US sends troops to evacuate embassy staff as Taliban claim fall...
KABUL: The United States will send troops to evacuate personnel from Afghanistan, as the Taliban Friday claimed the capture of second city Kandahar, capping...
Final chord: royal piano restorer sells lifetime’s collection
BIDDENDEN (UNITED KINGDOM) - There's little to distinguish the farm building in Kent, southeast England, from others nearby, except for one thing: the royal...
Swiss voters may get last word on ‘inclusive’ writing
GENEVA - Ensuring gender neutrality in writing is a tricky business, and nowhere more so than in Switzerland which uses four languages and may...
Experts eye unstable glacier within Italy’s Mont Blanc
PLANPINCIEUX (ITALY) - Scientists on Italy's side of the Mont Blanc massif are constantly monitoring a melting glacier, where the risk of collapse due...
Chinese court set to rule in spy trial of Canadian Michael...
DANDONG (CHINA) - A Chinese court is expected to deliver a verdict Wednesday in the trial of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor, detained on spying...
Wages rise in US as companies scramble for staff
WASHINGTON - An acute labor crunch amid the coronavirus pandemic is boosting US wages, with many large chains now paying $15 an hour, a...
Win for Biden as Senate passes massive infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden hailed the Senate passage Tuesday of a "historic" $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, celebrating a major bipartisan win on...
Chinese court upholds death sentence for Canadian in drugs case
BEIJING - A Chinese court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence passed on a Canadian citizen for drug smuggling -– one of a number...
Lee Jae-yong: paroled leader of S. Korea’s biggest business
SEOUL - The life of soon-to-be-released Samsung chief and South Korean billionaire Lee Jae-yong epitomises the privileges, power and perils of the super-rich in...
Prince Andrew sued in NY court for alleged sex abuse
NEW YORK: Britain's Prince Andrew was sued in a New York court on Monday for alleged sexual abuse of a woman who says she...
