Istanbul President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered to set up a working group on Turkey's planned purchase of an advanced Russian missile system during a phone call Monday with US President Donald Trump....
Wellington - Two French tourists are facing charges in New Zealand after a strong smell led police to discover an unexpected haul of cannabis in their car. Sergeant Steve Watt told the New...
Madrid - By Carola Frentzen, - Voters in Spain's parliamentary election were turning out in higher numbers than in the previous general election, the electoral authority said at the half-way mark on...
Colombo – Most of the Catholic and Christian churches across Sri Lanka cancelled services due to security reasons on Sunday, one week after a series of bombings that left more than 250 people dead....
Tel Aviv - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin says the shooting at a synagogue in California "is yet another painful reminder that anti-Semitism and hatred of Jews is still with us, everywhere." ...
Washington (tca/dpa) - When he took over a troubled State Department a year ago, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo promised to restore its "swagger," an unlikely goal for the staid diplomatic set....
Tokyo - A 10-day holiday period started in Japan on Saturday, also taking in Emperor Akihito's abdication this coming Tuesday. Japan's "Golden Week," during which a number of national holidays...
Sacramento, California (tca/dpa) - The father of Kings rookie Marvin Bagley III launched a public defence on social media Thursday after his son's name came up in FBI wiretaps in federal court....
Kabu – A Taliban ambush on a police convoy in western Farah province has left at least 10 dead, Afghan officials said on Thursday. The forces were going to defuse an explosive in Anar Dara...
Brussels - The European Union on Thursday condemned a new Russian decree making it easier for people living in separatist-controlled regions of eastern Ukraine to obtain Russian passports. ...