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USC doctor arrested for sexual abuse

[2019-06-28 07:29]

Los Angeles authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of George Tyndall, the former University of Southern California gynecologist who is accused of sexual misconduct involving hundreds of women, including many Chinese overseas students.

From Rio de Janeiro to Rome, a battle for selfie supremacy

[2019-06-28 07:29]

RIO DE JANEIRO - Under the immense Christ the Redeemer statue that overlooks Rio de Janeiro and its picturesque Guanabara Bay, dozens of tourists jockey for position to get selfies with the stunning panoramic view illuminated by the setting sun.

COSCO offers interns opportunities

[2019-06-28 07:29]

In about two years, Malaysian graduate Charles Chan Chow Khong has grown from an intern at the Kuala Lumpur branch of COSCO Shipping Lines to a mentor.

Johnson says no-deal exit unlikely

[2019-06-28 07:29]

Britain's Conservative Party leadership contest front-runner Boris Johnson has backtracked on his previous comments made on Brexit negotiations, saying there is only a "million-to-one" chance that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union without a divorce deal.

2020 Democrats to converge for debates

[2019-06-27 07:30]

Joe Biden won't be on the stage, but the former US vice-president and front-runner for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination is likely to be the target when 10 rivals hold their first debate on Wednesday in Miami, Florida.

Student debt a 'life sentence' for millions

[2019-06-27 07:30]

LOS ANGELES - Haley Walters is five years away from earning her law degree. If everything goes according to plan, she will be under a mountain of $100,000 in student debt by the time she enters the work force.

Vietnam, EU to ink free trade agreement

[2019-06-27 07:30]

The European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement will be signed on Sunday in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, local media reported on Wednesday.

San Francisco to become 1st US city to ban e-cigarettes

[2019-06-27 07:30]

San Francisco will soon become the first city in the United States to ban the sale of e-cigarettes. The elected Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed a landmark bill that would prohibit the sale, manufacture and distribution of electronic smoking devices and flavored tobacco products on city property.

Heat across Europe sparks scramble for shade

[2019-06-26 07:14]

PARIS - Fans flew off store shelves and water fountains offered relief from the heat as temperatures soared in Europe on Monday, with officials urging vigilance ahead of even hotter conditions forecast later in the week.

Chinese Ambassador confident London will not bow to pressure

[2019-06-26 07:14]

Liu Xiaoming, China's ambassador to the United Kingdom, has said he believes the UK government "will act independently and in its own interests" as it considers whether to join a United States-led boycott of the use of certain Huawei technology.

UK slammed for large prison population

[2019-06-26 07:14]

Politicians in the United Kingdom have been urged to lead a public debate on the best way to punish criminals after it emerged that England and Wales are putting more people behind bars than any other country in Western Europe.

US set to launch 'deal of century'

[2019-06-26 07:14]

MANAMA/JERUSALEM - The first stage of US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan was expected to be launched in Bahrain on Tuesday at a conference the White House touts as a bid to drum up $50 billion in investment in the region. Palestinians, however, have derides it as an "economy first" approach doomed to fail.

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