Concert promoters in the U.S. are stepping back from plans to scan festivalgoers with facial recognition technology, after musicians and others gave it some serious side-eye.
Tokyo city officials are in a public feud with the International Olympic Committee over IOC plans — made without consulting the city or local organizers — to
Pivoting from the dramatic killing of the Islamic State group’s leader, the Pentagon is increasing U.S. efforts to protect Syria’s oil fields from the extremist group
A bus that was partially swallowed when a sinkhole opened during morning rush hour in downtown Pittsburgh has been removed from the hole. Authorities said this week
The secretary of the UK’s pro-euthanasia group Exit has been jailed for two and a half years for aiding and abetting suicide. Nicholas Reed was found guilty
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have handed out candy to hundreds of military families and local schoolchildren as the White House got a head start
The government promised more improvements in conditions for foreign companies including an end to officials pressing them to hand over technology ― a key irritant in its tariff
A Swiss minister says over 10% of the Alpine country's glaciers have been lost over the last five years — a depletion not seen in over a century —
The number of young Americans watching online videos every day has more than doubled, according to survey findings released yesterday. They're glued to them for nearly an hour
Syrian Kurdish forces killed the right-hand man and spokesman for the Islamic State group in a joint operation with U.S. troops in northern Syria, just hours after U.S. special forces
The European Union agreed yesterday to delay Brexit until Jan. 31 next year — making the concession just three days before Britain was due to become the first country ever
General Franco’s dictatorship has effectively ended with the announcement heir designate Prince Juan Carlos will take over as provisional head of state for Spain. The move comes as a result of
After 34 years on the endangered species list, a tiny Midwestern bird is ready to fly free of federal protection. Once diminished by hunting for feathers for hats and hurt by
French luxury group LVMH has offered to buy Tiffany & Co. for $14.5 billion in cash, sending shares in the New York jewelers soaring. The purchase would add another household name
A German exporters’ association is welcoming the European Union’s decision to delay Brexit until Jan. 31, but says this should be the final extension. The EU agreed yesterday to delay Britain’s
Thousands of Mexicans took to the streets of the capital to dance beside giant skulls and skeletons yesterday as Mexico City rolled out its fourth edition of a Day
HONG KONG While groups of hardcore protesters tangling with riot police have become the movement’s most visible symbol, others are using skin and ink to show their support. More on
Catholic bishops from across the Amazon called Saturday for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy shortage in the region, an historic proposal that would upend
The first Chinese leader to visit Britain, Chairman Hua Kuo-Feng, has arrived in London at the start of a six-day visit. He was welcomed at Heathrow airport by Prime Minister Margaret
A teenager has broken into a German prison in an attempt to win back his ex-girlfriend. Prison authorities in the northwestern town of Vechta told news agency dpa the 18-year-old scaled
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