NASA sends robotic geologist to Mars for deep dig

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Six years after last landing on Mars, NASA is sending a robotic geologist to dig deeper than ever before to take the planet's temperature.

Dozens killed in double mosque blast

YOLA, Nigeria - A pair of explosions killed at least 28 worshippers at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria and wounded at least 56 others, with many of the victims caught in the second blast while trying to flee, police said on Tuesday.

Mueller team floated idea of subpoena

NEW YORK - Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in a meeting with US President Donald Trump's lawyers in March, raised the possibility of issuing a subpoena for Trump if he declines to talk to investigators in the Russia probe, a former lawyer for the president said on Tuesday.

McDonald's torched and hundreds arrested in French May Day protests

PARIS - Nearly 300 protesters were arrested on Tuesday after May Day riots in central Paris, where hooded youths torched a McDonald's restaurant and several vehicles during a march against President Emmanuel Macron's public sector reforms.

ROK plans to keep contingent of US troops

The Republic of Korea's presidential Blue House on Wednesday dismissed claims that US troops stationed in the country would have to leave if a peace treaty was signed with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Facebook to play cupid in dating debut

SAN JOSE, California - Facebook is entering the dating game, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday, planning a service to matchmake millions of people on the world's largest online social network and nudge them into spending more time there.

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Iran denounces Israeli allegations as 'worthless show'

The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nuclear allegations against Iran as a "worthless show".

Kenya's floods escalate as relief agencies urge interventions

NAIROBI - Raging floods that have hit Kenya's low-lying plains since the onset of the long rains season in mid-March could snowball into a humanitarian crisis unless robust interventions are put in place, relief agencies have warned.

New scan of ocean floor hasn't found any sign of MH370

SYDNEY - The new scan of the Indian Ocean floor for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has searched nearly 80,000 square kilometers since January without finding any sign of the wreckage.

Korean Air heiress apologizes before questioning in abuse of power case

SEOUL - A Korean Air heiress apologized on Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.

Scotland leads the world with start of minimum alcohol pricing

EDINBURGH - Scotland on Tuesday became the first country to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol, in what its government expects will be a trailblazing move following years of legal battles.