International

Obama vows to tighten sanctions on North Korea after missile launch

VIENTIANE, Laos — President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to toughen international sanctions against North Korea after its government conducted a test missile launch as world leaders gathered for summits in Asia. Speaking with reporters after a meeting here with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Obama said that the two agreed to work “diligently together” on […]

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International, USA

Fear and hacking on the campaign trail: Will the vote be secure?

WASHINGTON — Is it time to panic about Election Day? Not about the choices for president, but about whether the votes that millions of Americans will cast Nov. 8 will be secure. “My level of concern is pretty high,” said Thomas Hicks, chairman of the Election Assistance Commission, an independent, bipartisan group created to develop

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International, USA

Last hospitalized Pulse shooting survivor discharged after nearly 3 months

ORLANDO, Fla. — The last Pulse survivor who remained in the hospital since being admitted after the June 12 shooting has been released, according to Orlando Health. The health system announced the news in a tweet on Tuesday afternoon: “As of today, Orlando Regional Medical Center reports that all 35 Pulse victims who were patients

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USA

Putin Claims Successor Must Be ‘Young But Mature’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened up about who he envisions succeeding him, saying that whoever leads the country after him must be “young enough but mature,” in a rare insight into Kremlin succession plans. Putin was appointed acting president in 1999 and has been the most influential Russian politician since, serving as president for

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International

Merkel’s party falls behind right-wing AfD in her home state

Berlin (dpa) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU) has lost its position as second-strongest party in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD), according to official preliminary results. The AfD won 20.8 per cent, meaning it will enter the north-eastern state’s parliament for the first time. It already has deputies in

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International

At least two killed in Tel Aviv construction site collapse

Tel Aviv (dpa) – At least two people were killed and more than 20 injured after an under-construction car park collapsed Monday in northern Tel Aviv, according to local emergency services. Rescuers were attempting to extract seven people from the rubble on Monday evening, according to a police spokeswoman. Emergency services reported treating 25 people

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Middle East

Wildlife groups hail the Giant Panda’s revival

For half a century the Giant Panda has been a symbol of global attempts to preserve wildlife. Now there are signs that efforts to protect the iconic bears are showing some rewards. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) has reported that the species is no longer “Endangered” – although the

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International, The World We Share

Hugh O’Brian, TV’s Wyatt Earp, dies at 91

Hugh O’Brian, the star of TV’s “The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,” died Monday. He was 91. O’Brian died in Beverly Hills, Calif., according to a statement on the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Foundation website. Handsome, square-jawed and athletically fit, the dark-haired O’Brian appeared in a string of movies and TV anthology series in

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA