Brunei Darussalam officially launched its 41st National Day celebrations with the hoisting of the giant national flag in a ...

It’s another lunar year to celebrate life, and what a fun way to start the Year of the Wood Snake is by immersing yourself in the world’s oldest Chinatown, housed in the busy street of Binondo, Manila ...

The rainbow flag can no longer be displayed inside schools of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, after trustees voted Tuesday to add further restrictions to a controversial policy.

A church that has stood in Manchester’s North End since the 1880s has been put up for sale and will close this spring, officials announced Sunday. The Church Council of Gethsemane Evangelical ...

HALIFAX - The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs says it has rejected an offer from the federal Fisheries Department regarding the establishment of livelihood fisheries. The 13 chiefs issued ...

Though the region was under a red flag warning, winds were not as fast as they had been when those fires broke out, allowing for firefighting aircraft to dump tens of thousands of gallons of fire ...

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Prominent properties which could be acquired by the government include the Flag Staff House, where Saif spent his childhood. Other properties under scrutiny include Noor-Us-Sabah Palace ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing [email protected] President Trump's State Department has enacted a "one flag policy," banning U.S. embassies and overseas ...

WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...