BEIJING, China: Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of China's Shaolin Temple, was sentenced to 24 years in prison for crimes such as embezzlement...

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. judge on May 29 temporarily stopped President Donald Trump's administration from creating a nearly US$1.8...

PARIS, France: French lawmakers voted on May 28 to officially cancel old slavery-era laws that treated enslaved people as property...

DUBAI, U.A.E.: The U.S. military said on May 28 that Iran broke a fragile ceasefire after Kuwait reported being attacked following...

VIENTIANE, Laos: Five people who were trapped inside a cave in Laos for about a week were found alive on May 27. Rescue teams from...

BERLIN, Germany: A man suspected of helping a convicted attacker carry out a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial was arrested in...

PARIS, France: France will begin reimbursing weight-loss medications for severely obese patients from mid-June, becoming the first...

LONDON, UK: Chinese online retailer Temu has been fined 200 million euros (US$232 million) by the European Union after regulators found...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Caesars Entertainment, one of the most recognizable names on the Las Vegas Strip, is being acquired by Fertitta...

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rallied to fresh all-time highs on Friday, capping a winning week with broad-based gains as the Dow...

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Postal Service has signed a multi-year agreement with DHL eCommerce for last-mile parcel delivery services...

UPPSALA, Sweden: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that Ukraine will buy 20...