UN envoy in Yemen for peace talks

SANAA, Yemen - The UN envoy for Yemen arrived in the capital Sanaa on Saturday for talks to shore up a cease-fire in the country's lifeline port city of Hodeida.

Tropical storm kills 4 in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Tropical storm Pabuk has claimed four lives in southern Thailand, police said on Sunday.

Protests in India after two women visit temple

NEW DELHI, India - The situation continues to be tense but under control in India's southern state of Kerala after a couple of women tried entering a temple where they are barred from.

Nissan's Ghosn to defend himself in Japanese court

PARIS - Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will "vigorously" defend himself in a Japanese court this week after refusing to sign a confession in return for being released from custody, his son has told a French Sunday newspaper.

Syria and Kurds talk post-US departure

BEIRUT - Talks are ongoing between the Syrian government in Damascus and Kurdish officials to reach a deal on how to fill the gap following the withdrawal of US troops from the country, a Syrian Kurdish official said on Saturday.

China sets model for Africa e-commerce

China, whose digital economy has experienced massive growth over the last decade, stands as a good model for Africa as the continent moves toward enhancing its engagement in e-commerce and the evolving digital economy, according to the industry panelists at the recent Africa e-commerce Week conference.

Shooting at California bowling alley leaves three dead, four hurt

TORRANCE, California - Three men were fatally shot late on Friday and four injured when a brawl at a popular Los Angeles-area bowling alley and karaoke bar erupted into gunfire sending terrified patrons, including children, running for their lives.

Politicians in Italy spar over stranded migrants

ROME - The leaders of the populist parties that form Italy's government sparred on Saturday over what to do with more migrants who are stranded on private rescue vessels in the Mediterranean Sea, exposing the widening cracks in their coalition's position on immigration.

'Yellow vest' protesters return to French streets

PARIS - Hundreds of protesters are trying to breathe new life into France's apparently waning yellow vest movement with marches in Paris and gatherings in other cities, but numbers appeared down on their first demonstration of the new year.

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Democrats pass fund plan, but without wall

WASHINGTON - On their first day in the majority, House Democrats have passed a plan to reopen the government without funding US President Donald Trump's promised border wall.

Prosecutor seeks death penalty in Khashoggi murder trial

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi prosecutors sought the death penalty for five of 11 defendants charged with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as their high-profile trial opened in Riyadh on Thursday.