Factbox: Islamic State still dangerous despite Baghdadi’s death
The killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a U.S. raid is a further blow to a jihadist group that once held a...
After week of protests, Chile’s Pinera fires ministers, courts working class
President Sebastian Pinera replaced eight cabinet members on Monday including his interior and finance ministers, a house-cleaning aimed at taming the biggest political crisis since...
Authorities search for missing British woman in Cambodia
Authorities in Cambodia and volunteer divers were searching on Monday (October 28) for a 21-year-old British woman who has been missing for five days from...
‘Catastrophe’: flooding displaces tens of thousands in CAR
The Central African Republic’s government declared its flooding crisis a “catastrophe” on Monday, and appealed for “international soldiarity”. David Doyle reports....
Lebanon’s central bank urges quick solution to avoid future collapse
Lebanon’s central bank governor said on Monday a solution must be found in days to a crisis unleashed by huge protests against the ruling elite,...
Chile’s Pinera fires interior, finance ministers amid unrest
President Sebastian Pinera dismissed his interior and finance ministers on Monday in a major Cabinet reshuffle aimed at taming the biggest political crisis since the...
‘For All Mankind’ imagines a (better) path not taken in space race
Imagine a world where Neil Armstrong was not the first man on the moon and the Soviet Union won the space race instead....
Senior House Republican Walden will not seek re-election
U.S. Representative Greg Walden, the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said Monday he will not seek re-election in November 2020, the...
Trump administration appeals order to turn over unredacted Mueller report
President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday said it has appealed a judge’s ruling ordering it to turn over an unredacted copy of former Special Counsel...
Soccer: Ajax full back Dest chooses to play for U.S.
Dutch-born Ajax Amsterdam full back Sergino Dest has chosen to play for the United States ahead of the Netherlands in a blow to coach Ronald...