Turkey’s Oncupinar border crossing, which faces the Bab al-Salama frontier post inside Syria, remained closed on Sunday as refugees, mostly women and children, gathered there for a third day waiting for the gate to open.
Trump, who finished second behind Cruz, lit up Twitter on Wednesday with a series of posts saying the outcome was tainted because the Cruz campaign had deliberately spread misinformation about Trump’s stand on Obamacare and an erroneous report that Ben Carson was dropping...
New York City has welcomed Chinese New Year – which officially starts tomorrow – in style with a breathtaking fireworks display centred around the iconic Empire State Building.
The Obama administration is seeking $1.8 billion in emergency funds from Congress to combat the threat of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the White House announced Monday.
United States ambassador Samantha Powers called for robust responses to “violations” committed by the North Koreans. China’s cooperation is key to any sanctions resolution because it’s a veto-holding permanent member.
“This is corruption and it is ripping Nigerians off their money”, he said, adding that labour would continue to protest the 45 per cent increase until it was reversed or there was a substantive improvement in electricity supply.
Obama told a lot of jokes, but his best one involved his beloved 1995-96 Chicago Bulls (he’s from Chicago), whose 72-10 regular-season record is the best in National Basketball Association history and a mark the Warriors are trying to take down this season (they’re...
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis sex abuse advisory committee voted Saturday to sideline one of its members, a high-profile abuse survivor who had clashed with the commission over its mission.
This is the street in Tainan, Taiwan, where the Weiguan Jinlong high-rise building collapsed in a magnitude-6.4 quake that rocked the region on Saturday.
Mario Tama/Getty ImagesHealth officials have warned that the untreatable Zika virus can be transmitted through saliva. “We know that we must be prepared for the worst even as we hope for the best”.