China / World

Airport robots make travel easy

[2017-07-05 07:27]

INCHEON, South Korea - Robots will start roaming the country's largest airport this summer, helping travelers find their boarding gates and keep its floors clean as the country prepares for its first Winter Olympics game.

China lists crises on UN agenda

[2017-07-05 07:27]

UNITED NATIONS - Ambassador Liu Jieyi of China, UN Security Council president for July, said on Monday that Syria, Yemen, South Sudan, Colombia, Haiti and Cyprus will be on the agenda of the 15-nation council this month.

No schedule for Trump-Putin meeting

[2017-07-05 07:27]

MOSCOW - Russia and the United States are still discussing the timing of the first face-to-face encounter between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, expected to take place at a G20 summit in Germany on Friday, a Kremlin aide said on Monday.

At Versailles, Macron says he will lift France's state of emergency

[2017-07-05 07:27]

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Monday to lift a state of emergency that has been in place since 2015, but also to harden permanent security measures to fight extremism and other threats.

UK seizes dozens of handguns

[2017-07-05 07:27]

LONDON - Authorities of the United Kingdom have seized dozens of handguns at a border check on the French side of the Channel Tunnel in the largest such haul on record, police said on Monday.

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[2017-07-05 07:27]

Xi to join Merkel for panda debut

[2017-07-05 07:27]

BERLIN - Two giant pandas that arrived in the German capital from China last week will meet the public on Wednesday as part of an official ceremony to open the refurbished Panda Garden in Berlin Zoo.

Pomp, fireworks and hot dog contest mark Independence Day

[2017-07-05 07:27]

NEW YORK - Americans celebrated their country's birthday on Tuesday with fireworks, parades and competitive hot dog eating, marking a day of shared traditions in a nation that has grappled with divides this past year.

Abe stung by poll setback in Tokyo

[2017-07-04 07:25]

He seeks to regain public's trust after historic defeat of ruling party

Singapore PM says in parliament his family feud is entirely baseless

[2017-07-04 07:25]

SINGAPORE - Singapore's prime minister addressed his escalating family feud in a speech in parliament on Monday, saying his siblings' accusations that he had misused government power were "entirely baseless" but he would not sue them.

Rescuers brave bullets in Marawi

[2017-07-04 07:25]

MARAWI, Philippines - Saripada Pacasum Jr. gagged and turned away the first time he came across a decomposing body in Marawi, where hundreds have died since Islamic State-inspired fighters attempted to overrun the southern Philippines town six weeks ago.

Island nations join in climate fight

[2017-07-04 07:25]

SUVA, Fiji - About 300 leaders and experts from Pacific island countries gathered in Suva on Monday to discuss enhancing cooperation in the fight against climate change.

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