Recovery of body could take days

PORT BLAIR, India - Authorities said on Thursday that it may take "some days" to recover the body of a US citizen killed in a hail of arrows shot by a tribe untouched by modern civilization.

Flood of spectators for traditional regatta

PHNOM PENH - Cambodia celebrated the start of the Water Festival, a tradition dating back more than 800 years.

After years, music fills streets of Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq - For centuries, it was a magnet for artists across the region and churned out Iraq's best musicians - but recent years saw Mosul suffer a devastating musical purge.

Media: Nissan 'drives out' Ghosn as chairman

TOKYO - Nissan board members have sacked disgraced Carlos Ghosn as chairman, local media reported on Thursday, following marathon talks over the future of the once-revered tycoon.

Driving change to island in southern Philippines

From the air, Mindanao Island on the southern tip of the Philippine archipelago looks peaceful. The mountainous terrain is covered in lush green growth and the hillsides are dotted with a patchwork of farms.

May takes Brexit battle to Brussels ahead of summit

British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker met in Brussels on Wednesday evening for crucial Brexit talks aimed at detailing the future relationship between the United Kingdom and European Union.

Trump defies calls to punish Riyadh for Khashoggi's murder

US President Donald Trump has declared he will not further punish Saudi Arabia for the murder of US-based writer Jamal Khashoggi - making clear in a statement that the benefits of good relations with the kingdom outweigh the possibility its crown prince ordered the killing.

Dead whale had 6 kg of plastic in stomach

JAKARTA - A dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had a large lump of plastic waste in its stomach, including drinking cups, bottles and flip-flops, a park official has said, causing concern among environmentalists and government officials in the Southeast Asian country.

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US targets network over oil sent to Syria

The United States has imposed sanctions on companies and individuals related to an Iran-Russia network that it claimed sent oil to Syria and "indirectly funded militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah".

After wildfire, people now face rain, mud

CHICO, California - Northern California residents left homeless by the deadliest, most destructive wildfire in state history braced for a new bout of misery on Tuesday from showers expected to plunge encampments of evacuees into rain-soaked fields of mud.

Trade tariffs take bite out of exports

Agricultural producers in Washington, the most trade-dependent state, are being pressured by import tariffs imposed during the ongoing dispute between the United States and China.