Chester Zoo head count reveals record number of animals

LONDON - The UK's Chester Zoo is home to the highest number of animals in its history, an annual head count of its residents revealed on Saturday.

Summit emphasizes unity over division

French President Emmanuel Macron is an expert at creating excitement about his foreign trips with gifts.

DPRK accuses US of plotting new war

PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has accused the United States of plotting to provoke another Korean War by convening a foreign ministers' meeting in Vancouver, Canada.

11 dead as huge storms batter Europe

BERLIN - Eleven people including two firefighters were killed on Thursday as violent gales battered northern Europe, snapping air and train links.

Stricken plane that came off the runway is lifted from slope

ISTANBUL - Turkish engineers used two cranes to successfully lift a passenger plane that skidded onto a muddy embankment meters from the sea back onto the runway.

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No solution in sight for S. Korea's 'birth strike'

SEOUL - The woman appointed to try to reverse the world's lowest birthrate knows better than most why billion-dollar campaigns to encourage South Korea's female populace to procreate have failed - she is among the millions who have chosen to remain childless in the face of traditional social expectations.

Japan slams US for Okinawa flights

TOKYO - Japan criticized the US military on Friday for breaking a pledge to avoid flying helicopters over a school next to its base in Okinawa, a rare flash of discord with Tokyo's main ally.

Finland welcomes China's panda pair

Finland welcomed its first pair of giant pandas this week, making it the eighth country in Europe to forge a tie with China in the realm of panda conservation and research.

New test for detecting common cancers shows promise

MIAMI - A new blood test for cancer has shown promise in detecting eight kinds of tumors before they have spread elsewhere in the body, offering hope of early detection, researchers said on Thursday.

New Year brings stamp of originality

This is what you call barking up the right tree.

New optimism in Iraq drives passion for classic cars

BAGHDAD - When Iraqi forces drove Islamic State militants out of eastern Mosul a year ago, Nashwan Shakir Mahmoud raced back to his home, hoping that his red and white 1955 Chevrolet coupe had survived three years of war and upheaval.