Hilton partners with charity group to fund students' leadership training

Global hotelier Hilton has announced a partnership with the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation to provide leadership training and to fund projects that bring about positive societal change.

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Qatar restores diplomatic ties with Iran amid crisis

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Qatar restored full diplomatic relations with Iran on Thursday, disregarding the demands of Arab nations now locked in a regional dispute with the energy-rich country that it lessen its ties to Teheran.

Slain Mexican journalist's family demands justice

HUEYAPAN DE OCAMPO, Mexico - The family of the latest journalist murdered in the country demanded a full investigation on Wednesday, rejecting the government's account that he was merely in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Pork may be linked to hepatitis E in UK

LONDON - Pork products sold in a leading supermarket may have infected people in the United Kingdom with a form of hepatitis, according to a study by Public Health England.

'Living doll' fashion model turns heads

TOKYO - Meet Lulu Hashimoto, a "living doll" and the latest trend in Tokyo's fashion modeling scene.

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Within 24 hours, two wildly different speeches

RENO, Nevada - Within a 24-hour span, US President Donald Trump delivered one speech in which he tore into the media and members of his own party, and a second in which he called for national unity and love.

Science envoy resigns over leader's Charlottesville response

One of the US State Department's three science envoys publicly resigned on Wednesday, the latest in a wave of defections over President Donald Trump's response to a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Suspect detained in Dutch concert threat

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Dutch police investigating a terror threat that prompted the cancellation of a concert by a US rock band in Rotterdam arrested a 22-year-old man in the early hours of Thursday.

Body found by Malaysia not one of McCain's 10 missing

SINGAPORE - A body found at sea by Malaysian forces is not one of the 10 US sailors missing after a collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker, the Navy's 7th Fleet said on Thursday, as more Marine Corps divers joined a search of the destroyer's flooded compartments.

US Navy removes 7th Fleet commander

TOKYO - The US Navy on Wednesday said it had removed 7th Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Joseph Aucoin after a series of collisions involving its warships in Asia as the search goes on for 10 sailors missing since the latest mishap.