With IPO due, Uber aims to be ‘Amazon of transportation’
World
March 3, 2019
With IPO due, Uber aims to be ‘Amazon of transportation’
Uber, the ridesharing behemoth set to launch a stock offering soon, is aiming beyond sharing car rides to becoming the…
Syria force pounds holdout IS village
Middle East
March 3, 2019
Syria force pounds holdout IS village
Kurdish-led forces backed by US warplanes rained artillery fire and air strikes Sunday on besieged and outgunned jihadists making a…
High steaks: Meaty differences at Trump-Kim summit
Food
March 3, 2019
High steaks: Meaty differences at Trump-Kim summit
Sanctions and nuclear plants are not the only bones of contention between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un: while the…
Swastikas and statues, SE Asia’s fixation with Nazi iconography
World
March 3, 2019
Swastikas and statues, SE Asia’s fixation with Nazi iconography
Thai teen idol Namsai feared being booted from her band after a photo of her wearing a t-shirt with a…
Syria’s Kurds set free nearly 300 IS-linked Syrians
Middle East
March 3, 2019
Syria’s Kurds set free nearly 300 IS-linked Syrians
Nearly 300 Syrians suspected of belonging to the Islamic State jihadist group have been freed because they have “no blood…
Trump warns conservatives against ‘socialist nightmare’
World
March 3, 2019
Trump warns conservatives against ‘socialist nightmare’
President Donald Trump rallied right-wing activists Saturday with a speech offering conservative red meat on immigration, trade and the threat…
US, South Korea to end key joint military exercises
World
March 3, 2019
US, South Korea to end key joint military exercises
The US and South Korea announced Sunday an end to key annual large-scale military exercises in support of diplomatic efforts…
Canada launches extradition of top Chinese executive to US
World
March 2, 2019
Canada launches extradition of top Chinese executive to US
Canada on Friday launched the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the United States — the latest move in…
US slaps new sanctions on Venezuela regime as Russia ups support
World
March 2, 2019
US slaps new sanctions on Venezuela regime as Russia ups support
The United States and Russia clashed Friday over how to assist crisis-wracked Venezuela, with Moscow pledging new relief channeled through…
At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base
Middle East
March 2, 2019
At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base
At least 23 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on a joint US-Afghan base in southwestern Afghanistan,…