Jitters as Russia-Belarus war games set to begin
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Military officials in Belarus are seeking to calm Western fears about major war games taking place with Russia, hours before they are due to get underway.
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Military officials in Belarus are seeking to calm Western fears about major war games taking place with Russia, hours before they are due to get underway.
BEIJING (AP) — China is mourning the death of the world's oldest panda, Basi, who passed away at the age of 37.
Speed now clearly trumps experience when it comes to building the defense.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global stocks were mostly lower on Thursday after data showed retail sales and industrial output growth slowed in China.
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The Latest on violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state and the flood of ethnic Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh (all times local):
The second-year receiver returns to the practice field following his suspension and can play against Atlanta on Sunday night.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A group that offers homeowners a discount for outfitting their homes with solar panels says it won't be able to meet the demand for that discount before a new Indiana law limiting compensation for solar power…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian family that spent nearly two years with the Islamic State group in Syria has denounced IS militants as interested only in power, money and sex in a video released by Indonesia's counterterrorism agency.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says the international marathon body is injecting politics into sports by excluding an Israeli race because it passes through contested West Bank territory.
DETROIT (AP) — Small business owners in Detroit can apply for matching grants of up to $25,000 through Motor City Re-Store to improve the curb appeal of their shops.
Legendary director 'An American Werewolf in London' director John Landis admits he told his son Max not to take on the remake of the movie.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University's entrepreneurship and innovation hub is getting a major financial boost.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Japanese electronics company Panasonic Corp. has announced it will be closing its Salem solar plant in late October after operating for less than a decade.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Stars of the Grand Ole Opry will gather Thursday to honor country singer Troy Gentry, a member of the popular country duo Montgomery Gentry, who died in a helicopter crash.
LONDON (AP) — A new plastic ten-pound note featuring Jane Austen, one of Britain's most renowned authors, has gone into circulation.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's top government spokesman said Thursday that a North Korean threat to sink Japan with a nuclear bomb is "extremely provocative and outrageous."
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top House and Senate Democrats say they have reached agreement with President Donald Trump to protect thousands of younger immigrants from deportation and fund some border security enhancements — not including Trump's coveted border wall.
BEIJING (AP) — Four Chinese navy ships have departed for joint drills with Russia in the latest sign of growing cooperation between the two militaries that could challenge the U.S. armed forces' role in the Asia-Pacific.
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Thursday was bracing for Typhoon Doksuri, which is expected to be the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit the Southeast Asian country in several years.
British hunk Taron Egerton revealed he was punched in the face by his 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' co-star Ed Holcroft while filming a fight sequence.
British filmmaker Stephen Frears has admitted casting Eddie Izzard in 'Victoria & Abdul' wasn't his idea and revealed he didn't know what to expect.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local):
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's nuclear policy-setting Atomic Energy Commission has issued a report calling for nuclear energy to remain a key component of the country's energy mix despite broad public support for a less nuclear-reliant society.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian archaeologist says a well-preserved, if rusty, iron sword dating to the Viking era has been found in southern Norway.
BEIJING (AP) — China's government says Chinese investment in other countries has plunged since Beijing tightened controls to discourage purchases of sports teams and other assets deemed unneeded for national development.