Jury hears of family's suffering since murder of scholar daughter

As the sentencing phase in the trial of Brendt Christensen entered its second day on Tuesday, videos of murdered scholar Zhang Yingying's family and friends were shown, and her parents and boyfriend testified, bringing emotional moments to the federal courtroom in Peoria, Illinois.

Seoul rejects Tokyo's remarks on sanctions

SEOUL - Moon Jae-in, president of the Republic of Korea, on Wednesday criticized comments by Japanese officials who questioned the credibility of Seoul's sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea when they justified Tokyo's stricter controls on high-tech exports to the ROK.

Designing the cities of tomorrow today

The award-winning architectural design agency 2Portzamparc is putting its latest ideas into projects in China, said its founder and co-owner Elizabeth de Portzamparc.

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Library offers students hope in Tanzania

Ernest Nyari vividly remembers the scramble that would ensue every morning when he opened the doors of the library at University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Students got stuck at the doorway as they rushed in, said the principal library officer.

US, Taliban resume talks after Afghan agreement toward peace

DOHA/KABUL - The United States and Taliban officials are scheduled to resume talks on Tuesday in Qatar aimed at ending Afghanistan's 18-year war, hours after a delegation of powerful Afghans and the militant group ended the Intra Afghan Dialogue, a meeting with both sides calling for an end to civilian casualties.

Japan won't retract curbs on tech exports

TOKYO - Japan said on Tuesday that it has no plans to backtrack on plans to impose stricter controls on exports of some technology-related products to South Korea.

Indonesia to send 210 tons of waste back to Australia

JAKARTA - Indonesia said on Tuesday it would send more than 210 tons of garbage back to Australia, as Southeast Asian nations push back against serving as dumping grounds for foreign trash.

US vows to maintain pressure on Iran amid tension

WASHINGTON - US Vice-President Mike Pence said on Monday that the United States will continue to pile up economic pressure on Iran and defend US interests as Teheran took another step to further break the 2015 nuclear deal.

UK PM stands by embattled ambassador

Downing Street has expressed fresh support for the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States after US President Donald Trump said his administration would no longer deal with Kim Darroch.

Russia preparing delivery of S-400 system

The Russian-made S-400 air defense system is ready to be shipped to Turkey as the air defense system is being loaded onto a cargo plane, according to Turkish President Recep Erdogan.

US prosecutor seeks death penalty in scholar's murder

A US federal prosecutor on Monday called for a jury to sentence to death a former University of Illinois student convicted of kidnapping and killing a Chinese scholar two years ago, calling the crime "cold, calculated, cruel and months in the making".