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Japan royal marries commoner at shrine ceremony

Japan’s Princess Ayako married a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony Monday at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine. Ayako and groom Kei Moriya were shown on national news walking slowly before guests at the shrine. The wedding took place in one of the pagoda-like buildings in the shrine complex and...

Turkey pushes Saudi Arabia on Khashoggi body location

Turkey called on Saudi Arabia to reveal the “whole truth” about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, as the whereabouts of the journalist’s body dominated a visit to the country by Riyadh’s top prosecutor Monday. Khashoggi’s death inside the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate has...

Death toll in Iran alcohol poisoning jumps to 84

Iran's health ministry said Monday a total of 84 people have died and nearly 1,000 been poisoned from consuming bootleg alcohol over the past six weeks, ISNA news agency reported. Despite tough penalties against alcohol consumption since the Islamic revolution of 1979, the use of...

Thousands of US troops could be sent to Mexico border: source

The total number of U.S. troops heading to the border with Mexico to help stop a caravan of migrants could be in the thousands but there is no firm figure yet, a U.S. official told Reuters Monday, offering a much higher estimate than the 800 to 1,000 initially forecast. The Pentagon...