Trump's travel ban faces new challenge

WASHINGTON - After a series of stinging legal defeats, US President Donald Trump's administration hopes to convince a federal appeals court that his travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries is motivated by national security, not religion.

Red Bull heir's case ignites Thai outrage

BANGKOK - An online anti-Red Bull campaign has rolled out in Thailand as the public are fueled by the hit-and-run case of the fugitive Red Bull heir, local media reported on Monday.

German army calls for searches of all barracks after Nazi memorabilia found

BERLIN - The head of Germany's armed forces has called for an inspection of all army barracks after investigators discovered Nazi-era military memorabilia in a garrison, broadening a scandal about right-wing extremism among soldiers.

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Voters in France head to the polls

PARIS - On a gray and rainy Sunday morning, millions of French voters headed to the polling stations to decide who will lead the country for the next five years.

Blackout ordered on email hack

PARIS - France sought to keep a computer hack of frontrunner Emmanuel Macron's campaign emails from influencing the outcome of the presidential election, with the electoral commission warning on Saturday that it may be a criminal offense to republish the data.

'Strongman' Hong looks to halt conservative fall from grace

SEOUL - Opinion polls in the Republic of Korea suggest that the fall of Park Geun-hye, the country's ousted, jailed president now awaiting a corruption trial, has doomed conservatives in next week's presidential election.

Climber, 85, dies in record attempt

KATHMANDU, Nepal - An 85-year-old Nepali man has died while attempting to regain his title as the oldest person to climb Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest, officials said.

Some day my prince will come, say worshippers of Philip

TANNA ISLAND, Vanuatu - The retirement of Britain's Prince Philip from public life led world headlines on Thursday, but his most devout and remote followers have only just heard the news.

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Syngenta OKs ChemChina bid

China National Chemical Corp, also known as ChemChina, said on Friday that shareholders of Syngenta AG, the Swiss agrochemical and seed producer, have accepted its $43 billion takeover bid, paving the way for completion of China's biggest international acquisition deal.

Aircraft manufacturing to take off on C919 jet

The successful maiden flight of the C919, a single-aisle homegrown passenger jet, is expected to provide a major impetus to the domestic airplane manufacturing industry.