Trump grounds House speaker, scraps Davos trip amid shutdown
US President Donald Trump forced the cancellation Thursday of a trip to Afghanistan by his Democratic opponent Nancy Pelosi,
Car bomb kills 9 at police academy in Colombia
A car bomb at a police academy killed nine people in the Colombian capital on Thursday. Local police say more than 50 others were wounded.
S.Korea's export of industrial parts, materials hit record high in 2018
South Korea's export of industrial parts and materials hit a new record high last year due to demand for locally-made semiconductor and fuel cell, a government report showed Thursday.
Companies team up to cut plastic waste
A number of major global companies are coming together to tackle ocean pollution. 28 firms from a range of industries are forming the Alliance to End Plastic Waste,
Rock and roll nuns to perform for pope in Panama
With millions of YouTube views and hits on Spotify and iTunes, a group of young nun rockers play one of their biggest gigs next week, and thousands of Catholics, including the pope himself, will lap it up.
Malaysian PM to visit Britain on bilateral ties
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will undertake a working visit to Britain, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.