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Are you my surreal dad? Dali to be exhumed in paternity case

Salvador Dali's remains are to be exhumed on Thursday from his Spanish hometown in an effort to test a fortune teller's claims the renowned surrealist is her father. The artist's body is buried in t...

July 20, 2017
World News
US locked in 'slow-going' talks with China on N.Korea sanctions

Despite a push to quickly slap new UN sanctions on North Korea, the United States is bogged down in “slow-going” negotiations with China on a response to Pyongyang's first ICBM launch, diplomats said...

July 20, 2017
North Korea
BBC under fire for gender pay gap as top salaries revealed

Britain's public broadcaster BBC came under fire on Wednesday for its gender pay imbalance after it was forced to reveal how much it pays its top-earning talent. For the first time in its 94-year ex...

July 20, 2017
World News
S. Korea probes N. Korea celebrity who 'returned home'

South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently appeared on Pyongyang television to claim she had returned home from the “hell” ...

July 19, 2017
North Korea
Swiss couple found on glacier 75 years after disappearance

A Swiss couple that disappeared in the Alps 75 years ago has been found preserved in a receding glacier, ending decades of uncertainty for their family, relatives and media said Tuesday. The bodies ...

July 19, 2017
World News
Korea child law sees more babies abandoned

The young woman labored up the steps, past brightly decorated walls akin to a child’s nursery, her daughter in her arms. Opening a hatch in the wall, she put her inside, turned around and walked away...

July 18, 2017
Social affairs
Britain's Prince Philip, 96, in hospital with infection

LONDON -- Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to hospital as a "precautionary measure" for treatment of an infection, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. Th...

June 21, 2017
World News
Massive Kabul truck bomb kills 64; Korean embassy damaged

At least 64 people were killed and hundreds wounded Wednesday when a massive truck bomb ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter, shattering the morning rush hour and bringing carnage to the streets...

May 31, 2017
World News
Swedish comedy 'The Square' is surprise Cannes winner

CANNES -- Swedish satire "The Square", a send-up of political correctness and the confused identity of the modern male, won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes film festival Sunday. In a stunning...

May 29, 2017
Film
Tom Cruise says Top Gun 2 in the works

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise revealed Wednesday he plans a sequel to the cult action film Top Gun, with filming set to begin next year. Rumours have swirled for years that he would revisit the 198...

May 24, 2017
Film
22 people killed in suspected terror attack in Manchester: police

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- Nineteen people have been killed and around 50 others injured following a suspected explosion in Manchester Arena that is being treated as a terrorist incident, police i...

May 23, 2017
World News
N. Korea detains another US citizen: state media

North Korea has detained another US citizen for committing "hostile acts," it said Sunday, its second arrest of an American in a fortnight with tensions high between Pyongyang and Washington. The ar...

May 7, 2017
North Korea
Macron, Le Pen face off as France elects president

French voters went to the polls Sunday to pick a new president, choosing between young centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a watershed election for the country and Europe. ...

May 7, 2017
World News
Philippines seeks S. Korea warship donation

The Philippines has asked South Korea to donate a decommissioned warship to Manila, the defence department said Thursday, to help them patrol their waters and perform counter-terrorism operations. "...

April 27, 2017
Defense

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