May names Boris Foreign Secretary
LONDON – Theresa May became Britain’s prime minister on Wednesday with the task of leading its complex divorce from the European Union (EU), and...
Race on for next UN chief
NEW YORK – Ten of the 12 candidates vying to be the next United Nations (UN) Secretary-General took part in live televised debates on...
Egypt orders Muslim preachers to deliver identical weekly sermons
CAIRO – Egyptian authorities said on Tuesday Muslim clerics would be required to read out identical pre-written weekly sermons as part of the government's...
Tribunal says China has no historic title over South China Sea
AMSTERDAM/BEIJING – An arbitration court ruled on Tuesday that China has no historic title over the waters of the South China Sea and that...
Theresa May set to replace Cameron as rival quits UK PM race
LONDON – Interior minister Theresa May is set to become Britain's first woman prime minister since Margaret Thatcher after her only rival abruptly quit...
Britain tells citizens to leave South Sudan
JUBA – Britain advised its nationals on Saturday to leave South Sudan if they could do so safely, and said it was removing non-essential...