Crackdown mulled on marketing by drugmakers in India

MUMBAI - India, one of the world's largest markets for pharmaceuticals, is drawing up its first set of marketing rules for drugmakers, restricting gifts and trips offered to doctors and pharmacists to 1,000 rupees ($15), according to a draft proposal.

South Korean director investigated in abuse case

SEOUL - South Korean prosecutors are investigating award-winning film director Kim Ki-duk after an actress accused him of hitting her and trying to force her into shooting off-script sexual scenes while making a 2013 movie.

Robotics girl's father die in attack

HERAT, Afghanistan - The father of an Afghan girl who represented her country in a robotics competition in the United States died in this week's Herat mosque attack, her family said on Thursday.

Russia: US has started trade war

Trump signs sanctions bill 'for sake of national unity'

France remains favorite tourism destination

MADRID, Spain - France retained its position as the world's favorite tourism destination last year, the UN's World Tourism Organization said on Wednesday, defying concerns over terror attacks.

China has taken 'significant steps' on Korean Peninsula issue

WASHINGTON - China has taken "significant steps" to help solve the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, a senior US State Department official said on Wednesday.

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Nearly 500 on trial for failed coup

ANKARA - A key trial over last year's coup attempt in Turkey started under heavy security in Ankara on Tuesday, with 486 suspects accused of masterminding the coup facing justice.

Cholera, hunger, conflict push Yemen to 'edge of a cliff', UN official says

NEW YORK - A deadly cholera outbreak and looming famine threatens to sink war-torn Yemen into an even deeper crisis, a senior UN official said on Tuesday.

S. Korea tightens real estate regulations

SEOUL - The South Korean government unveiled a raft of measures to control speculative investment into real estate amid a rapid increase in home prices.

Professor accused of fabricating research data

TOKYO - The University of Tokyo, a top university in Japan, said on Tuesday that it had found five papers published on prestigious international journals by two of its researchers contained fabricated and falsified data.

Malaysia seizes pangolin scales, ivory worth almost $1m

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Authorities said on Wednesday that officials had foiled two attempts to smuggle elephant ivory tusks and pangolin scales worth nearly $1 million.