Catholic Arab Named 1st 'Miss Trans Israel'
TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli from a Catholic Arab family has been crowned the winner of the country's first transgender pageant.
These Chinese Kids Have to Climb an 800-Meter Ladder to School, Both Ways
BEIJING — Just to get home from school, they climb 800 meters toward the sky — on a ladder made of bamboo and secured to a sheer cliff face.
Obama at Hiroshima: 'Death Fell From the Sky' (Photos)
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Barack Obama on Friday paid tribute to the 140,000 people killed by the world's first atomic bomb attack and sought to bring global attention to his unfulfilled vision of a world without nuclear weapons, as he became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima.
3 Cambodian Commandos Jailed for Attack on Legislators
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A Cambodian court on Friday convicted three military commandos of beating up two opposition lawmakers outside the parliament last year, and sentenced them to one year each in prison. The legislators' lawyer called the punishment too lenient.
Cambodian Police Hunt for Opposition Leader, Waylay His Car
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Armed security forces raided the headquarters of Cambodia's main opposition party and surrounded the car of its No. 2 leader Thursday in an apparent attempt to apprehend him, but left empty-handed after not finding him in either place, witnesses and officials said.
Democracy Helps Fulfill Long-Dead Myanmar Teen's Last Wish
YANGON, Myanmar — Dying from soldiers' bullets, the young protester told her father not to lay her soul to rest until democracy reigned in her homeland, Myanmar. It has taken 28 years, but it is done.
Police: 4 Shot Inside NYC Concert Venue
NEW YORK — Police say four people have been shot inside a concert venue in New York City, where hip-hop artist T.I. was performing.
Protests Turn Violent Outside Trump Rally in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Protests outside a Donald Trump rally in New Mexico turned violent Tuesday night as demonstrators threw burning T-shirts, plastic bottles and other items at police officers, overturned trash cans and knocked down barricades.
Forensic Official: EgyptAir 804 Human Remains Suggest Blast
CAIRO — Human remains retrieved from the crash site of EgyptAir Flight 804 suggest there was an explosion on board that may have brought down the aircraft in the east Mediterranean, a senior Egyptian forensics official said on Tuesday.
Angelina Jolie to Teach at London School of Economics
LONDON — Oscar-winning actress and activist Angelina Jolie has been appointed a visiting professor at one of Britain's most prestigious universities.
