India orders all Mother Teresa care homes inspected

NEW DELHI - India has ordered an immediate inspection of all childcare homes run by the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic order founded by Mother Teresa after a nun was arrested over an alleged adoption racket.

Growing nuclear stockpile fuels fears

TOKYO - Japan has amassed enough plutonium to make 6,000 atomic bombs as part of a program to fuel its nuclear plants, but concern is growing that the stockpile is vulnerable to terrorists and natural disasters.

Europe, Japan sign massive free trade deal

Amid trade tensions set off by US President Donald Trump, Japan and the European Union on Tuesday signed a widespread trade deal that will eliminate nearly all tariffs.

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UK's May facing key votes over Brexit

The next few days will be crucial for British Prime Minister Theresa May and her plans for how the United Kingdom should interact with the European Union after it leaves the bloc.

Five EU countries to take in stranded migrants, Italy says

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Sunday said five European countries had agreed to take in 250 of the 450 migrants aboard two EU border agency vessels.

Indonesia invites Moon, Kim to Asian Games

JAKARTA - The leaders of the two countries on the Korean Peninsula have been invited to next month's Asian Games in Indonesia, Jakarta said on Monday, after the neighbors agreed to field several joint teams at the event.

La Paz's cable cars bring lift to commuters

LA PAZ, Bolivia - "Now I'm going to get to work faster!" said a smiling Rosa Lima, 52, one of the first passengers on a new cable car line in La Paz that reaches into the heart of the city.

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Cease-fire holds after day of intense Gaza fighting

GAZA - Both Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movements announced on Saturday night that the efforts to reach an agreement with Israel on getting back to calm and end an escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip "had succeeded".

Haiti's prime minister resigns amid fuel subsidies row

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haitian Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned on Saturday as he faced a no-confidence vote after a move to lower fuel subsidies prompted days of violent protests in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

Italy: France, Malta offer to take quarter of 450 migrants

ROME - France and Malta have agreed to take 50 migrants each out of 450 stranded at sea on two EU border agency vessels, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday after pressing his European peers to keep their promise to share the burden.