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In this March, 20, 2008 file photo, former Khmer Rouge's chief ideologist and No. 2 leader, Nuon Chea, foreground, sits in the court hall before the final statements at the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: Heng Sinith, File / AP

Nuon Chea, Ideologue of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, Dies at 93

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Nuon Chea, the chief ideologue of the communist Khmer Rouge regime that destroyed a generation of Cambodians, died Sunday, the...
The home of Connor Betts is seen in Bellbrook, Ohio, U.S., Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. Betts, 24, was killed by police less than a minute after he started shooting a .223-caliber rifle in the streets of Dayton's historic Oregon District about 1 a.m. in the second U.S. mass shooting in less than 24 hours. Police haven't released further information about Betts or publicly discussed a motive. Photo: Bryan Woolston, Pool / AP

Classmates: Ohio Shooter Kept a ‘Hit List’ and a ‘Rape List’

DAYTON, Ohio — High school classmates of the gunman who killed nine people early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, say he was suspended for compiling...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is presented with flowers as he boards his plane to depart for Australia from Don Mueang International Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Photo: Jonathan Ernst / Pool Photo via AP

Snubbed by North Korea, Pompeo Hits Other Asian Turbulence

BANGKOK — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left Thailand on Saturday with his hopes for resuming nuclear talks with North Korea dashed, while...
From left, Melody Stout, Hannah Payan, Aaliyah Alba, Sherie Gramlich and Laura Barrios comfort each other during a vigil for victims of the shooting Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Photo:John Locher / AP

Texas Governor: 20 Dead in El Paso Shopping Center Shooting

EL PASO, Texas — A young gunman opened fire in an El Paso, Texas, shopping area packed with as many as 3,000 people during...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at Siam Society in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Aug. 2, 2019 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings. Photo: Jonathan Ernst / Pool Photo via AP

Pompeo Takes Aim at China After Trump Tariff Hit

BANGKOK — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday hit out at China for predatory trade practices and human rights abuses that harm...
Security forces gather at the site of a deadly attack in Aden, Yemen, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. A Yemen health official and witnesses say at least 40 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a missile attack and coordinated suicide bombings in the southern port city of Aden. Photo: Nariman El-Mofty / AP

Missile Attack, Suicide Bombings Kill at Least 40 in Yemen

ADEN, Yemen — A rebel missile struck a military parade in Yemen's southern port city of Aden as coordinated suicide bombings targeted a police...
A woman stand by the bed of a child receiving treatment for dengue at Dhaka Shishu Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Photo: Mahmud Hossain Opu / AP

Bangladesh Grapples With Country’s Worst Dengue Outbreak

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh is facing its worst-ever dengue fever outbreak as hospitals are flooded with patients, putting a severe strain on the country's...
In this photo taken on Saturday, July 27, 2019, Inga Kudracheva screams as her boyfriend Boris Kantorovich lies atop her while police try to detain him during an unsanctioned protest in Moscow. Images of the young couple have been spread on social media. They say the crackdown by police has left them shaken but with their resolve strengthened. Photo: Denis Sinyakov / AP

Moscow Couple Shaken but Defiant After Police Crackdown

MOSCOW — The young woman screamed as her boyfriend lay atop her, absorbing the blows of a helmeted riot policeman. It's one of the indelible...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Pompeo is heading to Thailand, Australia, and Micronesia. Photo: Jonathan Ernst / Pool Photo via AP

Pompeo ‘Very Hopeful’ US-North Korea Talks Will Resume Soon

BANGKOK — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he's very hopeful for a quick resumption in nuclear talks with North Korea despite...
This April 27, 2019 file photo shows Katy Perry at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. Photo: Amy Harris / Invision / AP, File

Jury: Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ Copied Christian Rap Song

LOS ANGELES — A jury on Monday found that Katy Perry's 2013 hit "Dark Horse" improperly copied a 2009 Christian rap song in a...

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