After China said its coast guard helped rescue two Filipino fishermen near the disputed Scarborough SandbankThe Philippines claims the Chinese thwarted their own rescue attempt. Saturday’s incident was the latest to pit the rival claimants against South China Sea, after a series of confrontations over the past year, including clashes, the use of water cannons […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he was confident that the main phase of the war against the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip would be concluded soon. “We are moving toward the end of the phase of dismantling Hamas’s terror army,” he said in Jerusalem at a reception for cadets at

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is confident that the main phase of the war against the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip will soon be completed. “We are moving toward the end of the phase of dismantling Hamas’s terror army,” he said in Jerusalem at a reception for cadets at the National Defense Academy. “We

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police have arrested one of the founders of Tren de Aragua, a transnational gang founded in a Venezuelan prison and now involved in multiple criminal enterprises in Latin America, authorities said Monday. Larry Álvarez was arrested near the central Colombian city of Circasia, according to a statement from the country’s

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A United Nations human rights working group on Monday called for the immediate release of jailed Pakistani former prime minister Imran Khanand said he had been detained “arbitrarily and in violation of international law.” The Geneva-based United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention made the demand after investigating Khan’s case, in which

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Monday brokered talks between Somalia and Ethiopia to ease diplomatic tensions between the East African neighbors, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. Tensions between the two African countries have been rising since Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with the breakaway region of Somaliland in January, a deal Somalia has

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has authorized new strikes against CN and CPKC. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) This story originally appeared on Trains.com LAVAL, Quebec — Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have voted to reauthorize strikes at CPKC and CN, the union announced Saturday. A total of 89.5 percent of union members participated in

Archaeologists have discovered a ‘City of the Dead’ in Aswan, Egypt near the Mausoleum of Aga Khan IIIending five years of digging. Ultimately, three hundred graves containing ancient mummies were discovered in a 270,000-foot burial ground. According to Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of EgyptAccording to officials, there are about 36 mummies in each grave,

DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — French footballer Jules Koundé said he is “disappointed in the direction our country is going” after results from the first round of parliamentary elections brought the country’s far-right party closer to power than ever. Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National, a party with a history of racism and xenophobia and once shunned

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commissions or revenue from certain items through these links.” Eight times World Rally Championship winner Sebastien Ogier was involved in a crash last week while preparing for the Rally Poland race, and one of the occupants of the other vehicle has since died. The crash, which occurred in the