International News
California mansions burn as wildfires spread
Hundreds have been forced to evacuate from their homes due to a swift-moving wildfire in southern California that has torched some 20 mansions so...
Thousands in Myanmar displaced by fresh fighting
Government soldiers are in Rakhine state again, more than two-and-a-half years after a military offensive killed thousands of Rohingya and drove out more than...
Armenian Prime Minister resigns after protests
Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has resigned after days of large-scale street protests against him.
Opposition supporters accused Mr. Sargsyan of clinging to power after...
Former Australia captain appeals for intervention to rescue Windies cricket
Former Australia Test captain Steve Waugh is appealing for some form of intervention to rescue West Indies cricket from its downward spiral.
Waugh issued his...
Belgian child-killer’s letter angers parents
An infamous child killer who abducted, raped and murdered girls in Belgium in the 1990s has enraged victims' families with a letter offering to...
FBI confirms it is investigating Russian election ‘interference’
FBI director James Comey has confirmed for the first time that the FBI is investigating alleged Russian government interference in the 2016 election.
That includes...
Lava gushes from volcano near Manila; tens of thousands flee
TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Red-hot lava spewed from a volcano near the Philippine capital of Manila on Monday as tens of thousands of people...
Top US General Mark Milley to face questions on Afghanistan
The top US general and the secretary of defense are to be questioned in Congress over the military withdrawal from Afghanistan last month.
US troops...
Thousands flee as Australia braces for ‘monster’ storm
Northeast Australia is bracing for the arrival of a "monster" cyclone expected to bring waves of up to 26 feet in height to the...
Australian State extends lockdown to curb COVID-19 outbreak
The Australian state of Victoria will extend its lockdown by another week as authorities battle to control a growing virus outbreak.
Officials say people have...