Marriage made in sporting heaven

Hot favorites Brad and Radka Kahlefedlt failed to repeat a clean sweep of titles on their Chinese return at the Ironman 70.3 season opener in Liuzhou on Saturday - but it's still a case of marital bliss for triathlon's glamour couple.

Conte concerned Blues will blow it

LONDON - Antonio Conte admitted Chelsea's shock 2-1 defeat against Crystal Palace on Saturday has blown the Premier League title race wide open.

Lethal Lewan fuelling Bayern charge

BERLIN - Robert Lewandowski shot to the top of the Bundesliga scoring charts with a hat-trick on Saturday as Bayern Munich's Polish ace continued his hot streak for club and country.

EU indicates it favors amicable UK divorce

BRUSSELS - The European Union softened its public stance on Britain's exit from the bloc on Friday, with Council President Donald Tusk signaling some flexibility on allowing talks on a new relationship before the divorce proceedings are complete.

Japan's whale hunt ignites outrage

TOKYO - A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port on Friday after an annual Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the mammals as the country pursues the program in defiance of global criticism.

Park may have larger cell, but lights out at 9

SEOUL - Dressed in the green jumpsuit of undertrials, ousted Republic of Korea's president Park Geun-hye's days at the Seoul Detention Center will start at 6:30 am and end at 9 pm.

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Putin says will be 'glad' to meet Trump

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denounced the scandals over Donald Trump's ties to Moscow, adding that he would be happy to meet with his US counterpart this year.

Reused rocket fuels space-age ambition

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket recovered at sea from its maiden flight last year blasted off again from Florida on Thursday in the first successful launch of a recycled orbital-class booster, then capped the feat with another return landing on an ocean platform.

80 years on, Guernica still resonates

MADRID - Close to 80 years ago, Picasso painted Guernica in a Paris attic, a haunting work of art that has become a universal howl against the ravages of war, from 1937 Spain to 2017 Syria.

Cuba's digital drive gathers impetus

HAVANA - A new assembly plant on the outskirts of Cuba's capital is propelling the digital dream of the country, helping it to catch up and keep pace with the 21st century.

French 'human hen' artist has a crack at hatching eggs

PARIS - The French artist who spent a week entombed inside a rock began an even more bizarre feat on Wednesday - sitting on a dozen eggs until they hatch.