President urges end to probe, setting off new storm

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told his attorney general to end the high-profile investigation into alleged Russian election meddling that has ensnared key members of his presidential campaign and cast a long shadow over his White House.

Mexico plane crash survivors resume journeys

DURANGO, Mexico - Just a day after a harrowing escape from a crashed and burning Aeromexico jetliner, many of its 103 passengers and crew resumed their journeys, with some even boarding new flights from the same airport in western Mexico.

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US judge blocks blueprints for 3D guns

CHICAGO - A US judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the online publication of blueprints for 3D-printed firearms, in a last-ditch effort to stop a settlement US President Donald Trump's administration had reached with the company on releasing the digital documents.

Russia, Japan agree to expand cooperation

MOSCOW - Russian foreign and defense ministers and their Japanese counterparts have agreed to explore further cooperation in security and diplomacy, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Fish could be next to suffer as rivers run low on air in Europe's record heat wave

BERLIN - The heat wave gripping large stretches of Europe has already been blamed for deadly forest fires and crop failures. Now freshwater fish could be its next victims.

Bird lands in Paris, rolls out scooters

Electric scooter rental company Bird has announced its launch in Europe starting with a pilot scheme in Paris this week and soon in Tel Aviv.

'Bag rage' prompts backdown on charge to shoppers in Australia

SYDNEY - Australia's second-largest supermarket, Coles, on Wednesday halted plans to charge shoppers for plastic bags, succumbing to customer fury about a shift away from single-use plastics.

Trump predicts Teheran talks 'pretty soon'

TAMPA, Florida - US President Donald Trump has suggested that talks with Iran were imminent, but the idea has been criticized in Teheran, with the country's foreign minister warning that "PR stunts won't work".

President's former aide on trial for bank, tax fraud

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - Paul Manafort, former chairman of Donald Trump's presidential election campaign team, went on trial on charges of bank and tax fraud on Tuesday.

British workplace sickness rates reach all-time low

Figures released by the United Kingdom government have revealed that the number of sick days taken by British workers is the lowest since records began.

Zimbabwe's ruling party wins control of parliament

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's ruling party has won a majority of seats in parliament, the electoral commission announced on Wednesday, as the country braced for the official results of the first presidential election after longtime leader Robert Mugabe left office in November.