MH370 families to appeal for search to continue at Australia-Malaysia meet
SYDNEY -- Grieving relatives of MH370 passengers will appeal for the hunt for the missing airliner to continue at a meeting between the Australian...
‘No provocation’ can stop China’s military drills — Party newspaper
BEIJING -- China’s military will carry out drills regardless of foreign provocations and pressure, the Communist Party’s paper said on Sunday, adding that exercises...
7.9 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
SYDNEY -- A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea Sunday, shaking homes and sparking a tsunami alert, but there were no immediate reports...
No signs of life on Day 4 of Italy avalanche rescue
PENNE, ITALY -- Rescuers combing the wreckage of an Italian hotel in a bid to find survivors of a devastating avalanche detected no signs...
Ugandans invent ‘smart jacket’ designed to diagnose pneumonia
UGANDA -- A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a “smart jacket” that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease...
Trump tells CIA: ‘I am with you 1,000 percent’
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump told the CIA Saturday it had his full support as he paid a visit to mend fences after...
Women’s March draws millions in resistance to US Pres. Trump
WASHINGTON -- More than two million people flooded US cities on Saturday as women opposed to Donald Trump led a peaceful, stunning rebuke against...
Syria regime, rebels head to Kazakhstan for first peace talks
ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN -- Syria’s government and rebel fighters will on Monday sit down at the negotiating table for the first time in nearly six...
Dozens of Iran firefighters feared trapped in Plasco building collapse
TEHRAN -- Dozens of firefighters were feared trapped under the rubble after Iran's oldest high-rise, the 15-storey Plasco building in downtown Tehran, collapsed live...
Obama hopes for quiet after White House but will defend ‘core values’
WASHINGTON -- He is ready for some quiet time, plans to do some writing and intends to give his successor space to govern, at...
Taiwan to Beijing: Grow up over Trump ceremony row
TAIPEI -- China should not be so "narrow-minded," Taiwan said Thursday, after Beijing pressed Washington to block the island from attending Donald Trump's inauguration.
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Avalanche hits Italian mountain hotel; ‘many’ buried in snow
ROME -- Up to 30 people were feared to have died Thursday after an Italian mountain hotel was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in...