Thousands sign up to 'dying well' pilot program

SEOUL - More than 3,000 people have signed papers to forgo artificial life-extending treatment when they become incurably ill, in a pilot program leading up to South Korea's first "dying well" law.

Prince revealed as buyer of chateau

PARIS - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been revealed as the owner of a French chateau described as the world's most expensive home, according to a report in The New York Times.

Revival booking place in Nigeria

LAGOS - Mention Nigerian literature and the first names likely to spring to mind are Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart, or the venerable Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka.

Leading role for war volunteers

The story of the Chinese volunteers who played a key role in the Allied effort during World War I forms the basis of a novel by a British writer.

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.