Pence presents flag used at repatriation ceremony to Korean War Memorial

Colombia footballers receive death threats on social media after England loss

After Colombia were knocked out of the World Cup on Tuesday, two players who missed crucial penalties against England received death threats on social media. Tweets containing menacing insults directed at Mateus Uribe and Carlos Bacca surfaced on the platform just moments after the penalty shootout. “I hate you, Carlos Bacca, I hate all of […]

Scores dead after ferry sinks in Tanzania

KAMPALA, Uganda — Rescue efforts resumed Friday morning after a Tanzanian passenger ferry capsized on Lake Victoria, and the death toll, already near 90, was expected to rise. John Mongella, commissioner for the Mwanza region, told The Associated Press that at least 86 people were confirmed dead. At least 37 people were rescued from the […]

Vietnamese president dies at 61 of unconfirmed illness

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, the country’s second in command after the Communist party’s leader, died Friday of a serious illness, the government said. He was 61. The website statement said Quang passed away despite “utmost efforts to treat him by Vietnamese and foreign professors and doctors and care by the Party […]