In new blow, minister quits Johnson govt

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received a fresh blow on Saturday when Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd quit from the government and the ruling Conservative Party in protest at his handling of the Brexit crisis.

Indian moon mission suffers setback

India had been over the moon, as it were, preparing to celebrate a historic feat.

Xinjiang delegation pays visit to Germany

BERLIN - A delegation from China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Thursday concluded a four-day visit to Germany, during which they held talks with German authorities and introduced the real Xinjiang to the German public.

Trump cancels Taliban meeting at Camp David

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said he had canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David, Maryland, with the Taliban and Afghan government leaders after a bombing in the past week in Kabul killed 12 people, including a US soldier. He then called off peace negotiations with the insurgent group.

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Iran will lift all limits on nuclear R&D

TEHERAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday ordered the removal of all limits on nuclear research and development, taking the country's third step in scaling down its commitments to a 2015 deal with world powers.

Symposium held in Hanoi on sustainable development goals

The health clinic established by the Institute for Development and Community Health LIGHT is a haven for some of the most vulnerable groups in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. Ethnic minorities, migrants and other vulnerable people not only get free counseling and affordable medical services at the clinic, but they are also assured of a nonjudgmental and safe space.

US, China lead digital economy, UN says

The first digital economy report from a United Nations agency has concluded that the United States and China are creating the vast majority of wealth in the digital economy.

Abe's call to sign peace deal rebuffed

Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's call on Thursday to sign a peace treaty formally ending their World War II conflict.

Lords pass bill blocking no-deal Brexit

The bill ruling out the possibility of a no-deal Brexit should complete its passage through all stages of Parliament by the end of the week after an agreement was reached in Britain's upper chamber, the House of Lords, to return it to the House of Commons for approval by the close of business on Friday.

Canada names envoy to China amid 'critical' time

Dominic Barton was named Canada's ambassador to China on Wednesday, filling a post in Beijing that was vacant for seven months, the prime minister's office announced in a statement.

Dorian, back to Category 3, creeps up US East Coast

CHARLESTON, South Carolina-Hurricane Dorian, back to a Category 3 storm, began raking the southeastern United States seaboard early on Thursday. It left tens of thousands without power as it threatened to inundate low-lying coasts from Georgia to Virginia with a life-threatening storm surge after its deadly mauling of the Bahamas.