Chinese marks path to future

The importance of learning Chinese was celebrated at the opening of the 11th annual National Chinese Language Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, the largest gathering of Chinese language education practitioners in North America.

Harry and Meghan go straight to work after star-studded wedding

LONDON, - Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan began married life on Sunday after their spectacular, rulebreaking wedding, but will be delaying a honeymoon as they turn immediately to royal duties.

Japan's Shoplifters steals Cannes show

CANNES, France - Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda won the Palme d'Or at Cannes on Saturday for Shoplifters, a critically acclaimed family drama with unguessable plot twists.

Research reveals women in UK more likely to be in lower-paid jobs

LONDON - Women are more likely to be in low-paying jobs in the United Kingdom than men, according to new research.

Farming fish takes plunge in desert

TOUGGOURT, Algeria - In a corner of his sprawling farm, Milouda Mohammed proudly unveiled his latest venture - a pond full of catfish that could herald a new future for farmers like him on the Sahara desert.

Trump: 'Libya model' isn't for Pyongyang

WASHINGTON/PYONGYANG - US President Donald Trump has ruled out the use of the "Libya model" in efforts to pursue denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, saying that was not the model for the talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Putin, Assad hail progress in Syria

SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday in the southern Russian city and said the military success of Damascus in Syria allowed for a large-scale political process leading to the withdrawal of foreign forces and the reconstruction of the country.

Two dead as school bus torn apart in crash

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey - A student and a teacher were killed and 43 others injured when a school bus with preteens on a field trip collided with a dump truck on a New Jersey highway on Thursday, ripping the bus apart and leaving students dangling by seat belts, officials said.

DR Congo facing 'very high' risk from Ebola outbreak

GENEVA - The Democratic Republic of Congo faces a "very high" public health risk from Ebola after the disease was confirmed in one patient in a major city, the World Health Organization said on Friday, raising its assessment from "high" previously.

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China helping quench kids' thirst in Kenya

NAIROBI - Titus Nzasi has always believed that investing in roads, water, education and health could unlock prosperity in his isolated hometown on the far reaches of semiarid Kitui County in lower eastern Kenya.

Graphic film from Gaza garnering rave reviews

CANNES, France - A "devastating" documentary about the massacre of an extended Palestinian family in Gaza by Israeli forces in 2009 has been hailed by critics at the Cannes Film Festival.