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Meghan Markle dons apron on return to community kitchen set up after London fire
Meghan Markle, the wife of Prince Harry, chopped vegetables and packed food into boxes on Wednesday as she returned to a London community kitchen project formed after the Grenfell Tower fire last year in which more than 70 people died.
American killed on remote Indian island off-limits to visitors
An American visiting one of the islands in India's remote cluster of Andaman and Nicobar has been killed by a group of hunter-gatherers who live there isolated from the outside world, two police officials said on Wednesday.
In bid for top U.S. House job, Pelosi makes room for others
Nancy Pelosi, working to reclaim the top job in the U.S. House of Representatives, has called for creation of a new leadership post in a move that could make room for younger lawmakers in the upper echelons of the House Democrats.
Labour's McDonnell says UK in disarray but parliament will block no-deal Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May's government is in disarray over Brexit but there is no majority in parliament for damaging the economy by leaving the EU without a deal, the opposition Labour Party's finance minister-in-waiting said on W...
World stocks try to find feet after tech-driven rout
World stocks steadied on Wednesday and Wall Street was set to open firmer after the previous session saw $1 trillion wiped off the value of leading tech shares, while oil prices staged a modest rebound after slumping to one-year lows.
Northern Irish DUP says support deal with May shaky but still in place
A deal to prop up Prime Minister Theresa May's government is still in place but is very shaky, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) member of parliament Sammy Wilson said.
Democrats see rural gains bolstering fight for White House in 2020
Democrats made dramatic gains in this month's U.S. congressional elections despite getting little love from white, rural, working-class voters who two years ago backed President Donald Trump.
Turkey accuses U.S. of turning blind eye to Saudi killing of Khashoggi
Turkey accused the United States on Wednesday of trying to turn a blind eye to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, and dismissed comments from President Donald Trump on the issue as "comic".
Labour's Mcdonnell says UK parliament will block no-deal Brexit
Britain's opposition Labour Party's finance policy chief, John McDonnell, said on Wednesday there was not a majority in parliament for leaving the European Union without a deal.
Support for Polish ruling party slumps amid graft scandal
Support for Poland's governing Law and Justice (PiS) party fell sharply, a survey published late on Tuesday showed, as it scrambles to contain fallout from the country's biggest corruption scandal in years.
Japan says ready to work for stability of Nissan-Renault alliance
Japan said on Wednesday it is ready to work for the stability of the Nissan-Renault global alliance following the stunning arrest of common Chairman Carlos Ghosn, as the Asahi newspaper reported prosecutors are weighing bringing a case against the Ja...
Judge strikes down Mississippi ban on abortions after 15 weeks
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, ruling that it "unequivocally" violates women's constitutional rights.
Interpol elects South Korea's Kim Jong Yang as president
Interpol elected Kim Jong Yang of South Korea as its next president on Wednesday, the international police body said on Twitter.
In Papua New Guinea shanty-towns, residents question APEC legacy
Barely a five-minute drive from the $50 million conference venue for the just-concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Papua New Guinea's capital, a makeshift squatter settlement is tucked away from visiting world leaders.
Australia rejects U.N. migration pact, sticks with hardline asylum-seeker policy
Australia will not sign up to a United Nations migration agreement because it would compromise its hardline immigration policy and endanger national security, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday.
Robert De Niro and wife split after 20-year marriage: media reports
Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro and his wife of more than 20 years have separated, media reports said on Tuesday.
Trump tweets 'good first step' in naming historian for headline dinner
President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Tuesday that it was a "good first step of a dying evening and tradition" for the White House Correspondents' Association to feature a historian, not a comedian, at its annual event to be held next April.
South Korean decision to dissolve comfort women fund 'unacceptable': Japan minister
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Wednesday that South Korea's decision to dissolve a "comfort women" foundation funded by Japan to compensate women forced to work in wartime brothels was "unacceptable."
Oil claws back some losses after 6-percent plunge, but outlook weak
Oil prices on Wednesday recovered some of the previous day's over 6 percent plunge, lifted by a report of an unexpected decline in U.S. commercial crude inventories as well as record Indian crude imports.
More civilian focus, less military, in South China Sea would ease fears: Chinese paper
China should put more focus on building civilian facilities on islands in the South China Sea and less emphasis on the military to better sooth regional fears about China's intentions, an influential state-run paper said on Wednesday.