Quake-battered Indonesia accepts foreign aid, reluctantly
Indonesia’s president formally invited foreign donors to contribute to rescue and recovery efforts on the quake-and-tsunami-struck island of Sulawesi Monday, but his...
Chinese destroyer extremely close to US warship: US
A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer -- forcing it to change course -- in an “unsafe and unprofessional”...
French singer Aznavour dies at the age of 94
French singer Charles Aznavour has died at the age of 94, French media reported on Oct. 1, citing his spokesman.
Powerful quake rocks Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
Indonesia was rocked by a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake Friday, just hours after a smaller jolt killed at least one person in...
Scores killed in Indonesia earthquake-tsunami
A powerful quake and tsunami left scores dead on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said Sept. 29, as hospitals struggled...
US in support of Bartholomew’s stance on Ukrainian Church
The United States said in a statement on Sept. 25 that it supports Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch Dimitri Bartholomew’s stance on granting...
Lieberman: Israel ready to reopen crossing with Syria
Israel's Quneitra border crossing was closed four years ago at height of conflict in neighboring Syria.
Israel announced Thursday...
US Fed raises interest rate
Federal funds rate at highest level since 2008.
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it raised its benchmark interest rate...
Mass tourism threatens Croatia’s ‘Game of Thrones’ town
Marc van Bloemen has lived in the old town of Dubrovnik, a Croatian citadel widely praised as the jewel of the Adriatic,...
Trump: All options on table for Venezuela
'Every one. The strong ones, and the less than strong ones. Every option -- and you know what I mean by strong,'...
