French leader wants to give a role to his wife

PARIS - After more than three years without a first lady, the French don't appear to be very eager to get a new one.

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Eggs scandal spreads to UK, France

Dutch authorities may need to cull millions of hens at 150 companies

Discarded bottles save endangered fish

CANBERRA - Endangered Australian fish have taken to seek refuge in discarded bottles in river beds, research published on Tuesday found.

UK denies agreeing to pay EU exit bill

LONDON - The British government has denied that it has agreed on the amount of its European Union exit bill, after a report emerged that it plans offer the bloc 36 billion pounds ($47 billion).

Typhoon Noru rakes Japan's main island

TOKYO - Typhoon Noru tore a path through Japan's main island of Honshu, despite being downgraded to a tropical storm, leaving havoc in its wake before moving in a northeasterly direction off the Sea of Japan coast on Tuesday morning, the weather agency here said.

Sicily firefighters 'caused blazes for money'

ROME - Fifteen firefighters in Sicily are suspected of deliberately starting fires or having friends or family call in false alarms so they could be called to work and earn money, police said on Monday, announcing the arrest of the alleged ringleader.

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DPRK urged to consider US 'offer'

China 'will mainly pay the price' for implementation of UN resolution

Kenyans vote for president in tight poll

NAIROBI - About 20 million Kenyans on Tuesday voted in an election that pits President Uhuru Kenyatta against challenger Raila Odinga in this East African economic hub known for its relative and long-term stability.

US, Russia 'can settle problems'

MANILA - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday he believes that Washington and Russia can find a way to ease tensions, saying it wouldn't be useful to cut ties over the single issue of alleged Russian meddling in the US election last year.

Hiroshima recalls atomic horror on 72nd anniversary of bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima, one of the two Japanese cities to suffer US atomic bombing in 1945 during World War II, commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the tragedy on Sunday at the city's Peace Memorial Park, with its mayor calling for peace and a world free of nuclear weapons.