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Vietnam's government said toxic discharges from a Taiwanese-owned steel plant were responsible for massive fish deaths that have decimated tourism and fishing in four provinces and highlighted the risks of rapid growth in foreign investment.

Bill Shorten has bounced between highs and lows in opinion polling in the three years he has been the opposition leader in Australia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the 88-million-strong Communist Party to embrace its Marxist roots as he delivered an emphatic call for ideological discipline and a vigorous defense of party rule.

The hungry in Rio de Janeiro became the latest casualties of the state's financial crunch Thursday as some of the busiest soup kitchens were shut down for lack of funding.

A Hong Kong bookseller who was set to lead the southern Chinese city's annual pro-democracy protest march has dropped out at the last minute, saying he felt "gravely threatened." Organizers of the protest, which is expected to attract tens of thousands of people, had invited Lam Wing-kee.

"There has never been a more exciting time to be an Australian," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull often says.

Police say a Hindu temple worker has been hacked to death in southwest Bangladesh in the latest attack blamed on radical Islamists.

Slovakia takes over the European Union's presidency on Friday determined to help reconnect the EU with its citizens and put decision-making back in the hands of Europe's nations as the bloc reels from Britain's vote to leave.

Puerto Rico faced a historic default Friday as the U.S. territory prepared to enter unchartered waters under the guidance of a newly enacted federal control board to oversee the island's finances amid a dire economic crisis.

An official survey of Chinese manufacturing shows that activity was flat last month, signaling further weakness in the world's No.

When Cristiano Ronaldo failed to deliver, it fell to an 18-year-old newcomer starting his first game to help Portugal reach the semifinals of the European Championship.

Australians go to the polls Saturday with the opposition leader vying to become the country's fifth prime minister in three years.

Ricardo Quaresma scored the winning penalty as Portugal beat Poland 5-3 in a shootout in the European Championship quarterfinals on Thursday following a 1-1 draw after extra time.

Authorities on Thursday raided several properties owned by former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez as part of an investigation into possible illegal enrichment during her time in office.

Authorities say they now have arrested 10 people in connection with attacks in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, most of them charged with providing help and shelter to the jihadists.

The Mexican government has started airlifting food to the southern state of Oaxaca, which is largely cut off to commercial traffic by protesting teachers.

A 117-year-old woman in Mexico City finally received her birth certificate, and died a few hours later.

The United Nations General Assembly has approved a deal that will give a Security Council seat to Italy in 2017 and the Netherlands in 2018.

A government official in the north Indian state of Rajasthan resigned Thursday after published photos of her taking a selfie with an alleged rape victim sparked outrage.

French authorities have handed down preliminary terrorism charges to a Belgian woman accused of helping Salah Abdeslam, the only known surviving member of the Islamic State team that attacked Paris last November.