An early warning system that could have prevented some deaths in the tsunami that hit an Indonesian island on Friday has been stalled in the testing phase for years.

The Latest on Macedonia’s referendum on a name change for the country (all times local):

Cameroon’s president says Boko Haram has been defeated in the country, the first such announcement since he declared war on the extremist group four years ago.

A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area as authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain.

Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish region was holding long-delayed parliamentary elections on Sunday, a year after a vote for independence sparked a punishing backlash from Baghdad, leaving Kurdish leaders deeply divided.

The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia (all times local):

There won’t be a Nobel Prize in Literature this year but the Swedish Academy that awards the prestigious prize is still in the limelight.

President Donald Trump told a cheering crowd at a campaign rally that there was once tough talk 'back and forth' between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 'and then we fell in love.'

Every time it seemed like California might be ready to mount a comeback, Oregon’s opportunistic defense stepped up and delivered.

China’s export orders shrank in September as a tariff battle with Washington over technology escalated, adding to downward pressure on the world’s No. 2 economy, two surveys showed Sunday.