Mexican families search remains of hidden graves for missing children
Families gathered at a morgue in Mexico on Tuesday to comb through the remains of more than 150 bodies discovered at graves in southern Veracruz state, hunting for clues that could identify children and siblings who disappeared long ago.
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Families gathered at a morgue in Mexico on Tuesday to comb through the remains of more than 150 bodies discovered at graves in southern Veracruz state, hunting for clues that could identify children and siblings who disappeared long ago.
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Japan PM Abe says arranging visit to China next month
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking in Vladivostok after meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping, said on Wednesday they had agreed to work toward an October visit by him to China, the latest sign of warming ties between the Asian rivals.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking in Vladivostok after meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping, said on Wednesday they had agreed to work toward an October visit by him to China, the latest sign of warming ties between the Asian rivals.
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Juncker to call on EU to flex global muscle as U.S. retreats
The European Union should flex its potential strength as a world power as the United States under President Donald Trump pulls back from international engagement, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker is expected to say on Wednesday.
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The European Union should flex its potential strength as a world power as the United States under President Donald Trump pulls back from international engagement, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker is expected to say on Wednesday.
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Juncker to hold firm on Brexit terms, offer close partnership: official
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will say on Wednesday that Britain should not expect EU negotiators to soften demands as they try to conclude a Brexit divorce treaty but he will reaffirm an offer of a close future partnership, a senior EU official said.
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will say on Wednesday that Britain should not expect EU negotiators to soften demands as they try to conclude a Brexit divorce treaty but he will reaffirm an offer of a close future partnership, a senior EU official said.
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EU plans fines over misuse of voter data to sway polls
The EU executive will propose new fines for misusing voters' data to sway elections on Wednesday, as it seeks to guard against a repeat of the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, especially in an EU parliament vote next May.
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The EU executive will propose new fines for misusing voters' data to sway elections on Wednesday, as it seeks to guard against a repeat of the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, especially in an EU parliament vote next May.
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Russia's Putin to plan meeting with Mexico's president-elect: Tass
Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking into a possible meeting with Mexican President-Elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador late this year in Mexico or Argentina, Russian news agency Tass reported on Tuesday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking into a possible meeting with Mexican President-Elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador late this year in Mexico or Argentina, Russian news agency Tass reported on Tuesday.
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For India's poorest, an ID card can be the difference between life and death
Prem Malhar says his 50-year-old father died of hunger a few months ago because he did not have the Indian government's Aadhaar identity card that would have given him access to subsidized food.
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Prem Malhar says his 50-year-old father died of hunger a few months ago because he did not have the Indian government's Aadhaar identity card that would have given him access to subsidized food.
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Death toll from Afghanistan blast rises to 68
The death toll from a suicide bomb attack at a protest gathering in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Tuesday has risen to 68, with 165 wounded, a government official said.
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The death toll from a suicide bomb attack at a protest gathering in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Tuesday has risen to 68, with 165 wounded, a government official said.
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Pakistan military 'quietly' stifles press with intimidation: group
Pakistan's military is using fear and intimidation to stifle the media and undermine press freedom even as overall violence against reporters has fallen, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP) said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan's military is using fear and intimidation to stifle the media and undermine press freedom even as overall violence against reporters has fallen, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP) said on Wednesday.
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About 50 Conservative lawmakers discuss ousting UK PM May: BBC
A group of about 50 lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May's government who oppose her proposals for a post-Brexit deal with the European Union have met to discuss how and when they could force her out of her job, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
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A group of about 50 lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May's government who oppose her proposals for a post-Brexit deal with the European Union have met to discuss how and when they could force her out of her job, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
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Australian government to face pivotal vote in ex-PM's seat on Oct 20
Australia's center-right government will face a by-election in deposed prime minister Malcolm Turnbull's seat on Oct. 20 and could lose its parliamentary majority if voter anger in opinion polls is carried through to the ballot box.
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Australia's center-right government will face a by-election in deposed prime minister Malcolm Turnbull's seat on Oct. 20 and could lose its parliamentary majority if voter anger in opinion polls is carried through to the ballot box.
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Russia's Putin tells Japan's Abe: 'Let's sign peace deal this year'
Russian President Vladimir Putin, sitting on a stage alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, proposed on Wednesday that the two men sign a peace treaty by the end of this year.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, sitting on a stage alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, proposed on Wednesday that the two men sign a peace treaty by the end of this year.
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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits western Nicaragua: USGS
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck 29 km west southwest of the Nicaraguan city of Nagarote at a depth of 111 km, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Wednesday.
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck 29 km west southwest of the Nicaraguan city of Nagarote at a depth of 111 km, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Wednesday.
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Pakistan's ex-PM Sharif, daughter released for his wife's funeral
Pakistani authorities on Wednesday temporarily released former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter from prison to attend funeral services for his wife, Kulsoom, who died of cancer the day before in London.
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Pakistani authorities on Wednesday temporarily released former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter from prison to attend funeral services for his wife, Kulsoom, who died of cancer the day before in London.
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Putin says Russia knows real identity of men accused by UK over poisoning
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia knew the real identity of two men accused by British prosecutors of trying to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain.
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President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia knew the real identity of two men accused by British prosecutors of trying to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain.
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Malaysia's Anwar launches bid to return to parliament
Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim will contest for a seat in the country's parliament, his party announced on Wednesday, as a party MP resigned to make way for the senior leader just months after their coalition won a shock May general election.
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Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim will contest for a seat in the country's parliament, his party announced on Wednesday, as a party MP resigned to make way for the senior leader just months after their coalition won a shock May general election.
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Malaysia opposition blocks repeal of 'fake news' law in challenge to Mahathir
Malaysia's opposition-led Senate blocked an effort to repeal a law against "fake news" on Wednesday, presenting the first major challenge for the new government of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
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Malaysia's opposition-led Senate blocked an effort to repeal a law against "fake news" on Wednesday, presenting the first major challenge for the new government of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
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China says it opposes U.S. using Xinjiang to interfere in its affairs
China said on Wednesday that it resolutely opposes the United States using the Xinjiang issue to interfere in its internal affairs, as the Trump administration considers sanctions against Chinese officials and companies linked to allegations of human rights abuses in the region.
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China said on Wednesday that it resolutely opposes the United States using the Xinjiang issue to interfere in its internal affairs, as the Trump administration considers sanctions against Chinese officials and companies linked to allegations of human rights abuses in the region.
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Putin says North Korea doing a lot to disarm but Washington not responding
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that North Korea was taking a lot of steps toward denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula but Washington was not responding and was making endless demands for full disarmament instead.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that North Korea was taking a lot of steps toward denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula but Washington was not responding and was making endless demands for full disarmament instead.
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Singapore DJ files court challenge against gay sex ban after India ruling
A Singapore DJ has filed a court challenge against a colonial-era law that bans gay sex in the conservative city-state, his lawyers said on Wednesday, following India's scrapping of similar legislation.
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A Singapore DJ has filed a court challenge against a colonial-era law that bans gay sex in the conservative city-state, his lawyers said on Wednesday, following India's scrapping of similar legislation.
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Iran has 3,000-4,000 working centrifuges: parliament speaker
Iran has between 3,000 and 4,000 active centrifuges, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Wednesday, according to the Tasnim news agency - still within the limit allowed under its troubled nuclear deal with world powers.
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Iran has between 3,000 and 4,000 active centrifuges, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Wednesday, according to the Tasnim news agency - still within the limit allowed under its troubled nuclear deal with world powers.
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