What was once an indoor arena typically used in sporting events was transformed into a lush green wonderland on Wednesday night for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Welcome Dinner which will be hosted by Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III.
He's younger than the next youngest leader by six years and nearly a full generation behind the 60-year-old average age of his Pacific Rim peers.
WELLINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - New Zealand Rugby continued to mourn former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu on Thursday as they sent captain Richie McCaw into retirement.
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's national assembly extended a state of emergency in the western Lake Chad region by four months on Wednesday following a double attack by Boko Haram militants that killed some 12 people.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Reuters) - Russia's sporting reputation was in tatters and drug cheats around the world put on notice on Wednesday as an emboldened World Anti-Doping Agency vowed to step up the war on performance-enhancing drugs.
Colombian President Jose Manuel Santos left the Philippines Thursday morning as he completed his participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting.
Taco Bell is rescuing its first restaurant by moving it to another city.
The Australian government announced on Thursday it had barred foreigners from buying a company that owns the world's largest cattle ranch and other Australian farmland greater in area than South Korea.
Top prosecutors in three states reportedly being assessed as potential future homes for Guantanamo Bay detainees are imploring the Obama administration not to send the prisoners to their states.
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Richie McCaw, who captained New Zealand to two Rugby World Cup triumphs and was one of the best players ever to grace the game, brought an end to his 14-year international career by announcing his retirement on Thursday.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - British buyout group Charterhouse has set a Friday deadline for bids for its German insulation materials firm Armacell, which could be worth up to 1 billion euros (693 million pounds), people familiar with its plans said.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - They share a small two-bedroom apartment in Sacramento with few possessions, but for Syrian refugee Mohammad Abd Rabboh, his wife and two daughters, there is finally freedom from fear.
After the bombs and Kalashnikov fire of the Paris attacks, a mere document - a passport - found near the body of an attacker is generating a new wave of dread throughout Europe and beyond. But whether the document ended up...
The suicide bomber exploded as truckers were tucking into dinner at the bustling marketplace where vendors urged them to buy sugar cane. At least 34 people were killed and another 80 wounded in Yola, a town packed with...
WELLINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - With nothing left to prove, Richie McCaw has brought the curtain down on a 14-year international career that has left many calling him the greatest rugby player of all time.
QUITO (Reuters) - President Rafael Correa will not stand in the 2017 general election, though his political party will push for constitutional changes allowing indefinite re-election, Ecuador's National Assembly president said on Wednesday.
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose firmly on Thursday in the wake of Wall Street's solid gains after Federal Reserve minutes indicated belief that U.S. interest rates can increase in December without causing an abrupt market reaction.
LONDON (Reuters) - The parliament's upper house backed on Wednesday lowering the voting age to 16 in a planned referendum on Britain's continued membership of the European Union, a move that could delay the timing of the crucial vote.
LONDON (Reuters) - The parliament's upper house backed on Wednesday lowering the voting age to 16 in a planned referendum on Britain's continued membership of the European Union, a move that could delay the timing of the crucial vote.
LONDON (Reuters) - Four months after quitting Liverpool for Manchester City, Raheem Sterling will have the first opportunity to justify the move by getting one over his former employers when the teams meet at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
TAIPEI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks rose on Thursday following overseas markets, but trading may stay cautious because of global concerns.
CLEMSON — After a slow start, the No. 2-ranked South Carolina women’s basketball team proved it intends to contend for a return trip to the Final Four — while Clemson took confidence in showing competitive flashes with an elite program.
The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local):
The Islamic State group on Wednesday released a photo of a bomb hidden in a soft drink can that it said had brought down a Russian passenger jet over Egypt last month, and it also announced it had killed hostages from...
The Islamic State group has dramatically expanded its theatre of operations from its hub in Syria and Iraq, executing or inspiring a series of attacks across three continents that claimed more than 800 lives this year.