LOS ANGELES - The date was 1977, and no one had yet worn a copper bikini to bed, made "whooshing" lightsaber noises with a broomstick or yelled "May the Fourth be with you" at strangers.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Davi Moreira looks like any other young Rio de Janeiro beach lover as he heads down to the Ipanema surf each week - at least until he dons his blue mermaid's tail.
ENGLEFIELD, United Kingdom - Two likely future British kings were there, along with one of the world's most photographed women, Prince Harry, a multilingual tennis legend and a reality TV star.
YANGON - Skidding and screeching across the concrete the young bikers perform a carefully choreographed dance of gravity-defying stunts, a dazzling display of Myanmar's thriving youth culture on the streets of its biggest city.
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Once the preserve of the ruling white minority, horse racing in Zimbabwe adapted to survive independence in 1980 by attracting a loyal following of local fans who enjoyed a bet.
NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called on all parties to restore calm in southern Libya after clashes at an air base there killed more than 140 people.
EDINBURGH, United Kingdom - British Prime Minister Theresa May's lead in the opinion polls has narrowed after her Conservatives and the Labour opposition published their policy plans last week, with one survey showing the gap between the two parties halving to 9 points.
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) - an ally of President Michel Temer - announced on Saturday that it was leaving the government led by Temer and is seeking his removal from office.
RIYADH - US President Donald Trump called on Arab leaders to confront "Islamist extremism" during a speech on Sunday in which he portrayed fighting terrorism as a battle between good and evil rather than a clash of civilizations.
TEHERAN - Iran's incumbent moderate President Hassan Rouhani won the presidential election by garnering 57 percent of the votes, the Interior Ministry announced on Saturday.
SEOUL - Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in on Sunday named top-level presidential staff and cabinet members on security, foreign affairs and economy.
HANOI - Asia-Pacific trade ministers agreed on Sunday to try to revive a massive free trade pact, even though the United States reaffirmed its decision to pull out, as fears grow of a new global era of protectionism.