PARIS/RIYADH – European leaders meeting in Paris for emergency talks Monday called for higher spending to ramp up the continent’s defense capabilities but remained split on the idea of deploying...

Beirut – A deadline expired Tuesday for all Israeli troops to leave south Lebanon under a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, hours after Israel said it planned to remain in five...

New York – Canada set up another politically charged ice hockey grudge match against the United States on Monday by beating Finland 5-3 to reach the final of the NHL...

WASHINGTON/TAIPEI – Taiwan is exploring buying arms worth billions of dollars from the United States, sources briefed on the matter said, hoping to win support from the administration of U.S....

Tables up, seats in an upright position, cabin crew prepare for takeoff. Nils Nielsen’s version of Nadeshiko Japan is all set for its inaugural outing to the United States for...

Toronto – A Delta Airlines jet with 80 people onboard crash landed Monday at the Toronto airport, officials said, flipping upside down and leaving at least 15 people injured but...

Riyadh – Top U.S. and Russian diplomats will meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting the countries’ fractured relations and making a tentative start on trying to...

Thailand’s Minor Hotels is entering the Japanese market in an effort to get a piece of the booming inbound tourist business. “This market entry is a pivotal milestone in our...

Armed with a slingshot, Taiwanese bounty hunter Wu Cheng-hua bends sideways and aims his lethal weapon up at a green iguana, one of tens of thousands in the crosshairs of...