House vote condemning Trump's tweets

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning US President Donald Trump's "racist" comments in which he told four minority congresswomen "to go back" and fix the "crime infested places" they "originally came from".

Rights groups sue US govt over new asylum rule

LOS ANGELES, California - The American Civil Liberties Union and other advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, challenging a new rule by the Trump administration barring most immigrants from obtaining US asylum if they pass through Mexico.

Lagarde resigns as IMF chief in advance of ECB post

WASHINGTON - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde submitted her resignation from the global crisis lender on Tuesday, signaling her likely approval by the European Parliament to head the European Central Bank, or ECB.

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UK's Facebook users invited to flag fake ads

Facebook users in the United Kingdom will get some protection from the deluge of fake advertisements on the site, thanks to a new tool that allows people to report suspicious content.

EU works to save unraveling Iran deal

The European Union said on Monday that Iran's recent enrichment and stockpiling of uranium did not amount to a "significant" breach of a 2015 nuclear accord, a deal that European signatories have tried hard to preserve despite its limited capacity.

Pearson goes 'digital first' in US college market

British educational publisher Pearson is turning the page on its university-level printed books and planning to focus on online editions.

Italy seizes missile from far-right groups

ROME - Italian police seized an air-to-air missile, machine guns and rocket launchers during raids sparked by an investigation into far-right extremist groups on Monday. The huge haul of weapons was almost without precedent, authorities said

Former Mitsubishi workers seek assets sale for forced labor

SEOUL - Colonial-era Korean laborers are seeking a South Korean court's approval for the sales of local assets of their former Japanese employer after it refused to comply with a court order to compensate them for forced labor decades ago.

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India aborts moon mission launch

SRIHARIKOTA, India - India on Monday postponed the launch of a lunar probe less than an hour before blastoff because of a technical problem, delaying its bid to become only the fourth nation to land a spacecraft on the moon.

Italy shuts major migrant camp as new arrivals slow to a trickle

ROME - The closure last week of what was once Europe's largest migrant processing center is proof of the extent to which Italy's hardline anti-migration policies are reducing the number of would-be asylum-seekers entering the country.