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Eight feared dead in Japan avalanche

TOKYO - Seven Japanese high school students and a teacher were presumed dead after being caught in an avalanche on Monday while being trained in mountain climbing at a ski resort, authorities and media said.

EU calls for balance on message encryption

BRUSSELS - The European Union's presidency said people's privacy must be protected following British calls for police access to encrypted messages in case of attacks.

Governor sees 'good things' in US-China future

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Death reported at immigration center

TOKYO - A Vietnamese man held in a Japanese immigration detention center died on Saturday, six people told Reuters, drawing fresh attention to conditions in the country's detention system.

Australia braces for 'destructive' cyclone

SYDNEY - Australians are bracing for the worst cyclone in the country's northeast in several years, with residents evacuated and schools closed amid forecasts of destructive winds and rain.