LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday announced plans for a new theme park in the United Arab Emirates, underscoring the country’s emergence as a global financial and entertainment hub.

MUZAFFARABAD (PAKISTAN) - Pakistan has warned it will "avenge" those killed by Indian air strikes that New Delhi said were in response to an attack in Kashmir, signalling an imminent escalation in the worst violence in decades between the n...

VATICAN CITY — Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat behind the heavy doors of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel for their second day of voting.

VATICAN – Among the massive crowds of people waiting for the first round of smoke to emanate from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, several Filipino Catholic pilgrims were hoping for the Church to be led by a pope who is one of their own:...

BEIJING/WASHINGTON – China and the United States are scheduled to hold official trade talks later this week, as Beijing reiterates its commitment to dialogue and cooperation while firmly safeguarding its legitimate interests in the face of...

NEW YORK — Two persimmon saplings, which were grown from the seeds of a tree that was exposed to the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, were planted at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday to mark the 80th year since the bombings...

WASHINGTON - Senior US and Chinese officials will travel to Switzerland later this week to kickstart stalled trade talks following President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff rollout, according to statements from both countries.

NEW YORK - The Associated Press news agency will continue to credit one of its most distinctive photos, "Napalm Girl" taken during the Vietnam War, to photographer Nick Ut despite questions about who took it, the wire said Tuesday.

JAKARTA - On a rainy day in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, three men coated in metallic paint known as the "manusia silver", or silvermen, brave the elements at an intersection near a mall to ask drivers for change.

Yangon - Myanmar’s junta declared a new post-earthquake truce on May 6, days after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of violating with a continued campaign of air strikes.