Taiwan bakery caught between Taipei and Beijing over presidential visit
A visit by Taiwan's President has left a popular bakery caught between two increasingly adversarial governments in Beijing and Taipei.
US ends funding for stabilizing Syria, stresses commitment to defeating ISIS
The US will end funding for stabilization efforts in Syria in another sign of President Donald Trump's intent to pull out of the long-running conflict.
Women accused of killing Kim Jong Nam could be freed
Two women accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could walk free Thursday, if a judge decides there's not enough evidence to proceed with their trial.
New Zealand bans foreigners from buying property
Buying a home in New Zealand just got a lot tougher for most people. The country's parliament on Wednesday passed a law banning foreigners from buying into most parts of its residential property market as the government seeks to cool red-hot house prices.
China: Trade talks with the US are back on
China says new talks with the United States are set to take place amid the trade war between the two economic superpowers.
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo says America 'was never that great'
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said America "was never that great" during a speech on Wednesday, drawing criticism from President Donald Trump and the Republican looking to unseat him in November.
Highway bridge collapses in Italy, leaving about two dozen dead
The sound of jackhammers reverberated through the night in this northern Italian city, where crews searched for survivors of a highway bridge collapse that left about two dozen people dead, officials said.
Turkey's Erdogan pledges US electronics boycott, gets closer with Russia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a boycott of American electronics Tuesday after US President Donald Trump's decision to hike tariffs on Turkish steel imports.
'China is an empire': Hong Kong independence talk held amid protests
A hotly anticipated speech by a pro-Hong Kong independence activist went ahead Tuesday at the city's Foreign Correspondents' Club, amid government pressure and protests by pro-China groups.
China says claims 1 million Uyghurs put in camps 'completely untrue'
China has vociferously defended its human rights record at the United Nations, after accusations were made that more than a million Uyghur Muslims have been imprisoned in political reeducation camps.
