Category Archives: World

LONDON - Singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi and rapper Dave led the nominations Tuesday for the U.K. music industry's Brit Awards, which have been criticized for the lack of female artists nominated for ...

LAHORE, Pakistan - The U.N. secretary-general said Tuesday the virus outbreak that began in China poses "a very dangerous situation" for the world, but "is not out of control." Speaking in an intervie...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Thursday in a visit focused primarily on discussing shared security concerns about regional rival Iran...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of a new virus spiked and he pleaded for help fr...

The Boy Scouts of America urged victims to come forward Tuesday as the historic, 110-year-old organization filed for bankruptcy protection in the first step toward creating a huge compensation fund fo...

TOKYO - Japan's health ministry confirmed Thursday that two elderly passengers taken off the Diamond Princess cruise ship have died from the new virus, becoming the first fatalities from the virus-str...

BEIJING - As a mysterious new virus enveloped central China's Wuhan early this year, Liu Zhiming mobilized all the resources of his hospital in the city's Wuchang district to deal with the thousands o...

NEW YORK - After gaining millions of young readers for her "Divergent" fantasy series, Veronica Roth decided she and her characters were ready for the next phase - a novel for adults. "I grew up on st...

ROME - Authorities in northern Italy arrested the captain of a Lebanese-flagged cargo ship on suspicion of international arms trafficking Wednesday while they investigate if the vessel transported tan...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The American husband of a Chinese woman who has been missing since October was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in her death, even though her body hasn't been found. Joseph E...