Bangkok - The Thai Raksa Chart Party cancelled its campaigning plans Saturday after the king rejected his sister's candidacy for prime minister.   The party had nominated Princess Ubolratana,...

Washington - A second woman stepped forward on Friday accusing the deputy governor of the US state of Virginia of sexual assault, deepening a scandal sparked by the state's governor connection to a...

New York - The UN's humanitarian aid coordinator issued a plea on Thursday for access to food aid that has been sitting in silos for months while millions of Yemenis are on the brink of famine....

Bratislava - German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacted cautiously on Thursday to reports that France was no longer supporting Germany in the construction of a second major gas pipeline from Russia...

Bucharest (dpa) - The German government wants the states of the European Union to find a temporary solution as soon as possible for rescue ships which are repeatedly being blocked in the...

  Brussels  - British Prime Minister Theresa May will seek concessions from the EU on her Brexit deal when she holds talks in Brussels on Thursday, despite the bloc's repeated insistence it...

Berlin - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he wants to save the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between the United States and Russia by bringing in more nuclear states....

Bogota – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday rejected plans to send international humanitarian aid into his country as a "political show," while preparations to deliver food and hospital...

Once a wartime foe of the US and an ally of the Soviet Union, Vietnam today pursues market economics and enjoys warm ties with Washington. It is also one of the fastest growing economies in the...