UK seeks business leaders as diplomats

Business leaders and other high-profile figures could be appointed as diplomats to represent Britain overseas in a new effort to generate trade deals worldwide.

Migrants rest after trudge north

JUCHITAN, Mexico - Thousands of Central American migrants in a caravan traveling through Mexico planned to take a break for at least a day or longer in the southern city of Juchitan beginning on Wednesday, hoping to organize mass transport northward after days of hard walking in tropical temperatures that have left them about 1,448 kilometers from the nearest US border crossing.

Hunt for landslide victims as typhoon toll rises

MANILA - Philippine rescuers used hand tools on Wednesday in a desperate search for around 20 people buried in a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Yutu, as the powerful storm's toll rose to 9.

US calls for cease-fire and peace talks in Yemen

WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday called for a cease-fire and peace talks in Yemen, as the Saudi-led military coalition sent more than 10,000 new troops toward a vital rebel-held port city ahead of a new assault.

Trump targets birthright citizenship

US President Donald Trump has triggered controversy after raising the possibility of ending birthright citizenship in the United States by signing an executive order, a move experts say would be unconstitutional.

Possible seabed position of crashed Lion Air jet located

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A massive search effort has identified the possible seabed location of the crashed Lion Air jet, Indonesia's military chief said on Wednesday, as experts carried out the grim task of identifying dozens of body parts recovered from a 28-kilometer-wide search area and video of passengers boarding the fatal flight emerged.

Neighbors seek to limit spiraling row

Japan and the Republic of Korea will try to keep a row over forced labor in World War II from spiraling into a crisis.

11 people killed in Italy as wild weather sweeps Europe

The death toll from fierce storms battering Italy has risen to 11, civil protection authorities have said, as wild weather swept parts of Europe on Tuesday, leaving motorists and tourists stranded.

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Emotional vigil for victims of US attack

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania - Mourners held an emotional vigil on Sunday for victims of a fatal shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, an assault that saw a gunman who said he "wanted all Jews to die" open fire on a mostly elderly group.

Saudi prosecutor in Istanbul for probe

Saudi Arabia's chief prosecutor arrived in Istanbul on Monday as part of an investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

Migrants force entry into Mexico

SONSONATE, El Salvador/TAPANATEPEC, Mexico - A new group of migrants bound for the United States set off from El Salvador and crossed into Guatemala on Sunday, following thousands of other Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence who have taken similar journeys in recent weeks.