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Rouhani asks Europe for practical measures to save nuclear deal: IRNA
European countries have the political will to save the nuclear deal with Iran after the U.S. exited it, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.
French say cockpit fire likely caused 2016 EgyptAir crash, contradicting Egypt
The 2016 crash of a Paris-Cairo EgyptAir flight that killed all 66 people on board was likely caused by a cockpit fire, French investigators said, contradicting an earlier suggestion by Egyptian authorities that a bomb may have been the cause.
Departing ZTE executive describes 'deep humiliation' in farewell letter
A departing senior executive at China's ZTE Corp , which is fighting a crippling U.S. supplier ban, said in a letter to staff on Friday that his departure amid a Sino-US trade war was "deeply humiliating".
U.S. using DNA testing in effort to reunite families it separated
The U.S. government, under court order to quickly reunify parents and children who were separated after crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico, has expanded its use of DNA tests to establish paternity in immigration matters.
Iranian oil minister calls Trump's order to OPEC insulting
Iran's oil minister on Saturday accused U.S. President Donald Trump of insulting OPEC by ordering it to increase production and reduce prices, adding that Iranian output and exports had not changed as a result of U.S. pressure.
Turkey's Erdogan to name cabinet as signals action on economy
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he would name the cabinet he has selected on Monday, as he renewed a promise to tackle what he called the "structural problems" of the country's economy.
Japan on alert after execution of doomsday cult founder
Japan was on alert on Saturday amid fears that the executions of the former leader and members of a doomsday cult behind the deadly Tokyo subway sarin gas attack in 1995 could spark acts of retaliation by supporters or newly formed groups.
At least 27 killed, 47 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan
At least 47 people were missing and five were in a critical condition as torrential rain that has killed 27 people pounds western and central Japan, public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday, with more than 1.6 million people evacuated from their homes...
Thai cave rescuers at 'war with water and time' to free trapped boys
A rescue mission for a young Thai soccer team and their coach trapped for two weeks in a flooded cave is at "war with water and time", its leader said on Saturday, but was eyeing its best chance yet to free the group before expected heavy r...
Thai rescuers resume search for 23 from sunken tourist boat
Despite fading hopes, rescuers in Thailand resumed a search on Saturday for 23 survivors after a boat carrying Chinese tourists sank off the island of Phuket in rough weather, while authorities began to investigate the boat's operator.
Both sides seek to 'clarify' as Pompeo holds second day of North Korea talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a second day of talks in North Korea on Saturday attempting to agree details on how to dismantle the country's nuclear program, and both sides said they had things to "clarify" from the previou...
'Limited time' for daring rescue mission to free Thailand's trapped boys
There is "limited time" to bring out 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach who have been trapped for two weeks inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand before heavy rains set in, the rescue mission's head said on Saturday.
Former Trump campaign manager Manafort seeks to postpone trial due July 25
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort on Friday requested that his trial due to start on July 25 in Alexandria, Virginia be postponed, arguing that his detention in jail last month has made it difficult to prepare.
Working groups on denuclearization set up by Pompeo and North Koreans: report
U.S. and North Korean officials have set up working groups to deal with “nitty gritty stuff” including validation of efforts to achieve denuclearization, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said on Saturday, the second day of Secretary of State Mike...
California wildfire claims season's first fatality
Crews fighting a fast-moving Northern California wildfire on Friday discovered the charred remains of a person apparently caught in the flames, sheriff's officials said, marking the first fatality in a particularly intense fire season across the...
Cost of one of those 'expensive' U.S.-South Korea military exercises? $14 million
A joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea scrapped after President Donald Trump griped about "tremendously expensive" military drills would have cost around $14 million, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday.
New York jury convicts two men for trading on hacked press releases
A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York on Friday convicted two men for their roles in an international scheme to make millions of dollars by illegally trading on corporate press releases that were stolen by computer hackers before they became public.
Who has Fed Chair Powell's ear? Lawmakers and bankers
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spends more time with U.S. lawmakers, White House advisers, and bankers than did his predecessor Janet Yellen, who tended to favor meetings with professors, the Treasury secretary and community advocates.
BP in lead to acquire BHP's U.S. onshore shale assets: sources
BP Plc is in the lead to acquire the U.S. onshore shale oil and gas assets of BHP Billiton Ltd after submitting an offer worth well in excess of $10 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
New wildfire in northern California kills one, spurs evacuation
A wildfire in northern California killed one person, destroyed buildings, forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby communities and prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency.