3 ways the U.S. government shutdown affects the world
Few other nations experience anything like a government shutdown during domestic funding disputes. But even if the shutdown is a distinctly American phenomenon, it will...
Newly revealed N. Korean missile bases cast doubt on value of Trump’s summit with Kim
The report released today is the latest evidence that while North Korea has indeed stopped its missile testing, it is far from dismantling its weapons...
Japan sets record number for people over 100, and almost all are women
The country says it has 69,785 centenarians, more than 88 percent of them women. Japan celebrates and respects them, but there are downsides to this...
Trump says crime in Germany is ‘way up.’ German statistics show the opposite.
The German chancellor's biggest challenger on immigration policy is on record as saying just last month that crime in Germany was the lowest it had...
Analysis: The bad timing of Trump's North Korea letter
There had been signals the two sides were not on the same page regarding the summit. But now, it may be that North Korea feels...
Why a South Korean newspaper asked experts to look at photos of Kim Jong Un’s shoes VIEW
An accurate image of or detail about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could provide some important clues about his health and other physical characteristics....