Category: World

While flu outbreaks, Ebola and HIV typically generate the biggest headlines, scientists say tuberculosis remains the No. 1 infectious disease killer globally, affecting about one quarter of the world’s population. The U.N. General Assembly hopes to draw more attention to the problem by hosting its first-ever, high-level meeting on tuberculosis. The meeting will be at …

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New York, one of the world’s fashion capitals, goes all out for eight days every September with an extravaganza of runway shows known as Fashion Week. For the designers, it is a prime opportunity to exhibit their creations. And as Laura Sepulveda reports, for the city, it is a major source of revenue. …

A U.S. program to promote the role of women in Afghanistan is falling short of its goals, a new report says. …

Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin will look to defend his WBA, WBC, and IBO middleweight titles when he meets Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in Las Vegas on September 15. …

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized predecessor John Kerry for meeting several times recently with Iran’s foreign minister, saying the Obama-era official was “actively undermining” U.S. policy toward Tehran …

The number of foreign-born people in the United States grew last year to its highest share in over a century, according to Census Bureau data published on Thursday. The increase took the number of foreign-born residents to 44.5 million in 2017, up 1.8 percent from a year earlier. The administration has said it wants to …

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A new survey claims Belarusians are among the least emotional people on earth. But judging from these moments captured over the years by photojournalists, statistics don’t count for everything. …

As U.S. and Russian officials call for calm, an unexplained oxygen leak aboard a Russian spaceship has fueled rumors of sabotage and strained relations in one of the few areas in which the countries still cooperate. …

Pakistani authorities say a roadside bomb has exploded near a security convoy in the country’s southwest, killing three security personnel and wounding two others. …

When a hurricane comes ashore, few images are more iconic than a million-dollar beach house collapsing into the sea. Undermined by the ferocity of water, shifting sands and sometimes bad construction, waterfront development takes a beating each time a powerful storm barrels into the Eastern Seaboard. So why do people keep building on the beach? …

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The Democratic Republic of Congo has yet another Ebola outbreak, its 10th since the virus was first identified in 1976. This latest outbreak started in early August in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the fatality rate is 70 percent. But this outbreak is far different from the one that devastated …

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China is not mistreating Muslims in Xinjiang province but is putting some people through training courses to avoid extremism spreading — unlike Europe, which had failed to deal with the problem, a Chinese official told reporters Thursday. Reports of mass detentions of ethnic Uighurs and other ethnic Muslims in China’s far western region have sparked …

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A look at the best news photos from around the world. …

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on September 13 urged Macedonians to vote in this month’s referendum on changing the country’s name, saying they “hold the key to the future” of their country. …

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen appears to be making gains around the port of Hodeida, which is held by Houthi rebels. Media reports say forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government have captured “Kilometer 16,” a strategic corridor linking Hodeida to the capital, Sana’a, cutting off a key supply route used by the rebels. The …

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Kosovo’s government has approved a draft law to gradually transform the country’s security forces. …

A top U.S. Republican lawmaker has called for more to be done to punish Russia for its “aggressive acts” in Syria, Ukraine, and elsewhere, as pressure grows in Congress to move more forcefully against Moscow. …

The cyclist who flashed her middle finger at President Donald Trump’s motorcade says she’ll file paperwork to run for office in northern Virginia.  Juli Briskman tells The Washington Post this week that she’ll file paperwork to challenge Suzanne M. Volpe, a Republican who represents the Algonkian District on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in …

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The Border Patrol arrested dramatically more immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border in August compared with previous months in a spike that a Trump administration official said Wednesday was the result of legal loopholes allowing parents and children to avoid immediate deportation to their homelands in Central America. The number of families arriving at the …

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Dozens of colorful pianos are available for the public to play and enjoy this month in several parks in Atlanta, Georgia, during the second annual festival of Pianos for Peace festival, which runs through Sept. 22. Founded by Syrian-American composer and pianist Malek Jandali, the festival aims to celebrate diversity and help engage people in …

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Pyotr Verzilov, a member of the Russian dissident art troupe Voina and an unofficial spokesman for the Pussy Riot protest group, is said to be in the hospital in serious condition, and friends say they fear he has been poisoned. …

A Russian man considered to be one of the world’s most notorious spammers has pleaded guilty to U.S. charges stemming from his operation of the Kelihos botnet, the Justice Department says. …

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new executive order aimed at punishing foreigners who interfere in U.S. elections, although Democrats and some Republicans immediately said the action did not go far enough. …

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia has identified the two men Britain suspects of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with a military-grade nerve agent, claiming they are civilians. …