July 7, 2016 61-year-old says he punched aggressive bear in the face and survived A Canadian former boxer who was walking his dog Sunday was confronted by a 300-pound black bear protecting her cub -- and in a daring move, he said he punched the bear in the snout when it got aggressive.
July 7, 2016 Kerry in Ukraine to offer help from United States U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Ukraine aiming to reassure the former Soviet republic that the United States stands by it in its territorial disputes with Russia.
July 7, 2016 Wal-Mart in China faces employee protests Wal-Mart faces protests by employees in China over what they say is a drastic change in work schedules, as the company overhauls its struggling business amid an economic slowdown and competition from e-commerce.
July 7, 2016 Aide to China's former leader gets life in prison for bribes The top aide to former Chinese president Hu Jintao has been sentenced to life in prison on convictions of taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and abusing powers.
July 7, 2016 NATO summit to retool alliance to face new threats In what some are terming NATO's most important meeting in a generation, U.S. President Barack Obama and the leaders of the 27 other member nations are deciding how to retool the Cold War-era military alliance to face a daunting range of modern threats, from a hostile Kremlin to religious-fueled violence and attacks in cyberspace.
July 7, 2016 A former prostitute hopes to shake up Dominican Congress When Jacqueline Montero takes her seat in Congress next month, she will bring not only an unusual past but an unconventional agenda for change in this socially conservative Caribbean country.
July 7, 2016 Former army chief warns Australia not to 'blindly' follow US A former Australian army chief on Thursday warned Australia against "blindly going along with" the United States after an inquiry was critical of Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.
July 6, 2016 Released Mexican drug lord trying to get back into business A Mexican prosecutor says an old-guard drug lord mistakenly released in 2013 is apparently trying to get back into the drug trade.
July 6, 2016 The Latest: Men's quarterfinals underway at Wimbledon The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local): 1:15 p.m.