China / World

Court finds Mubarak innocent in killing

[2017-03-04 12:42]

CAIRO - Egypt's top appeals court found former president Hosni Mubarak innocent on Thursday of the charges of being responsible for killing protesters during the 2011 unrest that ended his 30-year rule, the final ruling in a landmark case.

Trump slams 'witch hunt' over Sessions

[2017-03-04 12:42]

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump accused Democrats on Thursday of conducting a "witch hunt" against Attorney General Jeff Sessions over contacts with Russia, as the veteran senator recused himself from any probe into the election campaign.

Toxic trouble banishes frogs to the fringes

[2017-03-04 12:42]

SYDNEY - The Cairns Frog Hospital has been operating for 18 years in Australia and is believed to be the only one of its kind in the world.

Saudi monarch shows he's selfie king

[2017-03-04 12:42]

JAKARTA - Saudi Arabia's King Salman has embraced the "selfie", taking part in a number of lighthearted self-shot pictures and videos during his tour of Asia that contrast with the pomp of the monarch's trips abroad.

Wearables seek permanent place

[2017-03-02 07:26]

BARCELONA - Consumers are snapping up fitness trackers, smartwatches and other connected wearable gadgets - but huge numbers wind up in drawers unused after just a few months once the novelty wears off.

'Ghost Tower' haunts city 20 years after crisis

[2017-03-02 07:26]

BANGKOK - The 49-story Bangkok high-rise was supposed to feature luxury condos for hundreds of affluent Thai families, but it was abandoned unfinished when the Asian financial crisis struck in 1997.

Thousands flee Mosul battles

[2017-03-02 07:26]

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - The number of civilians displaced from western Mosul in northern Iraq has risen sharply as the military operation is now being carried out in the city's more densely populated areas. During the past two days, 12,700 people were displaced from western Mosul, where Iraqi federal police and Interior Ministry special forces fought against Islamic State militants, bringing the total number of displaced civilians to some 16,500.

Bashful pandas mate after four-year hiatus

[2017-03-02 07:26]

TOKYO - Two giant pandas at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo mated for the first time in four years on Monday - a 52-second effort that boosted hopes for a baby as well as shares in a nearby Chinese restaurant.

Trump's defense plan draws response

[2017-03-02 07:26]

US President Donald Trump made his first speech to the joint session of Congress on Tuesday, laying out his "optimistic" vision for a divided nation.

Security Council fails to adopt resolution on Syria sanctions

[2017-03-02 07:26]

UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt a draft resolution aiming to impose sanctions over alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria as Russia and China vetoed it.

Airports, volunteers prepare for ban

[2017-03-02 07:26]

SEATTLE - Airport officials and civil rights lawyers are getting ready for President Donald Trump's new travel ban mindful of the chaos that accompanied his initial executive order but hopeful the forthcoming version will be rolled out in a more orderly way.

Two women charged with murder of DPRK man

[2017-03-02 07:26]

SEPANG, MALAYSIA - Two female suspects were charged on Wednesday with the murder of a man from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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