WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite his campaign vows to take a tougher line with North Korea, President Donald Trump's restrained public reaction to Pyongyang's first ballistic missile launch on his watch underscores that he has few good options to curb ...

Iran Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei In this picture released by the office of Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the country's diplomats in ...

Iran Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei In this picture released by the office of Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the country's diplomats in ...

The milestone achievement means she is the first British monarch ever to reach a sapphire jubilee. In her time on the throne, she has undertaken official overseas visits to more than 120 countries and outlasted 12 British prime ministers and 15 US ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Growing levels of perceived corruption and social inequality provided fertile ground for the rise of populist politicians in 2016, global watchdog Transparency International said on Wednesday. TI said populist leaders like U.S ...

Xi Jinping Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse. BEIJING (AP) — With his rejection of an Asian trade pact, U.S. President Donald ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Just as London appears to be coming round to the idea that it will need a temporary transitional agreement with Brussels to smooth its exit from the European Union, it may find the position of European leaders has hardened.

samsung jay lee Jay Lee, president and chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics, attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2015 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Scott Olson/Getty Images. Samsung's leader Jay Y. Lee was grilled by South ...

After years of waiting, Nintendo's finally got a new video game console on the way: the Nintendo Switch. nintendo switch Nintendo/YouTube. It's a hybrid console — you can play it at home, on your living room television, or you can take it on-the-go ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean special prosecutors team have filed fresh charges including bribery against a close friend of impeached President Park Geun-hye, the central figure in a political scandal that has engulfed the country, the team said on ...

Bob Bradley waited years for the chance to coach a team in one of Europe's top soccer leagues. When he finally got it, the job proved too big for him. The 58-year-old American was fired as Swansea manager on Tuesday, just 85 days after taking over at ...

There's only one smart way to take all the heavy breathing since Donald Trump's 10-minute telephone conversation last Friday with Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's president. Ignore it: Most of what's been ricocheting around the press last week misses the point ...

ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army's advance in Aleppo slowed on Thursday but a victory was still firmly in sight after President Bashar al-Assad vowed that retaking the nation's second city would change the course of the six-year civil ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The resounding "no" from Italian voters to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's referendum on constitutional reform was not a rejection of the European Union and its single currency, as jubilant populists from across the bloc claimed on Monday.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The resounding "no" from Italian voters to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's referendum on constitutional reform was not a rejection of the European Union and its single currency, as jubilant populists from across the bloc claimed on Monday.

Alongside his depiction as a “brutal dictator”, negative reflections on Fidel Castro since his death on November 25 have focused on his “mismanagement” of the Cuban economy and the consequent “extremes of poverty” suffered by ordinary Cubans.

SANTA CLARA, Cuba (AP) — When Nancy Belcourt was a girl, two of her uncles fled their home in the central Cuban countryside to join rebels fighting a counter-revolution against Fidel Castro. One was shot to death by firing squad, his bones found by ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a globally competitive world, American students have strides to make when it comes to math and science, where they lag behind a solid block of East Asian countries as well as Russia and Kazakhstan. Eighth graders in the United ...

President-elect Donald Trump's most friendly media ally, as well as others supportive of his presidential bid, criticized his apparent reversal Tuesday on pursuing an investigation against his former opponent, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton ...

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian television will broadcast testimony from victims of decades of authoritarian rule on Thursday, a first chance for the public to see the workings of a Truth and Dignity Commission intended to help cement democracy after the ...