World
28 Oct 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping has revived a sense of revolutionary nostalgia, encouraging a cult of personality that takes its cues from Chairman Mao himself. And red tourism, which includes the communist revolution's most important sites, is booming.
28 Oct 2017
The Madrid government sacks Catalonia’s president and dismisses its parliament, hours after the region declared itself an independent nation in Spain’s gravest political crisis since the return of democracy four decades ago.
28 Oct 2017
South Korea's defence ministry holds a welcome ceremony for U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
28 Oct 2017
A small asteroid or comet that has been spotted racing through our solar system may have come from elsewhere in the galaxy, U.S. space scientists say, possibly marking the first such interstellar visitor observed from Earth.
28 Oct 2017
Venezuela’s state-run oil company said it transferred the funds to make an $842 million principal payment on its bonds due Friday, overcoming the first of many hurdles the country will face in coming days as it seeks to avoid sinking into default.
28 Oct 2017
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence headed to Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota on Friday, which is home to B-52 bombers and also oversees Intercontinental Ballistic Missile silos throughout the area.
28 Oct 2017
Lady Gaga and Joe Biden join forces, speak up about sexual assault.
28 Oct 2017
Syrian government strikes on rebel-held Rastan kill three - monitor.
28 Oct 2017
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy dismissed the Catalan regional government and dissolved its parliament, calling a regional election for Dec. 21.
28 Oct 2017
Golfer Tiger Woods pleaded guilty on Friday to reckless driving and agreed to enter a program for first-time offenders to avoid a conviction for driving under the influence.
28 Oct 2017
After five months stranded at sea, two women -- and their two dogs - have been rescued by a US Navy vessel. A fishing boat spotted the two sailors, who had drifted more than a thousand kilometers off course after their sailboat was damaged.
28 Oct 2017
After a declaration of independence in Barcelona, Spain's national government triggers article 155 of the constitution approving direct rule over Catalonia.