Turkey steps up pressure over missing writer

ISTANBUL - Turkey's president increased his pressure on Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, local media reported on Thursday, while US President Donald Trump expressed reservations over withholding arm sales over the writer.

World's largest fish market reopens at new site

TOKYO - The world's largest fish market resumed operations at a new location in Tokyo on Thursday after final auctions last week at the previous facility in Tsukiji, one of the Japanese capital's top tourist attractions.

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EU agree on 35 percent emission cuts

European Union nations agreed on Tuesday to seek a 35 percent cut in car emissions by 2030, in the wake of a warning by UN experts on the dangers of global warming.

Seoul considers lifting sanctions on Pyongyang

Seoul claimed on Wednesday that it is considering lifting some of its unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang, a move seen as creating more momentum for diplomacy aimed at improving relations and defusing the nuclear crisis in the Korean Peninsula.

Hurricane Michael strengthens to 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm

WASHINGTON - Hurricane Michael swelled to an ""extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm as it rumbled toward the Gulf Coast of Florida early on Wednesday in what forecasters warned was an unprecedented weather event for the area.

A modern story of five men and the sea

MANILA - It reads like a modern day take on The Old Man and the Sea - five Filipino fishermen cast adrift for days on a makeshift raft after a huge marlin sinks their boat.

Palestine champions 'drift' car racing for women

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt - Noor Daoud was the only woman to take to the track in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where the Palestinian racer impressed the crowds with her "drift" driving skills.

Competition should not spell conflict

Former secretary of state points to positive history of Sino-US cooperation

Haley leaves in latest Trump shake-up

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS - The resignation of Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday is unlikely result in a change in the country's approach toward other countries it views as competitors, according to some experts.

Photos released of 'assassination squad'

ISTANBUL - A Turkish newspaper published photos on Wednesday of what it said was a 15-member "assassination squad" allegedly sent to target Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week.

Merkel's fragile alliance faces peril of regional polls in fresh crisis

BERLIN - Hit by a string of crises, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative union now faces two likely regional poll debacles, in Bavaria on Sunday and in Hesse two weeks later, further rocking her fragile coalition.