International

Over 4,500 professional and amateur athletes from 38 countries and territories worldwide contested the annual Taipei 101 Run Up Race May 3, climbing 2,046 stairs to the 91st floor of Taiwan's tallest building. Comprising four categories:…

Taiwan's media and press environment was rated free in the latest global report released April 28 by Washington-based nongovernmental organization Freedom House. With a score of 27, Taiwan ranks 49th-down one spot from last year-in media…

Bismarck, North Dakota (AP) -- A top Jamaican law enforcement officer testifying in a US trial said Thursday his country is making progress in disrupting lottery scams but that many children still want to grow up to be fraudsters. Corporal…

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug smuggling on Friday, the 73rd execution in the kingdom so far this year. Shirin Khan Abbas Khan was put to death in Riyadh province after being found guilty…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Protests broke out in Baltimore and spread to Philadelphia on Thursday over the death of an African-American man, as fresh claims emerged of how Freddie Gray sustained his fatal injuries in police custody.…

Bismarck, North Dakota (AP) -- A woman who was the victim of a Jamaican lottery scam told a federal jury Wednesday that she received a postcard in June 2012 at her Madison, South Dakota, home from a company called American Cash Awards…

New York, USA -- On Tuesday, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its long-term issuer credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Bermuda to 'A+' from 'AA-'. At the same time, Standard & Poor's lowered its short-term rating…

Santiago, Chile (CMC) -- While overall growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to decline for a fifth consecutive year—dipping below one per cent in 2015 – the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that growth in the…

London (AP) -- Usain Bolt is headed for the big screen in a documentary about his preparations for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and his subsequent retirement a year later. Made by British filmmakers Fulwell 73, the film will also…

Kathmandu, Nepal (AFP) -- Desperate Nepalis clashed with riot police and seized supplies of bottled water in the capital Wednesday as anger boiled over among survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people. Supplies are…

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday dismissed the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Moqren bin Abdul Aziz bin Saud, and replaced him with the Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef. "We have decided to…

Taiwan's public and private sectors are ramping up efforts to help Nepal in the wake of the magnitude-7.9 earthquake that devastated large swathes of the landlocked Himalayan nation, ROC Vice Premier Chang San-cheng said April 27. "A…

Taiwan's Consumer Confidence Index hit an all-time high of 92.93 in April, up 1.8 points from the month before and notching up improvements across all economic fundamentals. The overall benchmark's six subindexes posted gains, reflecting…

Baltimore, United States (AFP) -- The governor of the US state of Maryland declared a state of emergency in Baltimore on Monday and activated National Guard troops after rioting erupted in the city. Governor Larry Hogan made the order…

Bismarck, North Dakota (AP) -- An elderly widow who authorities say was among dozens of victims of a Jamaican lottery scam told jurors in federal court she lost about $300,000 and borrowed against her insurance policy with the hopes of…