North Korea warns on test freeze in denouncing European move at U.N.
North Korea issued a veiled warning on Thursday that it could eventually end a freeze in long-range missile testing as it criticized a call by...
Hungary urges EU dialogue with Turkey to prevent new wave of migrants
The European Union should have a dialogue with Turkey despite Ankara’s offensive on Kurdish-led forces in Syria, in order to avoid a fresh wave of...
With rising seas at their door, mayors vow to combat climate change
Mayors of cities from Lisbon to New Orleans called on Thursday for urgent global action to tackle climate change that could see hundreds of coastal...
U.S. drops support for Brazil OECD bid after Trump offered backing: Brazilian sources
The U.S. government has not backed Brazil’s bid to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development despite a public endorsement by President Donald Trump,...
Indigenous leaders detain police in escalation of Ecuador protests
Indigenous leaders in Ecuador captured and publicly paraded eight police officers before a crowd on Thursday, pushing back against a tough government crackdown on anti-austerity...
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. to face new U.S. charges in groping case
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on charges of groping a woman at a Manhattan bar was postponed Thursday as prosecutors revealed they had brought new...
Powerful storm sweeps across northern U.S. plains bringing snow, high winds
A powerful snowstorm swept across parts of the central and northern U.S. plains in unseasonably cold temperatures and high winds on Thursday, forcing school closures...
Egypt discovers archaeological industrial zone in Luxor’s ‘Valley of the Monkeys’
Egypt on Thursday unveiled two archaeological discoveries in Luxor including an industrial zone at the southern city’s West Valley, also known as the Valley of...
Austria’s Handke and Poland’s Tokarczuk win Nobel literature prizes
Austrian writer Peter Handke won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday and Polish author Olga Tokarczuk was named as the 2018 winner after...
U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 26, illnesses to 1,299
U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 26 deaths and 1,299 confirmed and probable cases so far from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping....