Policy plea after rich gap revealed

TOKYO - Global income inequality has worsened over the past four decades, a report has found, with the wealthiest 1 percent of the world's population capturing twice as much income growth as the bottom half.

Putin thanks Trump for CIA bomb plot help

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin called US President Donald Trump to express his gratitude for Central Intelligence Agency information that helped foil attempted terrorist attacks in St. Petersburg, the Kremlin said on Sunday.

Rescuers search for dozens missing after Philippine storm

MANILA - A tropical storm which battered the Philippines on Saturday has left at least 26 people dead and 46 others missing, a government spokesperson said on Monday.

Myanmar exhibition provides chance to learn about Tibetan life

YANGON - A cultural exhibition that opened on Sunday in Yangon will provide opportunities to enable Myanmar people to better understand Tibetan culture, according to China's diplomat in the country.

'Nightmare' after power outage

NEW YORK - One of the heaviest travel weeks of the year began with the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights on Sunday at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta, where a power outage that lasted nearly 11 hours left passengers stranded in darkened terminals or in aircraft idling on tarmacs.

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'Stupid idea' propels run along ancient Silk Road

The world today is enough to make some people want to get up and just run to the ends of the Earth, so that's what Kai Markus decided to do.

Mystery persists over Pentagon UFO program

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon acknowledged on Saturday that its long-secret UFO investigation program ended in 2012, when United States defense officials shifted attention and funding to other priorities.

Firearms drive nets hundreds of guns

SAN FRANCISCO - Almost 280 firearms were handed over in a guns-for-cash campaign on Saturday, the event's organizer said via its official Twitter account.

Japan orders probe of train network after first 'red flag'

TOKYO - Japan's Transport Minister Keiichi Ishii ordered the five Japan Railways companies that operate the network to conduct an urgent inspection of all 4,800 bullet trains in service nationwide.

Flops center stage at failure exhibition

LOS ANGELES - Once cast aside as a cringe-worthy mistake, "Colgate Lasagna" has at last found fame... as a top flop at the Museum of Failure.

Debt risks of central SOEs under control

Debt risks at China's centrally administered State-owned enterprises are under control as the government has taken various measures to reduce the debt ratio, the State assets regulator said on Friday.