A rare peek inside the US presidential limousines

US President Donald Trump has given DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un a rare glimpse inside his presidential limousine.

Spain will take in stranded migrant vessel, PM says

Spain said on Monday that it will take in a boat stranded in the Mediterranean sea with 629 migrants aboard after Italy and Malta refused to let the vessel dock in their ports.

Agonizing wait for relatives of Fuego victims

ESCUINTLA, Guatemala - At an improvised morgue in the Guatemalan town of Escuintla, dozens of people stand around in an anguished daze, clutching photos of their loved ones, hoping to recover their bodies for burial.

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait approve $2.5b aid for Jordan

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Three Gulf Arab states pledged $2.5 billion in aid to Jordan on Monday in an effort to stabilize the US-allied kingdom as it faces its worst protests in years over government austerity plans that include tax increases.

Iraqi ballot box storage site catches fire

BAGHDAD - A storage site housing half of Baghdad's ballot boxes from Iraq's parliamentary election in May caught fire on Sunday, just days after parliament demanded a nationwide recount of votes, drawing calls for the election to be re-run.

Vietnam to delay approval of special economic zone law

Vietnam's National Assembly, the country's top legislature, agreed on Monday not to adopt the draft Law on Special Administrative and Economic Units of Van Don, Bac Van Phong, and Phu Quoc at its ongoing fifth session.

US-Canada row escalates on summit

QUEBEC CITY - The United States and Canada swung sharply toward a diplomatic and trade crisis on Sunday as top White House advisers lashed out at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a day after US President Trump called him "very dishonest and weak".

Viral Trump G7 photo receives the meme treatment

A photograph of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other leaders standing around a seated US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Quebec has become the latest social media meme, with Twitter users comparing it to everything from a restaging of classic paintings to a scene from cartoon series The Simpsons.

Mahathir backs tailored trade agreements

Malaysia's 92-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said in Tokyo on Monday that smaller and younger nations that are just beginning to grow should be given due consideration.

Chinese student's family seeks death penalty for alleged killer

The relatives of a Chinese student killed in Arizona in 2016 have demanded that the alleged shooter be charged with first-degree murder at a news conference in Los Angeles.

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Celebrity suicides highlight troubling trend in midlife

CHICAGO - The deaths of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade highlight a troubling trend rising suicides among middle-aged people in the United States.