Trio win medicine Nobel for work on how cells adapt to oxygen
by Pia OHLIN in Stockholm with Patrick GALEY in Paris Three researchers from the US and Britain on Monday shared the Nobel Medicine Prize for research into how human cells…
Second Trump whistleblower comes forward with first-hand information: lawyer
A second whistleblower has come forward, this one with first-hand information about events that triggered an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump, the informant's lawyer said Sunday. The original whistleblower…
Hong Kong cabinet member floats internet censorship to contain unrest
by Jerome TAYLOR / Pak YIU Hong Kong's government may censor the internet in a bid to contain months of increasingly violent pro-democracy protests, a cabinet member said Monday, after an…
US forces start Syria border pullback, alarming Kurds
by Delil Souleiman US forces in Syria started pulling back Monday from Turkish border areas, opening the way for Ankara's threatened military invasion and heightening fears of a jihadist resurgence.…
Hong Kong braces for more protests as lawmakers go to court
by Jerome TAYLOR The majority of Hong Kong's subway stations remained closed Sunday as the city braced for more protests with pro-democracy activists vowing to hit the streets and opposition…
As US factories falter, White House insists economy like ‘a rock’
by Douglas Gillison After a brief surge during his first years in office, and despite his lofty promises, the American manufacturing rebound has begun to crumble under President Donald Trump.…
French drug smuggler moving to Indonesia’s ‘Alcatraz’ after escape bid
A French drug smuggler who briefly faced execution in Indonesia will be transferred to a high-security prison island, dubbed the nation's "Alcatraz", following a second escape bid, a corrections official…
Trump openly calls on Ukraine, China to investigate Biden
by Paul HANDLEY US President Donald Trump openly called on China as well as Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 election rival Joe Biden, taunting Democrats seeking his impeachment for…
Black year for European beekeepers
by Celine CORNU with Isabel MALSANG in Paris, Laurence BOUTREUX in Madrid and Mihaela RODINA in Bucharest This year has been a black one for many European beekeepers, particularly in…
Malaysian PM says Hong Kong leader should quit
Malaysia's prime minister said Friday Hong Kong's embattled leader should resign over the city's increasingly violent pro-democracy protests and warned China would take "harsh action" to end the demonstrations. Hong…