Mixed report card on Trump's first 500 days

This week marked 500 days since US President Donald Trump's inauguration, and his first tweet on Monday said: "This is my 500th. Day in Office and we have accomplished a lot - many believe more than any President in his first 500 days."

US senator's bill targets tariff powers

US Senator Bob Corker on Wednesday defied President Donald Trump's personal objections and introduced legislation to check the leader's ability to impose tariffs.

London fights back against moped crimewave

London has experienced a huge rise in crimes committed by people riding mopeds in the last 12 months, police statistics have revealed.

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Saudi-led airstrikes hit capital after departure of UN envoy

Dialogue is the only way to solve the current crisis in Yemen, a Chinese expert said, as the Saudi Arabia-led coalition launched airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday evening, hours after United Nations special envoy Martin Griffiths left the rebel-held city.

US ambassador to Germany criticized for media comments

BERLIN - A member of the German government on Tuesday accused the new US ambassador in Berlin of meddling in domestic politics and aggravating already tense ties, as left-wing parties called for the staunch ally of Donald Trump to be expelled.

Italy's new PM vows radical change in debut Parliament speech

ROME - Italy's new prime minister promised on Tuesday to bring radical change to the country, including more generous welfare and a crackdown on immigration, as the two party bosses who hold the keys to his anti-establishment government nodded their approval.

Over 118,000 voters accidentally left off rolls in California's vote

LOS ANGELES - A total of 118,522 voters' names were left off the rolls in Los Angeles County in Tuesday's primary vote for the 2018 midterm election, the county's election authority confirmed.

Wife of former Malaysia leader questioned

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Anti-corruption investigators questioned the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak on Tuesday about alleged theft and money-laundering involving the 1MDB state investment fund, as officials announced a probe into other suspicious multibillion-dollar transactions under Najib's leadership.

Secluded resort chosen for Trump-Kim talks

Preparations have reached full swing as the White House confirmed on Tuesday that the highly-anticipated summit between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will take place at a hotel on the Singaporean island of Sentosa.

'Nobody is left': Volcano ravaged entire families

ESCUINTLA, Guatemala - Lilian Hernandez wept as she spoke the names of aunts, uncles, cousins, her grandmother and two great-grandchildren - 36 family members in all - missing and presumed dead in the explosion of Guatemala's Volcano of Fire.

Japan's Kobe Steel raided as fake data scandal rumbles on

TOKYO - The Tokyo head office and other facilities of Kobe Steel Ltd were raided by police and prosecutors on Tuesday over a protracted quality data fabrication scandal that has raised concern about the nation's manufacturing industry.