Seven police officers were convicted Tuesday of assaulting a protester during Hong Kong's pro-democracy demonstrations in 2014.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged on Wednesday after more than a week away from the cameras to apologize for his behavior after two women accused him of sexual harassment and another alleged an unwanted advance, saying he didn't know he was "making anyone feel uncomfortable."

Saturday sees the first vote cast in one of the world's biggest exercises in democracy.

President Donald Trump on Friday renewed US security guarantees to Japan concerning islands in the East China Sea with which it has a territorial dispute with Beijing.