Crowdfunding quenching thirsts in drought-hit India

NAGAPATTINAM, India - The worst drought in more than a century in southern India has led to protests, farmer suicides and violence at water taps as reservoirs and lakes dry up in the searing heat.

Bid to save nomads' best friend

ULAN BATOR - The large stray with a lion-like mane and fur curled into dreadlocks looked no different from the mangy mutts roaming Mongolia's capital when his future owner found him years ago.

Palestinians to end boycott of holy site

Israel removes controversial security measures from shrine

Prince William steps down from pilot job to be a full-time royal

LONDON - Britain's Prince William was scheduled to retire from the air ambulance service on Thursday, after two years in which he witnessed "appalling tragedies", in order to turn his full attention to royal duties.

Trump faces showdown over sanctions

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump is facing a showdown with Congress after lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bill of sanctions against Russia, Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

'Moon Tori' basks in glory as ROK 'first dog'

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday welcomed a rescue dog to his official Blue House residence, delivering on a campaign promise to boost awareness of the fast-growing numbers of abandoned animals accompanying a surge in pet ownership.

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Tourism in Paris alive and kicking

PARIS - High-kicking dancers are enthralling full houses again at the Moulin Rouge and art lovers are swarming the Louvre as Paris enjoys a tourism revival after plummeting numbers brought on by terror attacks.

Scientists look to sun rays to cool planet

OSLO, Norway - Scientists are sucking carbon dioxide from the air with giant fans and preparing to release chemicals from a balloon to dim the sun's rays as part of a climate engineering push to cool the planet.

Sperm count falling sharply in developed world, researchers say

LONDON - Sperm counts in men from North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand have dropped by more than 50 percent in less than 40 years, researchers said on Tuesday.

Orchestra chimes in for celebrations

LONDON - Beatles music with a Chinese flavor will ring out at a concert in Liverpool on Sunday.

Exhibit casts light on China's war role

WASHINGTON - "When I first looked from a distance, I thought it was a black man in uniform fighting for China," joked Tafari Excell, a visitor at a photographic exhibition about China's role in World War II.