Trade row raises specter of funeral fees increase

As John Prine sings in his hit song Dear Abby: "Every side I get up on is the wrong side of the bed, if it weren't so expensive, I'd wish I were dead."

Storm brews between fishermen in 'scallop war'

British fishermen have called for protection from the Royal Navy after a long-running high-seas dispute with French mariners over access to scallops in international waters boiled over into skirmishes involving boats ramming one another, objects being thrown, and fireworks launched.

Trump accuses tech giants of bias, warns them to 'be careful'

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Google and other US tech companies of rigging search results about him "so that almost all stories& news is BAD". He offered no evidence of bias, but a top adviser said the White House is "taking a look" at whether Google should face federal regulation.

UN appeals for international action on Rohingya crisis

UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that the international humanitarian appeal for the Rohingya crisis "remains significantly underfunded at 33 percent".

US has no plans to delay future drills

WASHINGTON - The US military has no plans to suspend any more major military exercises with the Republic of Korea, the US defense secretary said on Tuesday, amid tensions over the denuclearization issue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

ROK govt to boost inter-Korean cooperation fund for next year

SEOUL - Next year's allocation to the inter-Korean cooperation fund spiked 14.3 percent on-year to 1.1 trillion won ($994 million) in the government budget announced on Tuesday, with the sharp increase reflecting Seoul's hopes of expanding and making headway in cross-border projects. Unification-related budget stood at 1.3 trillion won.

Street festival bombing kills 2, wounds 37

SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines - Philippine authorities were hunting two men believed to have planted the explosives that killed two people, including a young girl, at a festival in the nation's south.

Trudeau stands firm on US deal demands as talks set to resume

WASHINGTON - Canada and United States are set to tackle their contentious issues in bilateral talks on Wednesday, as the two nations work to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement amid signs Ottawa was open to taking a more conciliatory approach.

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US, Mexico reach new trade deal

WASHINGTON - The United States and Mexico agreed on Monday to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (known as NAFTA), putting pressure on Canada to agree to new terms on auto trade and dispute settlement rules to remain part of the three-nation pact.

German govt condemns far-right riots

CHEMNITZ, Germany - Far-right demonstrators clashed with leftist protesters in the eastern German city of Chemnitz on Monday after an Iraqi and a Syrian were arrested over a fatal stabbing that triggered violent demonstrations.

Russia slams sanctions, mulls response

WASHINGTON - Russia has blasted new US sanctions for an alleged poison attack on a former Russian spy, saying Moscow will "withstand" and respond to Washington's "brute pressure".