WASHINGTON - Former CIA director John Brennan was set to testify publicly about the intelligence underpinning the Obama administration's conclusion that Russia interfered in last year's election, and could shed light on concerns about the security risk posed by President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn.
UNIONDALE, New York - With laughter, hugs and tears and the requisite death-defying stunts the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus received its final standing ovation on Sunday night as it performed its last show.
SALZBURG, Austria - Having famous parents can be a mixed blessing, but Austrian musician Franz Xaver Mozart had it tougher than most.
CANNES, France - Chinese director Li Ruijun's film Walking Past the Future drew praise during its screening at the 70th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.
LOS ANGELES - Disneyland closed its gates to hundreds of visitors this weekend, for the second time in five months, after the theme park reached capacity.
TOKYO - Workaholic Japan is known for long office hours and stressed out employees, but one company claims to have a cure: cats.
TEL AVIV - US President Donald Trump landed in Tel Aviv on Monday, kicking off the second leg of his Middle East tour in Israel and the West Bank after a visit to Saudi Arabia.
SANAA, Yemen - Tens of thousands of Yemenis will be exposed to cholera epidemic in the coming rainy season starting in July, because of the country's damaged health system, the Medecins Sans Frontieres head of mission in the country warned on Sunday.
TOKYO - Japan on Monday protested against a letter to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from a UN independent expert raising concerns that planned legislation targeting conspiracies to commit terrorism and other crimes could allow police to trample on civil liberties.
SEOUL - South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday ordered a review of a four-river refurbishment project, which had been completed under the Lee Myung-bak government.