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King Tut bust faces UK sale

Christie's auction house has said it will go ahead with the sale of a Tutankhamen statue in London on Thursday despite an outcry from the Egyptian authorities, who claim the bust may have been stolen.

India Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi resigns

NEW DELHI - Taking responsibility for the Congress party's crushing defeat in recent elections, party president Rahul Gandhi of a fabled political family resigned on Wednesday.

US, Taliban scramble to rewrite withdrawal draft

ISLAMABAD - Taliban and negotiators from the United States are scrambling to rewrite a draft agreement that will outline the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan and a verifiable Taliban guarantee to fight terrorism ahead of an all-Afghan peace conference on Sunday.

Russia suspends INF weapons treaty

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill suspending the country's participation in a pivotal nuclear arms treaty.

Strike on Libyan migrant center sparks outrage

TRIPOLI, Libya - Outrage and calls for an independent probe mounted on Wednesday as 44 migrants were killed in an airstrike on a detention center in Libya. The United Nations said the airstrike could constitute a war crime.

Iran to exceed uranium limit

Iran warned on Wednesday that it will boost uranium enrichment beyond the limit set in a landmark 2015 nuclear deal, further inflaming tensions with the United States.

S. Korea warns of countermeasures to Japan's curbs

SEOUL - South Korea's economic policy chief warned on Thursday that the country make take measures in response if Japan restricts exports of certain high-tech materials to South Korean companies for a long time.

May stirs Scottish wrath with speech

British Prime Minister Theresa May has stirred the ire of Scottish nationalists with a scheduled speech that focuses on the "duty" of the leader of the United Kingdom's government to strengthen the union of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Ex-UK finance chief Osborne eyes IMF role

Former British chancellor George Osborne has reportedly told friends he is interested in becoming the next head of the International Monetary Fund, also known as the IMF, after incumbent Christine Lagarde was chosen as the new chief of the European Central Bank.

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EU leaders agree on top bloc positions

After three days of haggling during a crisis summit, European Union leaders agreed on a deal for four of the five top jobs of the bloc by nominating Christine Lagarde, managing director of International Monetary Fund, as head of the European Central Bank and German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission.