Hong Kong protesters take aim at Chinese traders
Hong Kong activists gathered to protest against mainland Chinese traders in a town near the border on Saturday, seeking to channel energy from huge demonstrations...
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan
A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement....
Hawaii governor declares emergency for Maui wildfires
Hawaii’s governor on Friday declared an emergency on the island of Maui, where firefighters were battling a blaze that forced the evacuations of thousands of...
China plans to toughen emission checks on steel mills
China will continue to enforce production restrictions in heavy industry in winter this year and will tighten its emission assessment on steel mills when granting...
New Zealand’s first gun buyback event a success, police say
Police on Saturday labeled New Zealand’s first firearms buy-back event a success, after 169 individuals handed in 224 prohibited firearms in the city of Christchurch....
Somalia security forces end militant attack on hotel that killed 13 – police officer
Somalia’s security forces on Saturday ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab Islamist militant group on a hotel in the southern port city of...
MLB roundup: Rodriguez, Red Sox shut down Dodgers
Eduardo Rodriguez matched his season high with 10 strikeouts over seven strong innings to lead the Boston Red Sox past the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers...
Suicide car bomb targets hotel in Somali port city, two journalists confirmed dead
A car bomb went off on Friday at a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu where local elders and lawmakers had been discussing an...
New Orleans residents huddle at home, and in bars, ahead of hurricane
Tropical Storm Barry, poised to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019, churned ever closer to Louisiana’s shore early on Saturday as most...
China to impose sanctions on U.S. firms that sell arms to Taiwan
China said on Friday it would impose sanctions on U.S. firms involved in a deal to sell $2.2-billion worth of tanks, missiles and related equipment...