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US universities see decline in students from China

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept 23 (AP) — After a decade of booming enrollment by students from China, American universities are starting to see steep declines as political tensions between the two countries cut into a major source of tuition revenue. Several universities have reported drops of one-fifth or more this fall

EU’s Juncker: Irish border controls needed in no-deal Brexit

LONDON, Sep 22 (AP) — Jean-Claude Juncker, chief of the European Union’s executive arm, says border controls will be placed

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U.S. withdrawing $100 million in aid to Afghanistan amid corruption…

Washington, Sept 22 (Reuters): The State Department said Thursday that it was withdrawing $100 million in aid to Afghanistan and

China demands US drop bill on HK

Beijing, Sept 20; China on Thursday demanded the United States stop advancing a Hong Kong-related bill and its interference in

Taiwan dismayed as another Pacific nation switches to Beijing

TAIPEI, Sept 20, 2019 (AFP) – Taiwan lashed out at China on Friday after the tiny island nation of Kiribati

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One dead, five hurt in Washington, D.C. shooting: police

Washington, Sept 20 (Reuters) – One person was killed and five others wounded on Thursday in a shooting on the

Pakistan refuses permission for India’s Modi to fly across its…

ISLAMABAD, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Pakistan refused a request from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use its airspace on

Israel’s 2 main political parties deadlocked after election

JERUSALEM, Sept 18 (AP) — Israel’s two main political parties were deadlocked Wednesday after an unprecedented repeat election, with Prime

Taliban kill 24 at Afghan president’s rally; Ghani unhurt

KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept 17 (AP) — A Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted a campaign rally by President Ashraf

Jihad, history link Taliban to al-Qaida in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 17 (AP) — The Taliban promised Washington during months of negotiations that the United States would never again