BANGKOK - Climate change will bring soaring temperatures, more intense storms, erratic rainfall and plummeting crop yields to Asia-Pacific unless countries fully implement their commitments under the Paris climate pact, scientists said on Friday, calling the challenges "unprecedented".
YONGIN, South Korea - One of the country's hottest YouTube stars is a 70-year-old grandmother whose cool, undaunted style and hilarity are a breath of fresh air in a social-media universe that exalts youth and perfect looks.
Senior Chinese and US government officials will meet in Washington next week for the first round of a comprehensive dialogue on economic and trade issues.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended talks with ministers from Saudi Arabia and three Arab allies on Wednesday over how to end a monthlong rift with Qatar, but there was no immediate word of any breakthrough.
BRASILIA, Brazil - Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for graft in a stark fall from grace for the iconic leader.
CARACAS, Venezuela - The power struggle between the left- and right-wing political forces is consuming time, energy and money that could otherwise be spent on meeting the needs of the people, observers said.
MELBOURNE, Australia - One of the biggest icebergs ever recorded, a trillion-ton behemoth more than five times the size of Hong Kong, has broken off Antarctica, triggering disagreement among scientists over whether global warming is to blame.
OHIO, United States - Metin Eren wasn't satisfied just digging up ancient arrowheads to learn about the past. He wanted to use them for their intended purpose.
GENEVA - In a world full of digital and high-tech devices, United Nations agencies are starting to work together to track and help deal with a soaring amount of electronic wastes worldwide, the International Telecommunication Union said on Wednesday.
GLION, Switzerland - Eight women sit primly around an elaborately set table making pleasant small-talk about the weather, as immaculately starched waiting staff stand at the ready.
EL ALTO, Bolivia - The Transformers have been transformed yet again.
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