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New bird flu outbreak hits French foie gras exporters

A new outbreak of bird flu hit France's foie gras producers Friday just as a ban on exports outside Europe was about to be lifted in time for the crucial holiday period. The agriculture ministry said the outbreak of the "highly pathogenic" H5N8 strain of the virus was detected Thursday on a...

Mass protest demands ouster, arrest of S. Korea president

Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in Seoul for the sixth-straight week Saturday to demand the ouster and arrest of scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye ahead of an impeachment vote in parliament. The latest in a series of massive anti-Park demonstrations in the South Korean capital...

Iran says extension of sanctions act shows U.S. unreliable

A U.S. Senate vote to extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for 10 years shows the world that Washington cannot be relied upon to act on its commitments, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday. Iran has vowed to retaliate against the ISA extension, passed unanimously on...

Trump says Philippines fighting drugs 'the right way'

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump told Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte that Manila was conducting its deadly drug war "the right way," Duterte said Saturday, in stark contrast to the criticism he received from President Barack Obama. The Philippine president called Trump late Friday...