WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's labor secretary on Wednesday defended his handling of a secret plea deal he made with Jeffrey Epstein, as another woman came forward to allege that she was raped by the billionaire.
HONOLULU, Hawaii - Construction on a giant telescope will start again next week after lengthy court battles and passionate protests from those who say building it on Hawaii's tallest mountain will desecrate land sacred to some Native Hawaiians.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The British navy said it prevented three Iranian paramilitary vessels from impeding the passage of a British commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz early on Thursday, a day after Teheran warned of repercussions for the seizure of its own supertanker.
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, nominated to be the next president of the European Commission, tried hard on Wednesday to win support from members of the European Parliament who will vote on her confirmation next week.
The Export-Import Bank of China, also known as China EximBank, will step up efforts to support clean energy and development of renewable energy in Africa.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's ambitious pension reform bill passed an initial vote in Congress on Wednesday, a major step for his efforts to boost confidence in the country's lagging economy.
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted she was "very well", despite suffering her third trembling spell in less than a month on Wednesday, focusing attention on her health.
As the international community observes this year's World Population Day on July 11, policymakers across the world, especially in Asia, face a demographic paradox.
The world will be watching as experts carry out the painstaking restoration of one of the planet's most iconic and beloved works of art: Rembrandt's The Night Watch.
Facebook is facing a legal challenge in the European Court of Justice over the way it handles the transfer of users' data outside the European Union.
KABUL - In Kabul, it is hard to miss the late Ahmad Shah Massoud.
Save water. The message for Indians this summer is loud and clear from national and local leaders and water experts.
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