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.

Pakistan expresses disappointment at US Afghan strategy

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is disappointed with the remarks made by US President Donald Trump when introducing his policy on Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry said.

Verdict for Samsung heir weighs on chaebol

SEOUL - The heir to the Samsung empire will face the verdict in his corruption trial on Friday, which threatens to leave the world's biggest smartphone maker rudderless for more than a decade.

Trump lashes out at media in Arizona rally

PHOENIX, Arizona - President Donald Trump on Tuesday mounted an aggressive defense of his response to a deadly far right march in Virginia, using a rally speech to condemn "dishonest" media coverage of his widely criticized remarks.

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Search widens for van attack driver

BARCELONA - Spanish police on Monday extended the search for the man who killed 13 people in Barcelona to all of Europe as details emerged of how he fled on foot through the streets of the old town before disappearing after ramming a van into crowds.

At least 800 killed in South Asia floods

NEW DELHI - Widespread floods have killed more than 800 people and displaced over a million in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, with aid workers warning of severe food shortages and waterborne diseases as rains continue to lash the affected areas.

Statues removed after 'horrific displays of hatred'

AUSTIN, Texas - University of Texas President Greg Fenves has ordered the immediate removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and other prominent Confederate figures from a main area of campus, saying such monuments have become "symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism."

Converted fishing boat serves up unique entertainment option

GAZA CITY, Middle East - On a large fishing boat on the tip of land that stretches a few meters into the water of Gaza City beach, Hana al-Jarousha enjoyed herself in the first leisure restaurant of its kind in the blockaded Gaza Strip.