death to start in Hawaii

HONOLULU—A federal death penalty trial is set to begin in Hawaii, a rarity in a state that abolished capital punishment …

Malaysia bans Ultraman comic book for equating the Japanese action hero with Allah

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Malaysia has banned an Ultraman comic book because it uses the word “Allah” to describe the Japanese action …

Asia stocks gain on China economic reform prospects, another Wall Street high

MUMBAI, India—Asian stocks mostly rose Friday, buoyed by a third all-time high on a key Wall Street index this week …

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