KABUL - Six female students from war-torn Afghanistan who had hoped to participate in an international robotics competition in the United States this month will have to watch via video link after their visa applications were denied twice.
SAN FRANCISCO - A new report shows that films which are marketed at children and young people continue to fill the screen with tobacco imagery.
BANGKOK - Thailand should be more determined to build high-speed rails to link the kingdom with neighboring countries and China, which will generate huge economic benefits, former governor of State Railway of Thailand Prapat Chongsanguan has said.
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that "it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia" after his lengthy meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Germany. But he is still avoiding the question of whether he accepts Putin's denial that Russia was responsible for meddling in last year's election.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Doha has $340 billion in reserves including holdings of its sovereign wealth fund that could help the Gulf country to weather the isolation by its powerful Arab neighbors, Qatari Central Bank Governor Sheikh Abdullah bin Saoud al-Thani told CNBC.
China's leadership in championing global free trade has helped global leaders reach wider consensus on building a win-win trade framework and fighting protectionism, which was expressed in the outcome document of G20 summit in Hamburg on Saturday, said international experts.
The leaders of G20 members, except US President Donald Trump, said on Saturday that the Paris Climate Change Agreement is "irreversible" in the communique released at the close of two-day summit in the German port city.
LOS ANGELES - Excessive heat hit southern California this weekend, with the high temperature in some areas reaching 42 C. This is also a tough weekend for 2,300 firefighters battling wildfires which have raged in much of the state and whose size exceeds records over past years.
TOKYO - The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Japan's south has risen to 18, officials said on Sunday, as rescue teams continued their search for survivors.
ROME - Former prime minister Matteo Renzi came under fire from leftist opposition parties after he suggested Italy cap the number of asylum-seekers it takes in, local media reported on Saturday.
KOKROBITE, Ghana - Brett Davies paced up and down the sloping sands of Kokrobite beach in Ghana, organizing surfers from 20 countries at his annual international competition.
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