Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase
WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-year American effort to help Colombia vanquish its violent drug cartels and end its festering guerrilla war. It was also a chance for tw...
Uber Drivers and Others in the Gig Economy Take a Stand
Last September, Dallas-area drivers for UberBlack, the company’s high-end car service, rec...
Feds’ encryption fears overblown, report finds
Ever since Apple and Google made their operating systems encrypted by default in 2014, the f...
Super expensive champagnes to pop during the holidays
Lily Bollinger, of the House of Bollinger Champagne, once famously said, “I drink Champagn...
Brexit: MPs vote to take control of Brexit process for indicative votes
MPs have voted to take control of Commons business in an unprecedented move to try to find a majority for any Brexit option. The ...
Algeria army urges removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Algeria's army chief of staff has demanded President Abdelaziz Bouteflika be declared unfit to rule after weeks of protests agains...
Merkel favourite takes the reins as ruling party votes for moderation
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has been elected the new leader of Germany's ruling conservative party, bringing to an end a historic p...
New Zealand’s potential new flag looks decided, but what about the color?
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealanders know what their new potential national flag will look like, except that they're not quite...
Scottish independence: UK government ‘will not grant indyref2 consent’
Theresa May's deputy has said the Scottish Parliament will not be given the power to hold an independence referendum by 2021. Cab...
Pope’s year-end message warns about ‘tyranny of evil’
VATICAN CITY – In the final hours of 2015, Pope Francis is encouraging humanity to hang on to recollections of good deeds, so that...
US shutdown: Parties in fresh talks as next deadline looms
Syria conflict: Trump ‘committed to defeating IS’, says Lindsey Graham
Charlie Whiting: F1 race director dies aged 66 on eve of season-opener in Melbourne
Take a gander: Audubon Society’s Christmas bird count underway
Iran offers prisoner swap for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
