Trump's dismissal of FBI director sparks firestorm

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's dismissal of James Comey from the post of FBI director has sparked a media firestorm and much disagreement.

Wall collapse kills 26 at wedding

NEW DELHI - At least 26 people were killed and 26 others injured when a wall of a marriage hall collapsed due to heavy rains and thunderstorm in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Wednesday night, a senior police official said on Thursday.

US likely to expand airline laptop ban to Europe

WASHINGTON - The US government is likely to expand a ban on laptops on commercial aircraft to include some European countries, but is reviewing how to ensure lithium batteries stored in luggage holds do not explode in midair, officials said on Wednesday.

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California finally honors Chinese railway workers

The California state Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution designating May 10 as California Chinese Railroad Workers Memorial Day in honor of the nearly 12,000 Chinese who helped build the Transcontinental Railroad more than 150 years ago.

Qing Dynasty vases fetch $17 million

A pair of rare Chinese famille rose vases from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) sold for $16.8 million at Christie's auction house in London on Tuesday, making it one of the top 10 most-expensive Chinese ceramics lots sold at auction.

Moon ready to visit DPRK under right conditions

His presidential power came into force right after election victory was confirmed

UN aviation agency seeks global approach to laptop ban

MONTREAL, Canada - A United Nations agency has launched an effort to craft global guidance for the use of laptops and other portable electronics in passenger aircraft cabins after selective bans by the United States and the United Kingdom upset airline passengers as well as Middle Eastern carriers.

Merkel's conservative party could govern with Greens, poll says

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives could form a three-way coalition with the liberal Free Democrats, or FDP, and the pro-environment Greens after a September parliamentary election, a poll released by the Forsa Institute on Wednesday showed.

Trump fires FBI Director Comey

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has fired James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Healthcare triumph gives Trump reason to rejoice

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump had already planned a celebration as he returned to his hometown on Thursday for the first time since his inauguration.