Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who turns 64 on Friday, won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Thursday, securing a third consecutive term as the party leader.
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Both Syria's government and its opposition welcomed the Turkey-Russia deal declaring a demilitarized zone around the major rebel stronghold of Idlib, saying on Tuesday that the agreement had prevented more bloodshed.
With the approach of the March 29 deadline on which the United Kingdom will leave the European Union, a major issue blocking an amicable divorce settlement - the nature of the post-Brexit Irish border - may be edging toward a resolution.
WASHINGTON - Christine Blasey Ford, the college professor who has accused US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, is asking for an FBI investigation before a Senate hearing, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.
SYDNEY - The piercing of supermarket strawberries with sewing needles is comparable to terrorism, Australia's prime minister said on Wednesday, as he demanded sentences of up to 15 years in response to a nationwide scare.
BEIRUT/MOSCOW - Syria accidentally downed a Russian military aircraft with a crew of 15 onboard when its air defenses went into action against an alleged Israeli missile strike, the Russian army said on Tuesday.
The United Kingdom and France have reached a peace deal over the scallop wars between the two countries' fishing fleets.
MELBOURNE - Public fears about sewing needles concealed inside strawberries on supermarket shelves have spread across Australia and New Zealand as growers turn to metal detectors and the Australian government launches an investigation to restore public confidence in the popular fruit.
HAWTHORNE, California - SpaceX, Elon Musk's space transportation company, on Monday named its first private passenger on a voyage around the moon as Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the founder and chief executive of online fashion retailer Zozo.
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