Thailand’s Royal Palace says King Bhumibol, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has died at age 88. The palace said the king passed away peacefully on Thursday at Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital. “Even…
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Japan’s emperor expressed concern Monday about fulfilling his duties as he ages, in a public address that was remarkable for its rarity and its suggestion that he…
Prince Harry is warning against complacency in the fight against AIDS, saying inaction has set in as the epidemic has drifted from the headlines and people live longer with the…
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Back home, President Barack Obama has eight months, a dogfight over the Supreme Court and scores of campaign speeches for a successor ahead of him. But overseas,…
By ALAN CLENDENNING A Spanish judge on Monday ordered the king’s sister, Princess Cristina, to be tried along with her husband on tax fraud charges — making her the first…
The people of Thailand celebrated King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 87th birthday Friday with both joy and trepidation, as the ailing monarch failed to make an expected public appearance at a time…
By GREGORY KATZ and MATTHEW KNIGHT This photo taken Wednesday, July 2, 2014, and released Monday, July 21, 2014, to mark Prince George’s first birthday, shows Britain’s Prince William and Kate Duchess of…
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Pope Francis delivers his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the City and to the World) message from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday,…
