‘Star Wars’ Lightsaber and ‘Ben Hur’ Chariot to Be Auctioned
LOS ANGELES — More than 2,000 pieces of movie memorabilia including costumes and props used by James Dean and the lightsaber wielded by Obi-Wan Kenboi in "Star Wars" are headed to the auction block.
Otto Warmbier’s Mom Speaks Out to Shame N.Korea
UNITED NATIONS — Her voice cracking with emotion, the mother of college student Otto Warmbier who was sent home from North Korea in a coma and died soon after said Thursday her family will keep speaking out about the country's human rights violations to "rub their noses" in what they did and embarrass Kim Jong Un's government.
A Timeline of Key Moments in Trump-Stormy Daniels Saga
After months of denials, President Donald Trump has acknowledged paying off porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump's story about the USD$130,000 payment – what he knew about it and when – has evolved over time.
Vanuatu to be Permanently Evacuated From Volcanic Island
WELLINGTON — The Pacific nation of Vanuatu is preparing to permanently evacuate the entire population of one of its islands as thick ash spewing from a volcano kills crops, dirties water supplies and fouls the air.
Over 10,000 Endangered Tortoises Rescued in Madagascar
JOHANNESBURG — International conservationists in Madagascar have been treating more than 10,000 critically endangered radiated tortoises that were seized from traffickers who crammed the creatures into a home with no access to food or water.
Philippine Ambassador Banished by Kuwait Returns to Manila
MANILA — A Filipino ambassador expelled by Kuwait, which protested the rescue of abused Filipina housemaids in the Persian Gulf country as an affront to its sovereignty, returned home Wednesday with the Philippines insisting it did not commit any infraction.
UK: 450,000 Women Missed out on Breast Cancer Test
LONDON — Britain's health minister apologized Wednesday for what he called a "serious failure" that resulted in hundreds of thousands of women in England not being invited to a screening test for breast cancer.
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Camps Await New Danger: Rain
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh — The Rohingya refugees have escaped soldiers and gunfire. They have escaped mobs that stormed through their villages, killing and raping and burning. They have fled Myanmar, their homeland, to find shelter in sprawling refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh.
Data Firm at Center of Facebook Privacy Scandal Will Close
NEW YORK — Cambridge Analytica, the Trump-affiliated data firm at the center of Facebook's worst privacy scandal in history, is declaring bankruptcy and shutting down.
Faux Pas: France’s Macron Says Aussie PM’s Wife ‘Delicious’
SYDNEY — Was it a Freudian slip by French President Emmanuel Macron? A joke linked to French gastronomy? Or even, a week after his visit to Washington, a parody of President Donald Trump's infamous comments about Macron's wife?
