KIEV (AP)—Hundreds of thousands of protesters poured into the streets of Ukraine’s capital on Sunday, toppling a statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin and blockading key government buildin...

The government and ruling parties have agreed on the outlines of a plan to allow major companies to count up to 50 percent of social costs such as entertaining business partners as deductible expense...

SEOUL (AP)—South Korea on Sunday announced an expansion of its air defense zone following China’s move to establish a similar zone that has been criticized by Beijing’s neighbors. South Korea ...

The government does not see South Korea’s decision to expand its air defense identification zone as problematic, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday. At a press conference, Suga sa...

WASHINGTON—Christine Fox, a former defense official and Hollywood inspiration, will be the new Deputy Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon, making her, at least temporarily, the highest-ranking woma...

Fact: Most poor people in the United States are white. According to Census figures in 2013, 18.9 million whites are poor. That’s 8 million more poor white people than poor black people, and more t...

WASHINGTON—His smile was like sunshine, but Nelson Mandela was made of steel. It was his strength of character, repeatedly tested throughout his long and impossibly full life, that made him one of t...