Japanese boy-band production company sets up panel to compensate sexual assault victims
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese boys-band production company at the center of an unfolding sexual abuse scandal, Johnny & Associates, chose three former judges...
Russian spaceport visited by Kim has troubled history blighted by corruption and construction delays
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Vostochny space launch facility where President Vladimir Putin hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday reflects an ambitious...
Hurricane Lee turns north on path that will take it past Bermuda as it...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee began to spin away from the northern Caribbean on Wednesday as the Category 3 storm aimed...
International crews in Morocco to recover bodies days after deadly 6.8 earthquake struck
IMI N'TALA, Morocco (AP) — The stench of death wafted through the village of Imi N’Tala high up in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains four days...
Palestinian Authority lashes out at renowned academics who denounced president’s antisemitic remarks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian political factions on Wednesday raged against dozens of Palestinian academics who had criticized President Mahmoud Abbas' recent remarks...
UK economy shrinks in July amid bad weather and doctors’ strikes
LONDON (AP) — The British economy shrank by 0.5% in July amid a series of strikes, particularly by doctors at the start of their...
Fishery vessel will try to pull free cruise ship with 206 people on board...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Authorities said Wednesday that a fishery vessel will attempt to use the high tide to pull free a Bahamas-flagged Norwegian...
BP leader is the latest to resign over questions about personal conduct
LONDON (AP) — Global energy giant BP, one of Britain’s biggest and most recognizable companies, is scurrying to find a new chief executive after...
Despite opposition, Britain passes law to curb prosecutions for Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ violence
LONDON (AP) — Not a lot unites Northern Ireland’s fractious political and religious groups. The British government has managed it with a law that...
Live updates: UN head says all countries, including Russia, must honor ban on arms...
Follow the latest updates on the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a cosmodrome in Russia’s...