International

ROC President Ma Ying-jeou was awarded the Eisenhower Medallion Sept. 19 by U.S.-based People to People International for his efforts in promoting regional peace. “My acceptance of this award in my capacity as president of the ROC…

Premier Jiang Yi-huah today vowed to implement a comprehensive plan to strengthen the food safety system and rebuild Taiwan’s reputation as a nation of fine cuisine. “The recycled waste oil incident has dealt a severe blow to Taiwan’s food…

MIAMI BEACH, Florida (AP) — The US Coast Guard is reporting an operation in the Caribbean that netted more than $23 million worth of cocaine. Roughly 719 kilograms of cocaine will be unloaded Thursday at the Coast Guard station in Miami…

(CNN) -- Two gunmen set off explosives at a Nigerian college, then started shooting -- killing at least 13 people on another day of violence in the African nation, and yet another targeting students. Kano state police commissioner Adelere…

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AFP) -- New-generation Apple software for powering its coveted mobile devices is set for release on Wednesday, two days ahead of the arrival of its latest iPhones. The iOS 8 mobile operating system will be…

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- The families of two Britons battered to death on a popular Thai resort island have paid tribute to them, as police said they were looking for a British man in connection with their killings. The bodies of the two…

(CNN) -- A British man and woman were found dead on a beach on a popular resort island in Thailand, police said Monday. The two victims were found on the island of Koh Tao, and police are investigating their deaths as murder, authorities…

(CNN) -- Hurricane Odile was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane Monday morning, hours after making landfall at the southernmost tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, according to that country's National Meteorology Service. Odile is…

New York (AFP) -- Americans on Thursday marked the 13th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, with sombre ceremonies of remembrance in New York and Washington. President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and Vice-President Joe Biden…

Pretoria (AFP) -- "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius was found not guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp Thursday, a shock decision that left the South African celebrity athlete sobbing with emotion in the dock. "The state clearly…

(CNN) -- Russia still has about 1,000 troops inside eastern Ukraine, a NATO military officer said Thursday, a week after Ukraine's government and pro-Russian rebels agreed to a ceasefire aimed at ending months of conflict. NATO also sees…

THE HAGUE,Netherlands (AP) -- Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was likely struck by multiple "high-energy objects from outside the aircraft," causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, a preliminary report into the deadly aviation disaster…

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A man was killed Tuesday in a suspected shark attack at a popular Australian beach after being bitten on the leg while swimming, officials said. The man, in his 40s, was in the water at Byron Bay on the New South…

New York (AP) -- Howard Stern delivered the eulogy, Broadway singer-actress Audra McDonald sang ‘Smile’ and bagpipers played ‘New York, New York’ at Joan Rivers' funeral Sunday, a star-studded send-off that -- like late comedian herself --…

(CNN) -- At least 355 people have been killed in flooding caused by intense monsoon-season rains across northern India and Pakistan over the past few days. The death toll in Pakistan is 205 as of Monday, according to Pakistan's National…