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German customs intercepts package with 20 snake heads
August 16, 2017 BERLIN (AP) — German customs officers say they have found and destroyed 20 rotten snake heads found in a package that had arrived from Nigeri. more »»
UN experts: Charlottesville exemplifies rising racism in US
August 16, 2017 GENEVA (AP) — U.N. more »»
Kenya election official stopped from flying to US
August 16, 2017 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A top Kenyan electoral official, among those who oversaw this country's disputed presidential election, has been stopped from traveling to the U.S. more »»
North Korea threat prompts Guam natives to assert rights
August 16, 2017 HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — The threatened missile attack by North Korea on Guam has prompted calls for peace from the island's indigenous people, who are weary of yet another conflict after enduring... more »»
China, India soldiers hurl stones at 1 another in Kashmir
August 16, 2017 SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Chinese soldiers yelled and hurled stones at one another high in the Himalayas in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Indian officials said Wednesday, potentially... more »»
Russian ex-minister on trial for bribery blames Putin ally
August 16, 2017 MOSCOW (AP) — Breaking months of silence, the former Russian economic development minister on trial for allegedly accepting a $2 million bribe publicly accused the head of Russia's oil company on... more »»
UK's new flagship aircraft carrier arrives at home port
August 16, 2017 LONDON (AP) — Britain's new flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived at its home port in southern England on Wednesday to great fanfare as tens of thousands jammed the harbor in... more »»
Scientists potentially narrow MH370 search area to 3 spots
August 16, 2017 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Scientists have potentially narrowed the search area for the missing Malaysian airliner to three specific locations in the southern Indian Ocean, through new satellite... more »»
China urges US, North Korea to 'hit the brakes' on threats
August 16, 2017 BEIJING (AP) — China has urged the United States and North Korea to "hit the brakes" on threatening words and work toward a peaceful resolution of their tense standoff created by Pyongyang's... more »»
China's Xi looks to party congress to cement authority
August 16, 2017 BEIJING (AP) — In a ritual of summer, China's leaders have been holding an unofficial retreat at a beach resort ahead of a key fall Communist Party congress at which President Xi Jinping will... more »»
China tells US, North Korea to 'hit the brakes' on threats
August 16, 2017 BEIJING (AP) — China is telling the U.S. more »»
US vet returns dead Japanese soldier's flag to emotional kin
August 16, 2017 HIGASHISHIRAKAWA, Japan (AP) — Tatsuya Yasue buried his face into the flag and smelled it. Then he held the 93-year-old hands that brought this treasure home, and kissed them. more »»
Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on IS-held town
August 15, 2017 BADOUSH, Iraq (AP) — Thousands of Iraqis have fled an Islamic State-held town west of Mosul as Iraqi and coalition warplanes step up strikes ahead of a ground offensive to drive out the militants. more »»
The Latest: Israel says delivers food aid to Sierra Leone
August 15, 2017 FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — The Latest on deadly mudslides in Sierra Leone (all times local): 7:15 p.m. more »»
13 killed when huge tree crashes down on Portuguese festival
August 15, 2017 LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A huge oak tree crashed down on a popular religious festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira Tuesday, killing 13 people and injuring 49 others, officials said. more »»
US decries Islamic State 'genocide' of Christians, others
August 15, 2017 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration denounced the Islamic State group on Tuesday for carrying out "genocide" against Christians and other religious minorities in areas under its control. more »»
12 killed when huge tree crashes down on Portuguese festival
August 15, 2017 LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A huge tree crashed down on a popular religious festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira on Tuesday, killing 12 people and injuring 52 others, officials sai. more »»
More than 300 dead, 600 missing in Sierra Leone mudslides
August 15, 2017 FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Fatmata Kamara had just stepped outside her house before dawn Monday when she saw the muddy hillside collapsing above her. The only thing she could do was run. more »»
Tree crashes down in Portugal during festival, killing 12
August 15, 2017 LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A tree crashed down on a popular religious festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira on Tuesday, killing 12 people and injuring 52 others, officials sai. more »»
Deadly driver took drugs, medicine before ramming restaurant
August 15, 2017 MEAUX, France (AP) — A security guard who deliberately rammed his car into a crowded pizzeria east of Paris, killing an adolescent girl, told investigators he was a suicidal habitual drug user an... more »» |
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