Canadian police bust 9 members of alleged mafia clan
Canadian police on Thursday said they had arrested nine suspected members of a powerful mafia clan with roots in southern Italy involved in money laundering...
Japan foreign minister to summon South Korea envoy over WW2 laborer row: NHK
Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono plans to summon South Korea’s ambassador on Friday in a deepening political and economic row over compensation for Korean forced...
Mexico tells U.S. it’s not ready for ‘safe third country’ deal: ambassador
Mexico has told the United States time and again it is not ready to ink a deal forcing asylum seekers heading to the U.S. to...
U.S. sanctions on Myanmar military leaders inadequate: U.N. investigator
Sanctions imposed this week by the United States on Myanmar’s military leaders over human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims do not go far enough, U.N....
Three British ministers set to resign if Johnson becomes PM: The Times
Three British cabinet ministers are set to resign the day Boris Johnson, if as expected, becomes Britain’s next prime minister, The Times newspaper reported on...
Trump EPA allows use of controversial pesticide
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it will not ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to health issues in...
Trump says U.S. ship destroyed Iranian drone
President Donald Trump said the USS Boxer destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the aircraft threatened the ship by...
Brazil government to detail stimulus package on July 24
Brazil’s government is expected to detail its plans to release funds from the workers’ severance fund, known as FGTS, on July 24, the presidential chief...
Illinois to defy Trump administration’s abortion referral ‘gag rule’
Illinois will defy enforcement of the Trump administration’s rule barring taxpayer-backed family planning clinics from making abortion referrals, the governor said on Thursday, announcing the...
‘There’s no 7-Eleven on the moon to supply you with spare parts’: Engineer remembers Apollo 11
Former Grumman employees share what it was like working on Apollo 11’s lunar module at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York....