Polls show UK's May losing ground after policies are laid out

EDINBURGH, United Kingdom - British Prime Minister Theresa May's lead in the opinion polls has narrowed after her Conservatives and the Labour opposition published their policy plans last week, with one survey showing the gap between the two parties halving to 9 points.

Bad news piles up for beleaguered Temer as ally leaves government

RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) - an ally of President Michel Temer - announced on Saturday that it was leaving the government led by Temer and is seeking his removal from office.

Trump targets 'crisis of extremism'

RIYADH - US President Donald Trump called on Arab leaders to confront "Islamist extremism" during a speech on Sunday in which he portrayed fighting terrorism as a battle between good and evil rather than a clash of civilizations.

Rouhani vows better international ties

TEHERAN - Iran's incumbent moderate President Hassan Rouhani won the presidential election by garnering 57 percent of the votes, the Interior Ministry announced on Saturday.

New ROK president Moon names his presidential staff, cabinet members

SEOUL - Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in on Sunday named top-level presidential staff and cabinet members on security, foreign affairs and economy.

Pacific Rim nations fight to save TPP

HANOI - Asia-Pacific trade ministers agreed on Sunday to try to revive a massive free trade pact, even though the United States reaffirmed its decision to pull out, as fears grow of a new global era of protectionism.

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Trump embarks on first foreign trip

WASHINGTON - With turmoil enveloping his administration at home, President Donald Trump was scheduled to head abroad on Friday for a trip the White House hopes will shift focus away from domestic controversies and on to his foreign-policy agenda.

Greece go-ahead for renewed austerity as violent protests erupt

ATHENS - Greece's government secured parliamentary approval on Thursday for a new batch of creditor-demanded measures that will impose further income losses on austerity-weary Greeks over the next three years but pave the way for a modest debt relief deal.

Emperor's abdication moves ever closer

TOKYO - The Japanese government on Friday approved a one-off bill allowing aging Emperor Akihito to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne, in the first such abdication in two centuries.

Assange embassy exit likely after Sweden drops rape probe

Swedish prosecutors say they are closing their investigation of rape allegations against Julian Assange, and will not renew a European arrest warrant, clearing the way for the WikiLeaks founder to leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London.

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