Australia announces a $2b investment in special forces for military threats

CANBERRA, Australia - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a multibillion-dollar investment in new equipment for the nation's special forces.

Latest Taliban talks end without agreement

KABUL - Taliban and US negotiators have wrapped up their latest round of talks seeking a deal that would see the United States shrink its troop presence in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said on Monday.

Epstein death draws scrutiny of jail

The death of Jeffrey Epstein has brought scrutiny to a federal jail in New York that, despite chronic understaffing, houses some of the highest-security inmates in the country.

Norway attack shooter suspected of terrorism

An armed attack on a mosque in the Norwegian town of Baerum on Saturday is being treated as a possible act of terrorism, local police have confirmed.

UK former PM Gordon Brown says Britain cannot survive no-deal Brexit

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has warned that a "tolerant, inclusive and outward-looking" Britain "could not survive" a no-deal Brexit and that the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is "sleepwalking into oblivion".

Russia mourns 'heroes' killed in missile test

MOSCOW - The city that hosts Russia's main nuclear research site announced a day of mourning on Sunday for five of its staff killed during a missile test that provoked elevated radiation levels.

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Crops suffer as drought hits Asia-Pacific

Australia, one of the world's biggest wheat-exporting nations, has been forced to import the grain for the first time in 12 years as drought across the country's eastern states slashes production.

Tanzania mourns 69 killed in tanker blast

MOROGORO, Tanzania - Tanzania was in mourning on Sunday, preparing to bury 69 people who perished when a crashed fuel tanker exploded as crowds rushed to siphon off leaking fuel.

Memorial held for missing Chinese scholar in US

Family, friends, and community members gathered on Friday in a church in Savoy, Illinois, to commemorate Zhang Yingying, the Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois Ubrana-Champaign who was murdered two years ago.

Media: Teheran unveils 'improved' radar air defense system

DUBAI - Iran unveiled on Saturday what authorities said was a locally upgraded radar system with a range of 400 kilometers that could help defend against cruise and ballistic missiles and drones.

Europeans upbeat about EU future

Despite the increased fragmentation in the European Parliament and the arduous process of choosing European Union leaders, there is a strong increase in citizens' positive perception of the union across the board.