Singapore is holding an election on Saturday almost certain to perpetuate the unbroken rule of the People’s Action Party, in a test of public approval for its new prime minister as the city-state braces for economic turbulence from a global trade war. The election is a bellwether for the popularity…
Earthquakes are devastating for those who have lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods, but for military dictators clinging to…
State prosecutors in Thailand announced Thursday that they don’t intend to press charges against an American academic arrested for…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that defeating Israel’s enemies is more important than securing the release of…
The pontificate of Pope Francis profoundly shook up the Catholic Church. His restless 12-year-papacy, with its focus on a…
The world’s oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at age 116, her order announced on Wednesday. The…
British comedian and actor Russell Brand arrived at court on Friday after he was charged last month with rape…