Displaced families stranded in Yemeni city

SANAA - Thousands of families arrived on Saturday in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, after fleeing military confrontations between pro-government forces and armed rebels in Yemen's Hodeidah port city.

Fashion company sells its take on US first lady's controversial jacket

NEW YORK - A US clothing company is taking a sartorial swipe at first lady Melania Trump, selling jackets saying "I really care, don't you?" in response to the "I really don't care" jacket she wore to visit migrant children separated from their parents.

Republicans delay second vote on immigration bill

WASHINGTON - Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives on Thursday were forced to twice delay a vote on a "moderate" immigration bill amid chaos over the White House practice of separating families who illegally cross the US border.

Russia says Syria attack evidence was faked

MOSCOW - Russia said on Friday that the United States and its allies have relied on fabricated evidence to accuse the Syrian government of launching chemical attacks against civilians.

Italy calls on Malta to let in migrants

MILAN - Italy's interior minister said on Friday that Malta should allow a Dutch-flagged rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants rescued from rubber dinghies off the Libyan coast to make port there because the ship is now in Maltese waters.

ROK, DPRK set reunion date

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Friday agreed to hold the reunion of separated families in August.

China steps up UN peacekeeping role

China renewed its commitment to United Nations' peacekeeping and urged the international community to support the latter's efforts at a UN police summit on Thursday.

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China helping clear Brexit storm clouds

On Thursday, June 23, 2016, the day of the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, parts of London were hit by a huge storm.

World strikes pose for Yoga Day

NEW DELHI - Downward-facing dogs, cobras and warriors sprouted all over world on Thursday, including high in the Himalayas, up in the air and under the sea, for International Yoga Day.

Tongue-tied T. rex offers insight into evolution of birds

WASHINGTON - Chinese and US researchers have found that Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs could not stick out their tongues, contrary to their classic image in films where they bare their teeth with tongues wildly reaching from their mouths like giant, deranged lizards.

UK government reveals plans for deals outside EU

The British government has announced its intentions of a new post-Brexit era of international relations that will look beyond Europe and open London up to finance markets around the world.