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Vote Leave faces probe on spending

Vote Leave, Britain's official Brexit campaign group for the 2016 referendum, has been referred to the police for breaking electoral law.

'Lava bomb' injures 23 on boat

LOS ANGELES - A projectile from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii struck a boat carrying people watching lava from the two-month-old eruption, injuring 23, the fire department said.

Ping-pong diplomacy between neighbors opens 'new chapter'

SEOUL - Table tennis players from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea played together in an international tournament on Tuesday in the latest installment of Korean sporting diplomacy.

India orders all Mother Teresa care homes inspected

NEW DELHI - India has ordered an immediate inspection of all childcare homes run by the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic order founded by Mother Teresa after a nun was arrested over an alleged adoption racket.

Growing nuclear stockpile fuels fears

TOKYO - Japan has amassed enough plutonium to make 6,000 atomic bombs as part of a program to fuel its nuclear plants, but concern is growing that the stockpile is vulnerable to terrorists and natural disasters.

Europe, Japan sign massive free trade deal

Amid trade tensions set off by US President Donald Trump, Japan and the European Union on Tuesday signed a widespread trade deal that will eliminate nearly all tariffs.

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UK's May facing key votes over Brexit

The next few days will be crucial for British Prime Minister Theresa May and her plans for how the United Kingdom should interact with the European Union after it leaves the bloc.

Five EU countries to take in stranded migrants, Italy says

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Sunday said five European countries had agreed to take in 250 of the 450 migrants aboard two EU border agency vessels.

Indonesia invites Moon, Kim to Asian Games

JAKARTA - The leaders of the two countries on the Korean Peninsula have been invited to next month's Asian Games in Indonesia, Jakarta said on Monday, after the neighbors agreed to field several joint teams at the event.

La Paz's cable cars bring lift to commuters

LA PAZ, Bolivia - "Now I'm going to get to work faster!" said a smiling Rosa Lima, 52, one of the first passengers on a new cable car line in La Paz that reaches into the heart of the city.