Japan PM to visit Russia for Putin talks

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Russia in late April for a summit with President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday.

Drugs, alcohol found in body of airport attacker

PARIS - Blood tests determined on Sunday that a suspected Islamic extremist consumed drugs and alcohol before a frenzied spree of violence that ended when he took a soldier hostage at Paris' Orly Airport and was shot dead by her fellow patrolmen.

Closure for groups at center of scandal

SEOUL - South Korea's Culture Ministry said on Monday it had canceled licenses for two nonprofit foundations at the center of a political scandal that led to the ouster of President Park Geun-hye.

Syrian army recaptures areas after rebel offensive

DAMASCUS - The Syrian army recaptured areas that had been taken during Sunday's wide-scale offensive by rebels in eastern Damascus, the military general command said on Monday.

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Red Star aiming to burn brighter

Construction by instruction ... with a little "religious" fervor thrown in for good measure.

Pogba's problem puts Mourinho on warpath

MANCHESTER, England - Jose Mourinho said "enemies" were undermining his team after Paul Pogba was injured in a 1-0 victory over Rostov on Thursday that sent Manchester United into the Europa League quarterfinals.

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Scrutiny mounts on Abe over school links

The Osaka-based ultra-conservative educational group Moritomo Gakuen may be the "Watergate" for Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Food, drink giants plot fightback as India looks to tighten rules

NEW DELHI - Several food and drink multinationals and trade groups met in recent weeks to discuss how to lobby more effectively against Indian proposals for higher taxes and stricter labeling rules on fatty or sugary foods, sources familiar with the talks said.

S. Korean prosecutors call in SK Group officials for questioning

SEOUL - Prosecutors questioned three officials linked to South Korea's third-largest conglomerate, SK Group, on Thursday as part of a widening corruption scandal that led to the dismissal of President Park Geun-hye.

Military removes mocked tiger statue

BANDUNG, INDONESIA - The Indonesian military has removed a statue of a grinning, cartoonlike tiger from outside an army base after it sparked a flood of online mockery.