China / World

Egg probe widens to chicken meat tests

[2017-08-10 08:29]

THE HAGUE - In a new twist in Europe's tainted egg scandal, Dutch authorities have announced that they had started testing chicken meat coming from affected poultry farms to determine whether it, too, was contaminated.

Kenya election count puts president in lead

[2017-08-10 08:29]

NAIROBI - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was leading challenger Raila Odinga by a significant margin on Wednesday in nearly complete election results, but the opposition said the counting process was flawed and disputed the tally.

French leader wants to give a role to his wife

[2017-08-10 08:29]

PARIS - After more than three years without a first lady, the French don't appear to be very eager to get a new one.

IN BRIEF

[2017-08-10 08:29]

Report refutes hoax claim by Trump

[2017-08-10 08:28]

Just days after the Trump administration submitted a letter to the United Nations withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate accord, a leaked government draft report showed that climate change is already having an impact on the country.

Vietnam's shrimp farmers fish for fortunes

[2017-08-10 08:28]

SOC TRANG, Vietnam - With a flashy gold watch and a chunky matching ring, Tang Van Cuol looks a far cry from the average Vietnamese farmer as he slings back a shot of rice wine and boasts about his projected earnings.

Country music legend Glen Campbell dies

[2017-08-10 08:28]

WASHINGTON - Country music legend Glen Campbell, the mellow-voiced "Rhinestone Cowboy" who sold millions of albums over a career that spanned decades, has died at the age of 81.

From jail to Yale: Felon faces scrutiny to be lawyer

[2017-08-10 08:28]

HARTFORD, Connecticut-A felon who graduated from Yale Law School and won acclaim as a poet is being asked by a committee to prove his "good moral character" before he is allowed to practice law.

Unique experience: French startup takes off with flight-sharing app

[2017-08-10 08:28]

LONDON - A French startup is reaching for the skies with a flight-sharing app, matching pilots with passengers looking for a low-cost way to take off in a private aircraft.

US, Russia 'can settle problems'

[2017-08-08 08:21]

MANILA - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday he believes that Washington and Russia can find a way to ease tensions, saying it wouldn't be useful to cut ties over the single issue of alleged Russian meddling in the US election last year.

Hiroshima recalls atomic horror on 72nd anniversary of bombing

[2017-08-08 08:21]

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima, one of the two Japanese cities to suffer US atomic bombing in 1945 during World War II, commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the tragedy on Sunday at the city's Peace Memorial Park, with its mayor calling for peace and a world free of nuclear weapons.

S. Korean prosecutors seek 12-year sentence for Samsung heir

[2017-08-08 08:21]

SEOUL - South Korean prosecutors recommended imprisoning the billionaire heir of the Samsung business empire for 12 years on Monday, urging a court to convict him of bribery and other crimes in a national corruption scandal.

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