North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rides a white horse on snowy, symbolic mountain
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken a scenic -- and politically significant -- ride on a white horse on a snowy mountain that's considered sacred to many Koreans.
Defense secretary: Trump orders withdrawal of remaining US troops from northern Syria
President Donald Trump is ordering the remaining US forces out of northern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday, a development that has paralyzed the fight against ISIS and
Republicans can't hide as new week of impeachment drama consumes Washington
Republican lawmakers will face fraught questions most have tried to dodge over President Donald Trump's fight against impeachment as they return to Washington for a week pulsating with political drama.
Blood smuggling in China: Why pregnant women are breaking the law to find out their babies' sex
Custom officers stopped the middle-aged woman because of her strange, lumbering gait. They searched her and found vials of blood stashed in her bra, according to an official statement. Each one was labeled with a pregnant woman's name from China.
China President Xi Jinping's balancing act over Hong Kong
Hong Kong's summer of discontent has spilled over into fall, bringing with it tear gas, petrol bombs and widespread transport disruptions -- all the elements that have divided the city during four months of unrest.
Trump has been clobbered by the courts -- and there may be more ahead
The third branch of government last week began to exact a revenge on the President. And there's likely to be more bad news for Donald Trump from the federal courts system as the US House's
Trump's losses mount in stunning day of setbacks
Five federal courts dealt blows to President Donald Trump on Friday just as the limits of his legal strategy to block an impeachment inquiry became clear.
US-China trade negotiators reach preliminary agreement short of a comprehensive deal
US and Chinese negotiators reached a preliminary agreement Friday that will ease trade tensions, but it falls short of a comprehensive deal.
US migrant policy sends thousands of babies, toddlers back to Mexico
Since January, the US government has ordered 13,000 migrants under 18, including more than 400 infants, to wait with their families in Mexico for US immigration court hearings, a Reuters analysis o
Ethiopia PM Abiy wins Nobel Peace Prize
Hailed as a visionary and reformer, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to resolve the long-running conflict with neighbouring foe Eritrea.
