In a move that could harden Washington's posture toward Beijing for years, the US intelligence community has characterized relations with China as a global ideological showdown that will not be doused by trade deals or commercial theft crackdowns. US spy chiefs abruptly shifted their view...

Nigeria has recorded 42 deaths in the latest outbreak of Lassa fever, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control said late Friday.  The center had on Jan. 21 declared an outbreak of the disease, which kills hundreds in Nigeria every year.  “Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak,...

It is time for embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down from power, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Friday. "This is no time for dialogue. This is time for action," Pence told a raucous gathering of Venezuelan exiles and community leaders in Florida. "It is time to end...

Muslim women in the British capital gathered on a wintry Friday evening to commemorate World Hijab Day, which celebrates the head covering and the women who wear it.  Marking the annual event for the first time in London, the women came together to discuss the issues faced by those who...