Royal debut for London Fashion Week

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has always dressed with style and flair - but Tuesday marked her first visit to the showy catwalks of London Fashion Week.

Macron plans tighter asylum rules in test of majority

PARIS - Emmanuel Macron's government will on Wednesday propose toughening France's immigration and asylum laws amid strident criticism from human rights groups, in a move that will test the unity of his left-and-right majority.

S. Korea brings complaint against US anti-dumping duties

GENEVA - South Korea has issued a complaint at the World Trade Organization challenging the United States' use of anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duties relating to steel and transformer products, the WTO said on Tuesday.

Florida heroes honored, views shift on gun control

US voters are supporting stricter gun laws, according to two polls released on Tuesday, as survivors of the Florida high school where 17 teens and educators were gunned down in a shooting rampage pushed to reduce gun violence.

Oxfam boss sorry for baby comments

The boss of the United Kingdom-based charity Oxfam GB has apologized for downplaying abuse accusations leveled at his organization.

Maldives govt agree on talks to end crisis

MALE - The Maldivian government said on Wednesday it was ready for dialogue with the opposition to help restore normalcy in the island country.

TPP unveiled, rules pushed by US on ice

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY - The final version of a landmark deal aimed at cutting trade barriers in some of the Asia-Pacific's fastest-growing economies was released on Wednesday, signaling the pact was a step closer to reality even without its star member the United States.

Fukushima told to compensate for suicide of 102-year-old

TOKYO - A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to compensate relatives of a 102-year-old man who killed himself at the prospect of fleeing his home.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

Coming of Age

The second-child market has become the new battlefield for companies in the infant-goods industry, especially when young Chinese parents are willing to provide their babies with the best, regardless of price.

More Chinese seek IVF abroad

Prospective Chinese mothers are increasingly traveling abroad for in vitro fertilization and egg-freezing treatments.

FRIENDSHIP FORGED IN THE FURNACE OF TURMOIL

They are little known and almost forgotten, but Canadian missionaries mostly from southern Ontario who traveled to China starting in the late 19th century played a crucial role in the history of Canada-China relations, reports Na Li in Toronto.