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IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2018-08-20 07:31]

Nine planes grounded by bomb threats

[2018-08-18 06:56]

SANTIAGO, Chile - Nine planes were forced to make emergency changes to their routes within Chilean, Argentine and Peruvian airspace on Thursday because of a wave of bomb threats issued to Chile's civil aviation authority, its director-general said.

Hundreds of newspapers slam 'Fake News' attack

[2018-08-18 06:56]

NEW YORK - Hundreds of US newspapers on Thursday launched a coordinated defense of press freedom and a rebuke of President Donald Trump for denouncing some media organizations as enemies of the people.

US sets up action group to press Iran

[2018-08-18 06:56]

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced a new high-level team to focus efforts to increase diplomatic and economic pressure on Iran.

Wildfire victims hit by tariffs

[2018-08-18 06:56]

Wildfire victims in California are among those hit by the US government's new tariffs, as they are facing increased costs to rebuild their homes.

IN BRIEF (Page 8)

[2018-08-18 06:56]

Tragedy highlights aging infrastructure

[2018-08-18 06:56]

MILAN - Collapsed concrete, twisted metal, crushed cars.

Fans say goodbye to 'Queen of Soul'

[2018-08-18 06:56]

DETROIT - Aretha Franklin, the music icon, legendary singer and "Queen of Soul" loved by millions whose history-making career spanned six decades, died at her Detroit home on Thursday. She was 76.

Brothers get ready to refloat bubble car

[2018-08-18 06:56]

ZURICH - With its quirky egg shape and minimalist interior, the bubble car was a symbol of cheap and cheerful mobility on European roads in the 1950s and 60s.

Xi greets Hun Sen over poll victory

[2018-08-17 07:08]

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, sent a message to Hun Sen, president of Cambodian People's Party on Wednesday, congratulating him on his party's victory in the sixth National Assembly Election.

Conflict 'harming Ebola effort' as cases increase

[2018-08-17 07:08]

The World Health Organization has raised concerns that continuing conflict in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak even as local health authorities confirmed the spread of the virus to another province in the eastern part of the country.

Two gunmen killed after Kabul siege

[2018-08-17 07:08]

KABUL - Two gunman who attacked an intelligence service compound on Thursday in the city's northwest have been killed, with police saying the nearly six-hour siege is over.

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