Hundreds of thousands demand new Brexit vote in mass march

LONDON - Hundreds of thousands of protesters opposed to Britain's impending exit from the European Union marched through central London on Saturday, demanding a new referendum and to have a say on the government's final Brexit deal with the EU.

ASEM urges multilateral cooperation

Leaders from Asia and Europe agreed in Brussels on Friday to join forces on multilateralism while boosting trade and investment between the two continents.

Indian capital's smog will worsen next month

NEW DELHI - With a toxic smog beginning to envelop New Delhi as winter approaches, residents of the Indian capital are set to make matters a lot worse by burning hundreds of thousands of firecrackers to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali early next month.

Trump says Khashoggi likely dead

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that it "certainly looks" as though missing Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, and he threatened "very severe" consequences if the Saudis are found to have murdered him. His warning came as Washington toughened its response to a disappearance that has sparked global outrage.

EU's Barnier says Irish border issue could scupper Brexit talks

PARIS - The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday the thorny issue of the border between Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland could sink the negotiations on the United Kingdom's exit from the EU.

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US city befriends China through literature

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa has been called Aihehua (meaning "love the glamour of lotus") in Chinese, at least in the world of writers and poets.

Mass tourism sparks 'battle' in Montmartre

PARIS - Inside a dark, low-ceilinged room once frequented by Picasso and Modigliani when they were still struggling artists, a group of tourists from Russia, Canada and Australia are listening to traditional French songs.

Scottish farm on lockdown after BSE detected

A case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, which is better known as BSE or "mad cow disease", has been confirmed at a farm in Aberdeenshire in northern Scotland.

New search in missing writer case

ISTANBUL - Turkish investigators searched the Saudi consulate in Istanbul overnight as part of a probe into Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance, while US President Donald Trump said he did not want to abandon his Saudi ally over the missing journalist.

Britain's May says Brexit transition period from EU could be extended

Britain's prime minister said on Thursday that the United Kingdom may choose to be bound by European Union rules and regulations for longer than the planned two-year transition period which will follow it leaving the trading bloc at the end of March.

CO2 emissions to rise in 2018, says IEA chief

PARISEnergy sector carbon emissions will rise in 2018 after hitting record levels the year before, dimming prospects for meeting Paris climate treaty goals, the head of the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.