When US President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled his summit with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, he blamed “tremendous anger and open hostility” from the North. In fact, the summit, scheduled for June 12 in Singapore, was doomed for three reasons.

The good news is that the United States and China appear to have backed away from the precipice of a trade war. While vague in detail, a May 19 agreement defuses tension and commits to further negotiation.

A new government is expected to take office in Italy next week after one of the longest periods of post-election flux in its history, but the fraught gestation might prove child’s play by comparison with what comes next.

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In the life-and-death race to make the first effective vaccine against Ebola, one company — Merck — seems bound to win.

Keyless ignition is one of those welcome advances in auto design that are easy to appreciate. No more fumbling for the key, no more dropping it in a gutter, no more trying to slip it into the ignition in the dark.

Trump cancels Kim summit

Just days ago, the planned summit in Singapore between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seemed to be hanging by a thread.

Today marks the ignominious first anniversary of the hacking of Qatar News Agency’s website by some misguided neighbours of Qatar as a prelude to the imposition of their unjust siege on the country on June 5, 2017.

Watergate happened in audio. Bless his patriotic soul, President Richard Nixon generously bugged his own offices and tapped his own phones. It was Nixon’s own unmistakable voice, conspiring on dirty tricks and putative obstruction of justice, that checkmated him.

Counting calories is now the law of the land in America. This month, a long-delayed regulation came into effect requiring all food chains with 20 or more locations to list calorie information on their menus.

People who’ve had a stroke can improve their blood pressure and reduce their risk of repeat strokes if they exercise, according to a new review of previous studies.