DAILY UPDATES

Venezuela and Japan both experienced major quakes this summer. Their responses differed, and not just because of money.

The spotlight on the country’s only antiwar party has brought a spark to what had looked like another dull, tightly con…

Monitors say eight armed men have taken control of a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia. Renewed pirate activity adds …

On one hand, the UAE economy is suffering due to the Iran war, as residents leave and tourists cancel plans. On the oth…

The U.S. is building an archipelago of overseas detention sites where deportees are often held indefinitely without cha…