Embattled Trump warns on impeachment

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has warned the US economy would collapse if he were impeached, as legal chaos roiling the White House had experts saying his presidency is under threat.

Honey to help fight cold in UK

Doctors in the United Kingdom are being told to direct people with colds toward honey and over-the-counter remedies in a move aimed at tackling antibiotic resistance.

US says no plans for Pompeo-Kim meeting

WASHINGTON - The US State Department has said that it neither plans nor expects a possible meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Kim Jongun, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, during Pompeo's upcoming visit to Pyongyang.

Court raises Park Geun-hye's jail term to 25 years

SEOUL - An appeal court in the Republic of Korea on Friday extended ex-president Park Geun-hye's prison sentence for corruption and abuse of power by one year.

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Dr Norman Bethune's legacy lives

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Canadian Dr Norman Bethune's journey to China and the eighth anniversary of the founding of the Bethune Medical Development Association of Canada, or BMDAC.

Ancient Austrian salt mine holds Bronze Age secrets

HALLSTATT, Austria - All mines need regular reinforcement against collapse, and Hallstatt, the world's oldest salt mine perched in the Austrian Alps, is no exception.

Video game shows vision of life after EU

LONDON - Set in a dystopian post-Brexit United Kingdom, a new video game follows the struggles of a bouncer of foreign ancestry in a world of xenophobia and immigrant camps, but gamers are divided over its message.

Row erupts over foreign aid for India

NEW DELHI - India will not accept relief assistance from foreign governments for the flood-ravaged state of Kerala, the government has said, following offers of aid from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Ankara accuses Washington of waging 'economic war' as the lira falls further

ANKARA - Turkey has accused the United States of waging "economic war" and failing to respect its legal system over the fate of a US pastor whose 21-month-long detention on terrorism charges has roiled relations between the NATO allies.

Ospreys deployment raises safety concerns

TOKYO - The US Air Force will deploy five Osprey transport aircraft to Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo in October as part of a wider plan to introduce 10 of the controversial tilt-rotor aircraft to the base in the coming years, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

A German EU chief is priority for Merkel, newspaper says

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel is focusing on securing the European Commission presidency for a German candidate, rather than backing Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann to succeed Mario Draghi at the helm of the European Central Bank, the Handelsblatt business daily reported.