Boris Johnson is Foreign Sec as UK’s May Fills Gov’t Posts With Euroskeptics
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May filled out her Cabinet posts Thursday, assembling a government that sweeps away many of her predecessor's supporters and places strongly anti-EU figures in key international roles.
Avant-Garde Crossword Art Spells Trouble For Pen-Wielding German Woman, 91
BERLIN — A 91-year-old woman is in trouble with a German museum after taking an art work depicting part of a crossword too literally.
IOC Strips 2012 Bronze Medal From Ukrainian Weightlifter
LONDON — A Ukrainian weightlifter was stripped of her bronze medal from the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday, the first athlete formally disqualified by the IOC after the retesting of doping samples from the past two Summer Games.
Report: Japan’s Emperor Akihito, 82, Considering Retiring
TOKYO — Japan's public television says Emperor Akihito has expressed his intention to retire and relinquish his title in the next few years.
Solar-Powered Plane Arrives in Egypt on Globe-Circling Trip
An experimental solar-powered airplane has arrived in Egypt as part of its globe-circling voyage.
4 Dead, 6 Rescued After Migrant Boat Overturns
Authorities recovered the bodies of four people, including two children, and rescued six people after a boat carrying migrants overturned off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos Wednesday.
Foreign Maids in Oman Can Face Abuse Nearing Slavery
A leading international rights group on Wednesday said that foreigners employed as maids in Oman can face physical and verbal abuse while working entrapped in conditions that near slavery.
In China, ‘Happy Gymnastics’ Replaces Grind of Strict Study
In a room full of bright-colored cubes and giant mattresses, giggling children climb bars, try somersaults and walk gingerly on a low balance beam. Some stand on their hands, showing off their bellies under the guidance of four coaches.
Sanders Endorses Clinton
PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire — Bernie Sanders, whose calls for a "political revolution" energized millions of voters across the nation, offered a long-awaited endorsement of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton Tuesday, calling for unity just two weeks shy of the Democratic National Convention.
Sheriff Warns: Stop Trespassing to Find Pokemon
GOOCHLAND, Virginia — Searching for Pokemon on a popular new smartphone game is not a valid excuse for trespassing.
