World Jan 11 Myanmar holds 2nd round of voting in country's 1st general election since military takeover Critics say the polls organized by the military government are neither free nor fair and are an effort by the military to legitimize its rule after seizing power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021.
World Jan 11 Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 infants in tradition marking end of the Christmas season In his first baptismal ceremony as pope, Leo celebrated the Lord’s gift of faith to the children, saying that it gives sense to the gift of life.
World Jan 11 U.S. launches new retaliatory strikes against Islamic State group in Syria The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.
Nation Jan 10 Suspect charged with murder in Mississippi after 6 killed in shootings Authorities have charged a 24-year-old man with murder after six people — including a child — were killed in a series of shootings in northeast Mississippi.
World Jan 10 Greenland's party leaders firmly reject Trump's push for U.S. takeover of island “We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,” Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and four party leaders said in a statement Friday night.
Politics Jan 09 WATCH: Trump says Russia or China will occupy Greenland 'if we don't' The president said that he would like to make a deal “the easy way” to acquire Greenland, because if the U.S. doesn’t own it, he claimed Russia or China will take over it, and the U.S. does not want them…
Nation Jan 08 Federal immigration agents shoot 2 people in Portland, Oregon, police say Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota, authorities said.
World Jan 08 Doctors Without Borders suspend services at Haiti clinic after gang violence The group said the violent clashes trapped seven community volunteers at the clinic for several hours on Tuesday.
World Jan 08 Why Southeast Asia's online scam industry is so hard to shut down Despite high-profile arrests, dismantling the industry is tough, but activists say arrests are crucial to stopping these globally emerging operations.
Politics Jan 08 Trump blasts 5 Republican senators for war powers vote Democrats and five Republicans in the Senate voted to advance the resolution on a 52-47 vote. Thursday's development ensures a later vote will be taken for final passage.