China / World

Raising a toast to rum's heartland

[2017-03-28 07:26]

HAVANA - It is difficult to imagine that the modern plant of the San Jose rum company was just 20 hectares of largely obsolete land 20 years ago.

Airline ignites Twitter storm after barring girls wearing leggings

[2017-03-28 07:26]

WASHINGTON - United Airlines has run into a social media storm after it barred two teenage girls from boarding a flight in Denver because they were wearing leggings.

Stargazers enlisted in quest for planet

[2017-03-28 07:26]

CANBERRA - The Australian National University has called on amateur astronomers to help its researchers find a new planet in the solar system.

Former neo-Nazi teaches value of tolerance

[2017-03-28 07:26]

KRISTINEHAMN, SWEDEN - Kimmie Ahlen was once seduced by the violent underpinnings of neo-Nazi ideology, but today, alarmed by the spread of populism, he has a new mission - teaching tolerance to young Swedes.

S.Korean dogs saved from slaughter arrive in US

[2017-03-28 07:26]

NEW YORK - Forty-six dogs were flown to New York from South Korea after being rescued at a farm where they were to be slaughtered for human consumption, animal advocates said on Sunday.

Governor sees 'good things' in US-China future

[2017-03-27 07:50]

DENVER - Beneath the gold-domed state capitol, Colorado Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper gave Republican President Donald Trump an American business salute, saying improved China-United States relations would benefit both countries.

State vote test for Merkel's chances

[2017-03-27 07:50]

BERLIN - A state election on Sunday in western Germany offers Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives a tough test against their resurgent center-left rivals six months before Merkel seeks a fourth term in a national vote.

Fisherman found after living on rainwater for two months

[2017-03-27 07:50]

MANILA - A Filipino fisherman cast adrift in the high seas by a storm survived for nearly two months by drinking rainwater as he helplessly watched his uncle die beside him, the survivor's mother said on Saturday.

Attacker acted alone, police say

[2017-03-27 07:50]

LONDON - British anti-terrorism police said on Saturday they still believe the man who launched a deadly attack outside parliament this week was acting alone but conceded they may never understand his motive.

EU leaders sign unity pledge on 60th birthday

[2017-03-27 07:50]

ROME - European Union leaders on Saturday marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Treaty of Rome, with a major ceremony in the Italian capital.

Thousands demonstrate in London against Brexit

[2017-03-27 07:50]

Thousands of people marched through London on Saturday to protest against Britain leaving the European Union, just four days before Prime Minister Theresa May launches the start of the formal divorce process from the bloc it joined 44 years ago.

Iraqi military cast doubt on airstrike claims in Mosul

[2017-03-27 07:50]

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi military on Sunday blamed the Islamic State militant group for the killing of dozens of civilians at a house in western Mosul.

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