French Prosecutor Requests Criminal Trial for Sarkozy and other top stories.

• French Prosecutor Requests Criminal Trial for Sarkozy

  PARIS — A French prosecutor has requested a criminal trial for former President Nicolas Sarkozy over suspected illegal overspending on his failed 2012 re-election campaign.The Paris prosecutor's office said Monday it has asked investigating judges to send Sarkozy and 13 others to court in the case. It's now up to the judges to decide whether Sarkozy must stand trial.Sarkozy announced his bid for next year's presidential election last month and faces a primary in November against a dozen othe..

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• Diplomatic Jostling Characterizes an Inconclusive G20 Summit

  

  There was a renewed pledge to cut greenhouse gases by the U.S. and China, the world’s two biggest polluters. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiled for the cameras in a make-up session for previous chilly meetings. But for all of Beijing’s assiduous preparation for the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Hangzhou that convened world leaders in the lakeside Chinese city, diplomatic wrangles and unrealized ambitions dominated the proceedings. The Chinese government g..

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• ASEAN Summit May Bow to Chinese Pressure on South China Sea

  

  VIENTIANE, Laos — Southeast Asian leaders are likely to avoid any official mention at a summit this week of an arbitration ruling that shot down China's expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea, according to a draft of their final declaration, in a victory for Beijing's diplomatic clout.But the draft also expresses strongly stated concern about Beijing's construction of man-made islands in the South China Sea, which Southeast Asian countries fear could destabilize the region.The d..

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• As bombs kill dozens, Syria tries to lure tourists

  

  DAMASCUS -- A new promotional video released by Syria’s tourism office, touting packed beaches on the war-ravaged country’s the Mediterranean coastline, has been widely mocked for ignoring the ongoing bloodshed. At least 40 people were killed Monday as six explosions hit the government controlled cities of Tartus and Homs, the Kurdish-held city of Hasaka and the countryside of Damascus. But officials insist the time is right to relax and soak up the sun on Syrian beaches -- conceding the to..

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• Mother Teresa declared a saint by Pope Francis

  

  VATICAN CITY — She was known throughout the world as Mother Teresa, considered a saint by many for her charitable work among the poorest of the world’s poor. On Sunday, Pope Francis officially bestowed that title at her canonization ceremony in St. Peter’s Square.“I think, perhaps, we may have some difficulty in calling her St. Teresa: Her holiness is so near to us, so tender and so fruitful, that we continue to spontaneously call her Mother Teresa,” the pope said in off-the-cuff remarks during..

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• 1 dead, four trapped as building collapses in Tel Aviv

  

  A building collapsed in a Tel Aviv construction zone on Monday, killing one and injuring 17, according to police and media reports.Eli Bin, director of the Mada rescue service, confirmed the death and said four people were still missing in the rubble. The collapse sent a large plume of dust floating over the area. Officials were trying to determine the cause of the collapse as rescue crews and medical workers converged on the scene. The Israeli military dispatched search-and-rescue units to ass..

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• German local elections portend troubles for Merkel

  

  The Sunday contest was viewed by many as a referendum on Chancellor Angela Merkel's immigration policy, and her party suffered a significant defeat on Merkel's home turf.Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, defeated the Christian Democratic Union -- Merkel's party -- in local elections in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern this weekend, coming in second behind the Social Democratic Party, according to exit polls.Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is Merkel's home state.Experts say the results don't mean th..

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• North Korea fires three ballistic missiles; China opposes THAAD

  

  The missiles were fired from areas around Hwangju county, in North Hwanghae province, towards the Sea of Japan, South Korea's military said in a statement. Officials said the launch was believed to be of mid-range Rodong missiles, and flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) "without giving any prior navigational warning." That missile entered Japan's air defense identification zone, the first time that has happened. Monday's launch also fired missiles into the Japanese defense zone, again witho..

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• Brexit Bulletin: Theresa May Plays Her Own Tune

  

  Theresa May is setting her own terms for post-Brexit Britain.During her weekend trip to China for her first G-20 summit, the U.K. prime minister was dismissive of the proposal by Boris Johnson, now her foreign secretary, for a “points-based” immigration system. May also refused to endorse the suggestion that she withdraw from the single market for trade. The comments could draw attacks from those who were keenest to quit the bloc.“I’m going out there to get the best possible deal,” said May, wh..

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