Malaysian PM says to meet Myanmar junta head in Bangkok
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he will meet the head of Myanmar's junta in Bangkok this week to push for the extension of a ceasefire between the military government and rebel groups to help earthquake relief.
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Katy Perry set to roar into space on all-female flight
WASHINGTON - Pop star Katy Perry will be the biggest name in an all-female group set to touch the edge of space Monday, roaring into the cosmos on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos' rockets.
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Hungary set to restrict constitutional rights in 'Easter cleanup'
BUDAPEST - Hungary's parliament on Monday is expected to approve constitutional changes further clamping down on rights for LGBTQ people and other groups, part of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's "Easter cleanup" against his domestic opponents.
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Harvey Weinstein, the MeToo movement&s most notorious villain, set for retrial in a vastly changed world

Harvey Weinstein&s New York retrial begins tomorrow, with the 73-year-old former movie mogul set to face sex crimes charges in a major test for the enduring power of the MeToo movement.

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Trump spotlight divides S.Africa's Afrikaners
PRETORIA - Country music and the aroma of pancakes enveloped the "Boeremark", or farmer's market, outside South Africa's capital Pretoria where thousands of Afrikaners browsed on a Saturday morning.
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US closes Digicel corruption probe after Donald Trump executive order

A US probe into telecoms provider Digicel over possible violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has ended, the group has informed investors.

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