63 killed, 182 wounded in Kabul wedding blast

KABUL - Joy and celebration turned into horror and carnage when a suicide bomber targeted a packed Afghan wedding hall, killing at least 63 people in the deadliest attack to rock Kabul in months, officials and witnesses said on Sunday.

Macron to meet Putin ahead of G7 summit

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron was scheduled to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday for a rare visit.

Greenland cold-shoulders Trump's buyer's interest

QULUSUK, Denmark - Greenland is not for sale, local authorities said on Friday, after a newspaper reported that US President Donald Trump is looking into whether it might be possible for the United States to buy the mineral-rich Arctic island.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

DPRK fires 2 short-range projectiles

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired two unidentified short-range projectiles on Friday, shortly after Pyongyang described the president of Republic of Korea as "impudent" and vowed that inter-Korean talks are over.

Speaking up for bilateral ties in Boston

Hundreds of Chinese and US politicians, diplomats and business leaders gathered at the Massachusetts State House on Thursday to celebrate the state's relationship with China, and vowed to deepen ties during an uncertain time for the bilateral relationship.

Soldiers killed in clashes in Kashmir

NEW DELHI - Five people were killed in cross-border fire between India and Pakistan, officials said on Thursday, amid heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals since New Delhi controversially stripped India-controlled Kashmir of its autonomy.

Iran tanker prepares to leave after Gibraltar decides to free it

DUBAI - An Iranian oil tanker is being reflagged and is preparing to sail to the Mediterranean, Iranian state television reported on Friday, after Gibraltar decided to free the seized ship.

IN BRIEF (Page 8)

Naruhito speaks of remorse over WWII

Following his father's lead, Japan's Emperor Naruhito expressed "deep remorse" over the country's wartime actions and prayed for global peace when making his first appearance as emperor on Thursday at an annual ceremony marking Tokyo's surrender in World War II.

City unites to remember mass shooting victims

EL PASO, Texas - With "El Paso Strong" shirts on and with the sun setting behind them, thousands of people crowded into a baseball stadium in the Texas city on Wednesday evening to remember the 22 people killed by a gunman at a local Walmart store on Aug 3.

Corbyn makes cross-party plea to avoid no-deal Brexit

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on leaders of other opposition parties to help install him as a temporary prime minister to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson forcing through a no-deal Brexit at the end of October.