China calls on all sides to reduce tension

Beijing has called on all parties to make their words and actions "conducive" to easing tension and building trust on the Korean Peninsula issue, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday.

Typhoon death toll in Vietnam nears 50

HANOI, Vietnam - A powerful typhoon that rocked Vietnam has killed at least 49 people, left more than a dozen missing and caused extensive damage to the country's south-central region ahead of a meeting that will draw leaders from around the world, disaster officials said on Monday.

Saudi-led coalition closes Yemen ports

SANAA, Yemen - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen closed off the land, sea and air ports to the country on Monday after a rebel-fired ballistic missile targeted Riyadh.

Marathon effort from wheelchair racers

Four Chinese wheelchair racers were invited to compete in the 2017 New York City Marathon on Sunday, and two of them finished the course for the first time in history.

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Turkey revives tourism with diversification

ANKARA - Turkey will explore new markets in Asia to boost its tourism and diversify the sector which is on the path to recovery, the Anadolu News Agency has reported.

Mass adoption event saves small dogs in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - A small airplane came to a halt on Saturday outside the hangar at the Vancouver International Airport, where about 100 people stood at the edge of the tarmac watching and waiting.

Traditional carpet weaving in Iraq unravels

AL-HAMZA, Iraq - In the shadow of the Imam Hamza mosque in the region of the ancient kingdom of Babylon, a carpet market that was once bustling is now almost empty.

Cuban dance lives on ... in Mexico

VERACRUZ/HAVANA, Mexico - Glowing in a yellow lace dress, Carolina Salinas fans herself languidly while the band burns through the sultry rhythms of the "danzon", Cuba's national dance.

Volunteers find 2,500-year-old coin collection in drawer at English castle

LONDON - A vast collection of old coins from far-flung locations across the globe, including Syria and China, has been discovered tucked away in a drawer in a castle in the United Kingdom.

Spain seeks arrest of Catalan leader

MADRID - A Spanish judge was set on Friday to issue an arrest warrant for Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont over his region's contested independence drive, in a move likely to further escalate tensions in Spain's worst political crisis in decades.

Attack victims honored as investigators seek answers

NEW YORK - The eight people killed in a truck driver's rampage were honored by friends and strangers on Thursday with a nighttime walk down the riverfront esplanade where the victims died as both investigators and terror-weary New Yorkers tried to make sense of the crime.