Afghan airstrikes kill 8 insurgents
PUL-E-ALAM, Afghanistan, Dec. 25,, A total of eight militants were confirmed dead after fighting aircraft struck a Taliban hideout in…
Hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll tops 280
CARITA, Indonesia, Dec. 24,, Indonesian rescuers raced to find survivors Monday after a volcano-triggered tsunami killed at least 281 people,…
Trump says Erdogan assures ‘will eradicate’ any IS left in Syria
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24,, US President Donald Trump late Sunday said his Turkish counterpart assured him that any remaining Islamic State…
US lawmakers home for Christmas, govt workers unpaid on shutdown Day 3
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24,, US lawmakers headed home for Christmas leaving the government partially shut for a third day Monday in…
Myanmar Reuters journalists appeal seven-year sentence
YANGON, Dec. 24,, Lawyers lodged an appeal Monday to free two Reuters journalists jailed for their reporting on Myanmar’s Rohingya…
Body of girl who died at US border returns to Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY, Dec. 24,, The body of a 7-year-old girl who died while in custody of the U.S. Border Patrol…
White House: Trump would accept less money for border wall
WASHINGTON, Dec 24,, Both sides in the long-running fight over funding President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall appear to have…
6.4-magnitude earthquake hits off coast of Tonga: USGS
SYDNEY, Dec. 24,, A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit in waters off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Monday, the US…
India test fires nuclear ballistic “Agni-IV” missile
NEW DELHI, Dec. 23,, India successfully test fired a nuclear-capable long range ballistic missile “Agni-IV” with a strike range of…
China mulls new foreign investment law: state media
BEIJING, Dec 23, 2018,, China’s legislature is considering a new law governing foreign investment that will streamline existing rules and…