For the first time this year, the United States has sent two warships through the strategic Taiwan Strait, according to the Taiwanese government. The move risks further heightening tensions with China, which considers Taiwan

The Afghan Taliban has named one of its co-founders as the leader of its political office in Qatar, as part of a major reshuffle that comes as talks with the United States to end the

Rescuers in Indonesia are racing to find more than two dozen people still missing after torrential rains unleashed flash floods and landslides that killed at least 30 people in South Sulawesi province, according to officials. Thousands

Rights group Amnesty International has said Egyptians are facing an unprecedented attack on freedom of expression. Egyptian authorities detained at least 113 people in 2018 for peacefully expressing their views, Amnesty International said in

Dozens of Congolese Ebola survivors are dispelling rumours and caring for patients and lone children in the world's second-deadliest outbreak, health workers said on Thursday. The virus is spreading fast in eastern Democratic Republic

New York (CNN Business)Under Armour makes sporting equipment, workout clothes, sneakers — and now, astronaut apparel. Virgin Galactic, which plans to use a rocket-powered plane to fly groups of tourists to the edge of

Hong Kong (CNN Business)Western governments may be piling the pressure on Huawei but that's not holding back its fast-growing smartphone business.A senior executive at the Chinese tech company said Thursday that Huawei expects to

Yokosuka, Japan (CNN)The first time 22-year-old Akiko Hirayama stepped on board a navy ship, she was transfixed by the hardware."I was so amazed by all the torpedoes and missiles on the ship and its

Hong Kong (CNN Business)China's economy may be slowing down, but the country is still set to eclipse the United States as the world's top retail market for the first time.Retail sales in China will

BRUSSELS, BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad has suspended special multiple-entry visas for EU diplomats to Damascus. “We are continuing as the EU ... to do whatever we can to avoid it having an impact