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More heavy rain forecast for Japan as death toll rises to 16
Japanese rescue crews took advantage of a break in the weather on Saturday to search for survivors of torrential rain, floods and ...Former martial arts star Battulga wins Mongolian presidential election
Populist former martial arts star and businessman Khaltmaa Battulga has won Mongolia\'s presidential run-off election, according to voter data from the General ...Western Canada wildfires prompt evacuations of thousands in British Colombia
Thousands of residents in the interior of Western Canada\'s British Columbia province have evacuated their homes because of two rapidly spreading wildfires ...US-Russia agreement calls for cease-fire in southwest Syria
The United States and Russia struck an agreement Friday on a cease-fire in southwest Syria, crowning President Donald Trump\'s first meeting with ...G20 summit begins amid violent protests
The Group of 20 summit is under way in this northern German city amid violent street protests outside and tensions inside the ...Trump, Putin in first showdown at fractious G20
US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin shook hands as they met for the first time Friday at a G20 ...Egypt military says 26 soldiers killed or wounded in Sinai
Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula where the Islamic State group ...Palestinians hail UNESCO Hebron vote slammed by Israel
The Palestinians hailed a UNESCO decision Friday to add the heart of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron to the endangered ...Trump, Putin hold first meeting at protest-marred G20 summit
US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meeting Friday at a G20 summit marred by violent ...Congo requests financial support from donors amid economic crisis
Democratic Republic of Congo\'s government has formally requested financial support from international donors as it confronts a worsening economic crisis, a letter ...




