UN approves watered-down new sanctions against North Korea
The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously approved new sanctions on North Korea but not the toughest-ever measures sought by the Trump administration to...
Rohingya killing is ethnic cleansing: UN
The situation in Myanmar is a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”, the United Nations rights chief said on Monday, as the number of Rohingya...
North Korea warns of harsh response if new sanctions imposed
North Korea says it will make the United States pay a heavy price if a proposal Washington is backing to impose the toughest sanctions...
Eight killed, including gunman, in shooting at Texas home
A gunman killed seven people at a home in a Dallas suburb on Sunday evening before being shot dead by police called to the...
Florida Battered As Hurricane Irma Packs Double Punch, Makes 2 Landfalls
Hurricane Irma brought ripping winds, tornadoes and storm-surge flooding to much of Florida's lower half on Sunday, as its slow-moving core battered the state's...
Mexico: Recovery efforts pick up in earthquake-damaged Juchitan
Relief supplies and cleanup crews began arriving in earnest in this city in southern Mexico, two days after a devastating earthquake killed 37 in...
Rohingya rebels declare truce as desperation hits camps
Rohingya insurgents, whose attack on Myanmar security forces last month triggered savage military reprisals, declared a monthlong truce Sunday as refugees continued to flood...
Winds whip Florida keys as Hurricane Irma turns sights northward
Hurricane Irma turned its fury toward the Florida Keys on Saturday after setting off one of the largest evacuations of Americans from a storm...
Saudi Arabia suspends dialogue after Qatar outreach, accuses Doha of ‘distorting facts’
Saudi Arabia on Friday suspended any dialogue with Qatar, accusing it of distorting facts soon after a phone call between the rulers of both...
US calls for UN vote on Monday over fresh North Korea sanctions
The US said it would seek a vote Monday on a draft United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on North Korea, as it pushes...