James D. Wolfensohn, Ex-World Bank Chief, Dies at Age 86
James D. Wolfensohn, an Australian-born investment banker who helped arrange a bailout of Chrysler Corp. in 1980 and was president of the World Bank for...
Author : David Appleton
Pope Decries Plight of Chinese Uighurs as New Catholic Bishop Is Ordained in China
The Catholic Church in China ordained its first bishop since Beijing and the Vatican renewed an agreement on episcopal appointments last month. But Monday’s sign...
Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Faces Jail After Admitting He Incited Protest
HONG KONG—Joshua Wong and two other prominent young activists face jail terms after pleading guilty to inciting a large protest outside police headquarters last year,...
Netanyahu Meets Saudi Crown Prince, Israeli Media Says
TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Saudi Arabia’s crown prince in the kingdom on Sunday, according to Israel’s Army radio, in what is believed...
G-20 Leaders Meet Virtually Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Saudi Arabia opened a summit of G-20 leaders Saturday that was held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has ravaged the global...
U.S. Considers Moving Forces Out of Somalia
The Trump administration is considering a plan to pull hundreds of U.S. troops out of Somalia, reposition them in neighboring countries and shift the focus...
Airlifts and Body Bags. Inside the French Hospital Hit Hardest by Covid-19.
CHAMBÉRY, France—In a wood-paneled boardroom not far from the packed intensive-care unit, the director of France’s hardest-hit hospital this fall gathered his department heads for...
Afghanistan Braces for Worst as U.S. Troop Withdrawal Accelerates
KABUL—Even before President Trump’s drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan goes into effect, there are clear signs the national government is losing its grip. Streets...
U.S. Judge Agrees to Dismiss Case Against Mexico Ex-Defense Minister
A federal judge on Wednesday agreed to drop drug trafficking and corruption charges against a former Mexican defense minister, granting an extraordinary request that prosecutors...
China Urges New Era of Mass Migration—Back to the Countryside
For decades, just about the only way for someone born in Dawan to make money was to follow the winding dirt road down from the...