Arab quartet ready for talks with Qatar

MANAMA, Bahrain - The Saudi Arabia-led Arab quartet have expressed preparedness for talks with Qatar, while insisting that Doha must meet their demands.

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Life back to normal for Syrian photo boy

ALEPPO, Syria - A Syrian boy whose heartbreaking image once drew the world's attention is now living a normal life together with his family in an area currently under the control of the Syria Army.

Memorials to mark century-old horror of World War I

YPRES, Belgium - Memorials will be held on Sunday and Monday to mark the centenary of one of World War I's most bloody battles.

Poles revive ancient tradition of timber floating on longest river

GASSY, Poland - A group of Poles have assembled tree trunks into a long raft and are streaming down the country's longest river, the Vistula, to revive the ancient tradition of timber floating.

Winery plans Chile tie-up in China bid

MENDOZA, Argentina - The Chinese mainland market is key to Argentine wineries in their efforts to open up new markets and businesses, a winery owner said.

US sanctions spark Russia retaliations

MOSCOW - Russia told the United States on Friday that some of its diplomats must leave the country in just over a month and said it was seizing some US diplomatic property as retaliation for proposed new US sanctions it described as illegal.

Israel on high alert at holy shrine

JERUSALEM, Middle East - Israel sent extra police into Jerusalem on Friday and said men under the age of 50 would be banned from the Old City's Al-Aqsa mosque for the day in anticipation of more mass protests.

Decision on THAAD site in a year

SEOUL - The South Korean government announced a plan on Friday to make a final decision on the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense deployment after a yearlong environmental impact assessment of the proposed site has been conducted.

HK food giant buys London landmark in record deal

The landmark London office block known as the Walkie Talkie has been sold to a unit of Hong Kong-based food giant Lee Kum Kee Group in the United Kingdom's biggest deal for a single office building.

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Why a spacewalk is no cakewalk

Cosmonauts put through grueling training regime before blastoff