MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than a dozen Mexican companies and four people it says worked with a powerful drug trafficking cartel to scam elderly Americans in a multimillion-dollar timeshare fraud. The network of 13 businesses in areas near the...
JOHANNESBURG — The South African government on Wednesday dismissed the U.S. State Department’s latest assessment of the country’s human rights conditions as “inaccurate and deeply flawed.” The Trump administration this week released human rights reports for countries worldwide, including...
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Wednesday registered 1,800 unemployed Afghans expelled from neighboring countries for the chance to work in Qatar in the latest round of a labor agreement with the Gulf nation, a Labor Ministry spokesman said. The program is aimed at easing unemployment in Afghanistan,...
Beyond the Game Kaila Napolis’ World Games silver a testament to Filipino spirit By Brian Yalung Jenna Kaila Napolis is quietly making a name for herself as the icebreaker for the Philippines when it comes to delivering medals. The 28-year-old won the silver medal in the women’s jiu-jitsu...
Real estate giant Ayala Land Inc. is diverting ₱1.44 billion in funds raised from the sale of AREIT Inc. shares to pay for its acquisition of the 578-room New World Hotel from the redevelopment budget of Bank of the Philippine Islands’ Ayala headquarters. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining the leaders of France, Britain and Canada in signaling they would do so. His remarks followed weeks of urging from within his Cabinet and from many in Australia to...
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president will pardon jailed former justice minister and liberal ally Cho Kuk this week, officials said Monday, cutting short his two-year sentence for falsifying academic records to help his children enter prestigious schools. The decision will also reinstate...
NEW DELHI — No stray dogs roaming the streets of New Delhi? That could be possible in the future after India’s top court ordered authorities in New Delhi to start removing all stray dogs from the streets, and to sterilize and relocate them to shelters permanently. In its order Monday, the...
TOKYO — Downpours on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued and several people were reported missing. A low-pressure system has been stuck over...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte met her Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto on Monday during a visit aimed at strengthening economic ties as the two countries look to expand into new markets to overcome geopolitical challenges and rising trade barriers. The talks came...
KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and wounded two others in a region some 260 miles (418 kilometers) east of Moscow, a Russian official said Monday, as fighting continued ahead of Friday 's Russia-U.S. summit in which President Vladimir Putin seeks a peace deal to...
BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian senator and presidential hopeful whose shooting at a political rally in June recalled some of the darkest chapters of the country 's drug-fueled violence died Monday. The family of Miguel Uribe Turbay said the politician died at a hospital in the capital,...
