KUALA LUMPUR / AP Malaysia’s foreign minister said on Saturday that the government hopes to begin formal talks with North Korea in the “next few days” on solving a diplomatic dispute that has seen the two countries bar each other’s citizens from leaving. The dispute stems from the mysterious poisoning death of the estranged half brother of North Korean …

  ISTANBUL / AP Turkey’s coast guard says it has prevented 48 Syrian migrants from reaching Greece. In a statement on its official website, the Turkish Coast Guard said the migrants on a rubber dinghy were stopped after a tip. Aerial footage accompanying the statement shows the dinghy at sea followed by the rescue operation off the coast of Kusadasi …

  KABUL / AP An Afghan official says at least eight members of the security forces have been killed by two other policemen in southern Zabul province. Gul Islam Seyal, spokesman for the provincial governor, said Saturday that both attackers fled the area after attacking their colleagues late Friday night. He said the two policemen also took all the weapons …