Rescuers struggle to reach stranded villages in Myanmar dam flooding

BAGO, Myanmar - As many as 85 villages were flooded in Myanmar after a dam failed, unleashing waters that blocked a major highway and forced more than 63,000 people from their homes, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday.

Turkey, EU officials meet to improve ties

ANKARA - After a nearly three-year-long freeze, the Turkish government on Wednesday met with ministers of the EU Reform Action Group to step up its agenda to rewarm ties with the neighboring block.

Pentagon official cautions India over buying Russian arms

WASHINGTON - A top Pentagon official cautioned India on Wednesday that there are no guarantees for a special waiver from US sanctions if it buys new weapons platforms from Russia.

Leaders sign pacts on trade, security

Trade and security dominated talks between Kenya and the United Kingdom when the countries' leaders met on Thursday in the capital city of Nairobi.

Road of opportunity seen in BRI's long-term vision

President Xi Jinping's recent comments on the Belt and Road Initiative are welcomed and the project is expected to open up more opportunities for involved countries and regions, experts said.

Electric giants spark advances

For 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, there are 40 rubber-tired gantry cranes, or RTG cranes, busy loading and unloading containers in the container yard of the Colombo International Container Terminals, or CICT, the joint venture between China Merchants Holding International and Sri Lanka Port Authority.

ROK new defense chief named

SEOUL - Moon Jae-in, president of the Republic of Korea, on Thursday nominated the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as new defense minister.

China denies hacking Clinton server

The FBI on Wednesday said it has not found "any evidence" that former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's private email server was compromised, hours after US President Donald Trump tweeted about a report that claimed China had hacked it.

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London's water dispensers make splash

New public drinking water fountains installed across the British capital are proving highly popular, with figures suggesting thousands of liters of water have been dispensed from the first four installed earlier this year.

Bolivian woman might be world's oldest at nearly 118

SACABA, Bolivia - Julia Flores Colque still sings with joy in her indigenous Quechua tongue and strums the five strings of a tiny Andean guitar known as the charango, despite a recorded age of almost 118 years.

'Extreme' scooter enthusiasts rev up with modified machines at festivals

KEDIRI, Indonesia - Every year, Indonesians from teens and granddads, to mechanics and students, gather in eastern Java to celebrate their love of the iconic Italian Vespa scooter.