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Russia-US diplomatic row flares

MOSCOW/BRUSSELS - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday he wanted to be shown at least one fact proving Moscow's meddling in the US presidential election last year.

EU's Brexit negotiator sets out tough conditions for London

BRUSSELS - The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator set out tough conditions for the United Kingdom to meet during the first months of talks before both sides can start looking at a future relationship.

Probe peers into Jupiter's Great Red Spot

LOS ANGELES - A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter began transmitting data and images on Tuesday from humanity's closest brush with the Great Red Spot, a flyby of the colossal, crimson storm that has fascinated Earthbound observers for hundreds of years.

US envoy faces tough talks on Qatar row

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson faced an uphill task in persuading four Arab states to end a boycott of Qatar in talks on Wednesday after the four labeled a US-Qatar terrorism financing accord an inadequate response to their concerns.

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UN to help Colombia rebels return to society

UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council on Monday decided to establish a new mission in Colombia to focus on reintegrating rebels into society after more than 50 years of war a task the United Nations calls the most urgent challenge following the rebels' handover of their last weapons

Death toll in Japan floods rises to 25

TOKYO - The death toll from torrential rains and flooding that swept through Japan's south has reached 25, the government said on Tuesday, as rescue teams battled through thick mud to save more than 100 still stranded.

Cooperation 'key for Asia' to go through hard times

BANGKOK - Regional cooperation is a key for Asia to go through hard times amid the rise of de-globalization, scholars from various Asian countries agreed at the Boao Forum for Asia on Tuesday.

Circus camel captured after three-hour police chase causes 'mayhem'

SYDNEY - A camel has been captured on a golf course after it escaped from a circus and led police on a three-hour chase through the tourist city of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory on Monday.

World welcomes Mosul victory

BAGHDAD/BEIJING - World leaders congratulated Iraq on Tuesday after Baghdad declared "total victory" over the Islamic State group in Mosul, retaking full control of the city three years after it was seized by extremists bent on building a global caliphate.

Sixteen killed in US military plane crash

ITTA BENA, Mississippi - A US military plane used for refueling crashed into a field in rural Mississippi, killing at least 16 people aboard and spreading debris for kilometers and creating a fiery wreckage, officials said.