IWC withdrawal: Japan to resume commercial whaling in 2019
Japan has announced its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) next year, and will resume commercial hunting in its territorial waters and exclusive economic zone from July.
Trump's message on Christmas Day: 'It's a disgrace'
In President Donald Trump's Christmas Day telling, the drugs are flowing over the border, the Federal Reserve is imperiling the economy and the Democrats are preparing to harass him with oversight requests.
More populism, growing rifts and further instability ahead in 2019
2019 will be the year of growing rifts. Populists will claim they have the answers; traditionalists will say nothing is wrong they can't fix. But be sure of one thing: Our old, comfortable order is going to change -- and not in an incremental way that we can more or less handle.
Trump rants while 'all alone' in White House on Christmas Eve
It's Christmas in America: The President is home alone in the White House, ranting at his foes inside and outside; an administration lurching deeper into crisis; stock markets are in free fall and the government is paralyzed by a partial shutdown.
Judge orders North Korea to pay Warmbier family $500 million for wrongful death
A federal judge in Washington awarded the parents of Otto Warmbier more than half a billion dollars in a wrongful death suit against the North Korean government, which detained and allegedly tortured the college student over 17 months before returning him to the US last year, where he died days later.
Fears for more tsunamis after hundreds killed in Indonesia
More deadly tsunamis could strike the Indonesian coastline in the coming days, authorities warn, as the volcano which triggered the weekend's devastating wave continues to erupt.
Japan suffers biggest natural population decline ever in 2018
Japan suffered its biggest natural population decline ever this year, government statistics show.
Tsunami in Indonesia kills at least 168 without warning
At least 168 people have been killed and another 745 injured after a tsunami hit the coastline of west Java and Sumatra, Indonesia on Saturday.
Trump asking advisers if he can legally fire Fed chief
President Donald Trump has begun polling advisers about whether he has the legal authority to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, according to two people familiar with the matter, who described the President as newly furious at the Fed chief as markets tumble.
Government set to shut down for the third time in a year as Congress adjourns for the night
While negotiations continue in Congress to reach a deal to avert a partial government shutdown, there is virtually no chance a vote will happen Friday night -- all but assuring there will be a partial government shutdown at midnight.
