By Stuart Leavenworth McClatchy Foreign Staff HONG KONG — Student protest leaders on Tuesday debated Hong Kong officials on the future of democracy in this former British colony, the first time the...

MCT NEWSFEATURES By Tim Johnson McClatchy Foreign Staff SAN ISIDRO, El Salvador — Somewhere trapped in the earth below Francisco Pineda’s feet are an estimated 1.4 million ounces of gold, and he...

MCT NEWSFEATURES By Hal Bernton The Seattle Times (MCT) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Each time motorists in this province fill up their tanks, they pay a carbon tax of about 25 cents per gallon. The...

By W.J. Hennigan, Neela Banerjee Los Angeles Times (MCT) AREQUIPA, Peru — At a meeting that brings together many of the world’s foremost military leaders, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected...

By Stuart Leavenworth McClatchy Foreign Staff (MCT) SHANGHAI — It’s Friday night in the biggest city in the world’s most populous country, and thousands of Shanghai fans are streaming into an...

By Jodi S. Cohen Chicago Tribune (MCT) Controversial professor Steven Salaita, who lost his job offer from the University of Illinois after criticizing Israel on social media, lashed out at university...

Fatal lightning strikes reap heavy toll in developing world By Tim Johnson McClatchy Foreign Staff (MCT) VILLA PURIFICACION, Mexico _ It wasn't even sprinkling when a lightning bolt slammed into...

By John Zarocostas McClatchy Foreign Staff (MCT) GENEVA _ World leaders met in New York on Tuesday to discuss how to tackle the risks posed by climate change, but there was little discussion of...

By Tim Johnson McClatchy Foreign Staff (MCT) MEXICO CITY _ A choppy clandestine video that surfaced Monday is likely to reinforce the widespread impression that the country's drug cartels have gained...