Harry Potter, now a dad, makes stage debut in London

Harry Potter made his stage debut on Tuesday in a new London play that imagines the fictional boy wizard as a father of three, in the latest offshoot of the globally successful franchise.

France fearful of 'soft target' attack

Despite putting unprecedented security measures in place for Euro 2016, France remains deeply concerned over the jihadists' ability to strike a soft target.

7 police officers, 4 civilians killed in bomb blast

A bomb ripped through a Turkish police vehicle near Istanbul's historic center on Tuesday, killing seven officers and four civilians and adding to security concerns after a string of attacks in Turkey's biggest city.

Fujimori gains ground in election

The nail-biter race to become Peru's next president tightened as the daughter of imprisoned ex-president Alberto Fujimori gained ground on her rival thanks to a larger haul of votes trickling in from remote rural areas and embassies abroad.

Governor pledges to stay despite scandals

Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe on Monday did not show his intention to resign after a third-party investigation deemed that many of his uses of political funds were inappropriate.

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Clinton ready to break one glass ceiling

Hillary Clinton has reached the number of delegates needed to capture the Democratic US presidential nomination, according to tallies by two US media outlets, as she and rival Bernie Sanders face off on Tuesday in contests in six states.

Brazilian-Lebanese return 'home'

Two rural Bekaa Valley villages emerge a mix of Arab and Latino cultures in Middle East

Syrian children become families' breadwinners

Thirteen-year-old Ali Rajab is on his feet an average of 12 hours a day, cleaning, filling perfume bottles and helping sell mobile phones at the shop in Beirut where he works.

US Navy bans alcohol on Okinawa

An officer arrested for drunk-driving triggers new criticism, base restrictions

Unique lapis lazuli stone helps fuel nation's long-term conflict

Afghanistan's mineral wealth is helping fuel the war that has long ravaged the country, with armed anti-government groups - including the Taliban - earning up to $20 million a year from illegal mining of lapis lazuli, a London-based corruption watchdog said on Monday.

Malls in international shopping haven suffer as locals, tourists curb spending

After serving only a handful of customers in five hours on a recent weekday, Sam Goh said he was worried the sportswear shop he manages, LIV ACTIV, will eventually join other brands in leaving Singapore's Orchard Road shopping boulevard.