Russia says Syria attack evidence was faked

MOSCOW - Russia said on Friday that the United States and its allies have relied on fabricated evidence to accuse the Syrian government of launching chemical attacks against civilians.

Italy calls on Malta to let in migrants

MILAN - Italy's interior minister said on Friday that Malta should allow a Dutch-flagged rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants rescued from rubber dinghies off the Libyan coast to make port there because the ship is now in Maltese waters.

ROK, DPRK set reunion date

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Friday agreed to hold the reunion of separated families in August.

China steps up UN peacekeeping role

China renewed its commitment to United Nations' peacekeeping and urged the international community to support the latter's efforts at a UN police summit on Thursday.

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China helping clear Brexit storm clouds

On Thursday, June 23, 2016, the day of the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, parts of London were hit by a huge storm.

World strikes pose for Yoga Day

NEW DELHI - Downward-facing dogs, cobras and warriors sprouted all over world on Thursday, including high in the Himalayas, up in the air and under the sea, for International Yoga Day.

Tongue-tied T. rex offers insight into evolution of birds

WASHINGTON - Chinese and US researchers have found that Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs could not stick out their tongues, contrary to their classic image in films where they bare their teeth with tongues wildly reaching from their mouths like giant, deranged lizards.

UK government reveals plans for deals outside EU

The British government has announced its intentions of a new post-Brexit era of international relations that will look beyond Europe and open London up to finance markets around the world.

As Fukushima residents return, some see hope in tourism

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - On a cold day in February, Takuto Okamoto guided his first tour group to a sight few outsiders had witnessed in person: the construction cranes looming over Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

UN moves to replace US on rights council

UNITED NATIONS - The vacant seat on the UN Human Rights Council left by the United States will be filled by a member from the same regional group, said the spokesman of Miroslav Lajcak, president of the UN General Assembly, on Wednesday.

Zero-emission buses to hit London's streets

London's commuters will be riding on 68 new zero-emission double-decker buses next summer, a fleet that will largely be possible as a result of China-UK collaboration.