Grand jury spurs Russia investigation

WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller is using a grand jury in Washington as part of an investigation into alleged coordination between the Donald Trump campaign and Russia, a source familiar with the probe said on Thursday.

Aussie police foil twin terror plots

SYDNEY - A man instructed by the Islamic State to bring down an Etihad Airways flight tried to use an unsuspecting passenger to carry a bomb on board, with a second poison gas plot also in the works, Australian police alleged on Friday.

Blaze ravages world's largest fish market

TOKYO - Japanese police and fire investigators sifted through the charred wreckage of parts of the world's largest fish market, a day after flames tore through seven buildings at the Tokyo tourist site.

S. Korea spy agency admits attempting to rig presidential election

SEOUL - South Korea's spy agency admitted on Thursday that it had engaged in a far-reaching attempt to manipulate voters as it sought to help conservatives win parliamentary and presidential elections.

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Rooftop hives keeping Paris honeybees buzzing

PARIS - To check the beehives he has set up on the roof of the sprawling Monnaie de Paris on the banks of the River Seine, Audric de Campeau slips a harness over his tan-colored trousers.

Soccer returns to Mosul - unencumbered by IS rules

MOSUL, Iraq - After months of fighting, Mosul residents can finally practice their favorite game again at a soccer field in the eastern part of the city - and this time without the restrictions imposed by Islamic State group militants.

Romans sweating through worst heat wave in more than 60 years

ROME - With the Italian capital gripped by a crippling drought and its most severe heat wave since the mid-1950s, analysts say the city government needs to make structural changes to avoid the worst impacts from future bouts with extreme heat.

Cops send postcards with an edge to Europe's most wanted

THE HAGUE - European police forces are sending a series of cheeky "wish you were here" postcards this summer in a bid to track down 21 of the continent's most wanted criminals.

Deadly rise heats up climate debate

WASHINGTON - By the end of this century, summer heat waves could exceed the upper limit of human survivability in areas of South Asia, a new study said on Wednesday.

Poet helps ease passing of pets with final word in cemeteries

HANOI, Vietnam - Strolling along a bamboo-lined path between a five-star hotel for dogs and cats and Vietnam's unique pet cemetery, a man in his late seventies was nodding as if reciting poems or composing prose.

Archaeologists uncover 'little Pompeii'

SAINTE-COLOMBE, France - A "little Pompeii" is how French archaeologists are describing an entire ancient Roman neighborhood uncovered on the outskirts of the southeastern city of Vienne, featuring remarkably preserved remains of luxury homes and public buildings.