U.S. secretary of state to make first trip to Asia
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first trip to Asia next week and meet with senior officials to discuss North Korea’s recent missile tests and U.S.
North Korea bars Malaysians from leaving, in ‘diplomatic meltdown’
KUALA LUMPUR/SEOUL North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country on Tuesday, sparking tit-for-tat action by Malaysia, as police investigating the murder of Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur sought to question three men hiding in the North Korean embassy.
New Travel Ban Garners Same Verdict in Middle East: A Slap at Muslims
CAIRO — Lighter, tighter and more carefully worded, the reworked travel ban announced by the Trump administration on Monday aims to pass legal muster in the United States while meeting its stated objective of combating Islamist terrorism.
Turkish Referendum Has Country Trading Barbs With Germany Over Free Speech
BERLIN — Germany and Turkey have been locked in an intensifying war of words over the past week, as campaigning heats up before an April referendum in Turkey on a new Constitution that would expand the powers of President
Furyk, Weir land Cup roles
Jim Furyk and Mike Weir have been named as the final assistant captains of this year’s Presidents Cup teams.
Serena out of Indian Wells
Serena Williams has pulled out of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, meaning she will lose her position as world No 1.
British Woman’s Revolt Against High Heels Becomes a Cause in Parliament
LONDON — When Nicola Thorp was sent home for refusing to wear high heels to her job as a receptionist in London’s financial district, she did not cower in her sensible flats.
UK’s May defeated as lawmakers demand power to reject final Brexit terms
LONDON Britain’s upper house of parliament voted on Tuesday to give lawmakers more power to reject the final terms of the country’s exit from the European Union, ignoring pleas from Prime Minister Theresa May’s government not to hamstring their negotiations.
