Center ground of UK politics is under threat, finance minister warns
The center ground of British politics “is under threat”, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Thursday in a speech at the launch of a review...
Fifty bright sparks vie for national spelling bee crown
Fifty young spellers, winnowed down from hundreds of contestants, will battle it out on the last day of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday...
How U.S. sanctions over a Russian weapon could rattle Turkey
Turkey is on the cusp of facing U.S. sanctions over its decision to buy a Russian S-400 missile defense system, leaving its already soft currency...
New PNG leader ‘taking back’ economy, puts resources firms on notice
Papua New Guinea’s new prime minister pledged on Thursday to “tweak and turn” laws governing how natural resources are extracted to help lift the vast...
Cambodia PM dismisses fears of Chinese debt trap
Prime Minister Hun Sen dismissed on Thursday fears that Cambodia was falling into a Chinese “debt trap”, saying its loans are low interest, low risk...
Eight killed in Hungarian boat capsize, minimal hope for 19 South Korean survivors
Prospects were minimal on Thursday for finding 20 people missing from a group of South Korean visitors aboard a pleasure boat that capsized on the...
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to ban abortions as early as six weeks
The Louisiana House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to prohibit abortion after detection of an embryonic heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks...
Louisiana governor to sign ‘heartbeat’ ban, latest move to curb U.S. abortion rights
Louisiana’s Democratic governor said on Wednesday he would sign a bill passed earlier in the day to ban abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected,...
Minimal hope for more survivors in Hungary boat accident: ambulance
There is minimal hope to find more survivors in the Danube river after a boat carrying South Korean tourists capsized on the flooding Danube in...
Chewbacca, Ford and Hamill launch Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ land
Chewbacca climbed into the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon and fireworks flew overhead as Walt Disney Co dedicated its new “Star Wars” section at California’s...