BTS, Asian pop titans who conquered the West

PARIS - Paris's Stade de France stadium is packed. The crowd is a sea of screaming teenagers in sporty hoodies, colorful rabbit ears and - as it starts to rain - plastic ponchos.

EU works on disciplinary action over Italy debt

When the European Commission concluded last week that it was warranted in bringing an "excessive-deficit" procedure against Italy, it opened the possibility that, if no compromise is reached, the nation could end up facing a multibillion euro fine.

Three hopefuls eliminated from crowded race to replace May as British PM

The first contenders were knocked out of the race on Thursday in the lengthy battle to select the United Kingdom's next prime minister.

Major powers discuss Venezuelan crisis

BOGOTA, Colombia - Sweden is hosting talks between major global powers with stakes in dealing with Venezuela's political turmoil, the latest effort to jumpstart flagging attempts to find a peaceful solution to the country's crisis.

Trump loses Sarah Sanders in another White House departure

WASHINGTON - White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, a fierce loyalist of US President Donald Trump who channeled his combativeness toward the news media, will leave her job at the month's end for a possible political future in her home state of Arkansas, Trump said on Thursday.

Iran denies US claims on Gulf of Oman tanker attacks

DUBAI - Iran dismissed as "baseless" on Friday US accusations that it carried out twin attacks that left two tankers ablaze in the Gulf of Oman, escalating tensions across the region and sending world oil prices soaring.

More details of scholar's murder revealed

More evidence and details emerged as prosecutors laid out their case in the federal death penalty trial of Brendt Christensen in the slaying of 26-year-old missing Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying, at the federal courthouse on Thursday.

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Carter receives statesmanship award

Former US president Jimmy Carter has been selected to receive the first statesmanship award by the foundation of former Republican president George H.W. Bush, at an event where participants called for wisdom and vision to put right the relationship of the world's top two economies.

Second patient dies of Ebola in Uganda

The grandmother of the 5-year old boy who was the first confirmed case of Ebola in Uganda has also succumbed to the deadly disease while undergoing treatment in Uganda, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

Brexit revealed to be turning public off news

Much has been made by both sides of the political divide over what the impact of Brexit will be, should it ever come about, but a new survey by the University of Oxford's Reuters Institute has revealed that it is already having one effect - turning people off following the news.

'Sweetener' strategy on trade dispute set to fail

The US-China trade tension is a cover for a strategic competition between the two countries, but what the United States is doing now is very shortsighted and is "bound to fail", according to the president of the Royal Institute of East-West Strategic Studies in Oxford, England.