BEIJING — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday lectured the United States, criticizing its call for China to let its currency rise against the dollar to boost U.S. exports, advising it to work harder to improve its financial system and directing it to change its foreign policy to improve relations with China. Wen’s comments – […]

STOCKHOLM — Surging global weapons transfers are raising concerns about arms races in tension-fraught areas of the globe, a leading peace research group warned today. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said transfers of major conventional weapons rose by 22 percent in 2005-2009, compared to the previous five-year period. The United States remains the biggest […]

Two people die in a Canadian avalanche at an unsanctioned rally where sledders were racing.

Drug traffickers are suspected because of recent threats against consulate personnel.

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota and Minnesota residents who fought off record flooding a year ago in a frantic one-week sandbagging effort were jolted Sunday by the prospect of doing it over again. The latest flood forecast from the National Weather Service shows the Red River rising to 38 feet in Fargo by week’s end […]