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  • Cuba tries to revive its once-great railway network

    Cuba's railway system is undergoing a major overhaul, with the government pushing a program to revamp the decrepit and aging network with new cars and...

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  • UN names Ebola chief to end world's 2nd largest outbreak

    David Gressly, the U.N. deputy special representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been appointed to the new position.

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  • The Latest: 2 UK polling stations closed due to WWII bomb

    Two polling stations in southwest London have been closed because of the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb at a nearby building site

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  • Indian ruling party heads to victory with wide lead in votes

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party is headed to a landslide election victory

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  • Lawyer: Synagogue massacre suspect wants plea deal

    A lawyer for the man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre says he still wants to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence

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  • Italy's Catholic bishops 'morally obliged' to report abuse

    Italy's Catholic bishops now 'morally obliged' to report clergy sex abuse

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  • Wildfires sweep across Israel as heatwave grips region

    Israeli police have ordered the evacuation of several communities in southern and central Israel as wildfires rage amid a major heatwave

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  • Mexico official says former Pemex chief was sanctioned

    The head of Mexico's financial intelligence unit says that a former executive at the state-owned oil company who was sanctioned this week by the...

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  • Dutch, UK voters kick off 4-day European Parliament vote

    Dutch and British voters have kicked off four days of elections across the European Union for the bloc's Parliament

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  • EU elections primer: How they work, what could happen

    Some 400 million Europeans from 28 countries head to the polls May 23-26 to choose their representatives at the European Parliament for the next five...

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  • Brazil sues tobacco companies to recover public health costs

    Brazil's Attorney General's Office is suing multinational tobacco companies to recover costs by the public health care system in treating...

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  • Car bomb kills 2 in western Iraqi village near Syrian border

    Iraqi security official says a car bomb has exploded in a western village near the Syrian border, killing two people and wounding two others

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  • Hunger-striking Greek extremist wins new hope of jail leave

    Hunger-striking Greek extremist wins new hope of jail leave as court orders another look

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  • India's election results are in

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party claims it has won re-election with commanding lead in vote count.

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  • Egypt frees Al-Jazeera journalist detained since 2016

    Egypt orders release of Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein, held since 2016 on allegations of spreading false news

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  • Russian court upholds guilty verdict for Jehovah's Witness

    Russian court upholds guilty verdict for Danish Jehovah's Witness, who faces 6 years in prison

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  • The Latest: Pakistan PM congratulates Modi on India election

    Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated his Indian counterpart for success in a massive general election

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  • Lawmakers in 2 African nations relax hunting laws on elephants and buffaloes

    Big 5 hunters rejoiced after two Southern African countries changed their laws.

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  • European Central Bank more concerned about growth rebound

    Top officials at the European Central Bank at their last meeting held on to their hopes for a return to stronger growth in the second half of the year...

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  • Nationalist parties seek center stage in EU parliament elections

    Nationalist parties are set to win big in European Union elections in Europe.

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  • Thai court blocks anti-junta politician from joining House

    A Thai court has blocked the leader of a new anti-junta political party from taking his seat in Parliament while it determines whether he violated...

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  • Theresa May hunkers down as premiership enters its end stage

    British Prime Minister Theresa May is hunkered down with close allies as she considers whether to give in to relentless pressure to resign, or fight...

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  • Far-right nationalist parties seek center stage in EU parliament elections

    Nationalist parties are set to win big in European Union elections in Europe.

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  • Aging voters in Greece keep traditional campaigning alive

    In Greece, traditional campaigning methods make a comeback as impact of Europe's fast-aging electorate is felt across the EU

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  • D-Day veterans revisit Normandy, recall horror and triumph

    For historians, D-Day was a turning point in the war against Germany; for men who were among the 160,000 Allied fighters who mounted history's largest...

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  • Indian opposition Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi concedes loss of his parliamentary seat in Modi's BJP election sweep

    Indian opposition Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi concedes loss of his parliamentary seat in Modi's BJP election sweep

    May 23

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  • Senior German diplomat in Tehran for nuclear deal talks

    German envoy in Tehran to press Iran to continue to abide by the landmark nuclear deal despite US pullout, sanctions

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• May 23

  • Fascist symbols and rhetoric on rise in Italian EU vote

    Fascism may be long dead in Italy, but its ideology and symbols were never fully vanquished

    May 23

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  • Egyptian court orders release of Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein, detained since 2016 for spreading false news

    Egyptian court orders release of Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein, detained since 2016 for spreading false news

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  • 2 migrants die after found hiding in truck tank in Serbia

    2 migrants die after found hiding in truck tank in Serbia; 2 others in serious condition

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  • Germany's Bosch fined $100 million over diesel scandal

    German prosecutors have fined auto components and technology company Robert Bosch GmbH 90 million euros ($100 million) over its role in the diesel...

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  • For Gaza grooms, crippling debt overshadows marital bliss

    Hundreds of young Gaza men struggle with crippling debt after taking loans to pay for their weddings

    May 23

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  • Across the Pond: European elections shine a light on rise of nationalism

    Plus, Botswana lifts a 5-year ban on elephant hunting, and Queen Elizabeth learns to operate a self-checkout machine at the supermarket.

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• May 23

  • Sudanese protesters plan mass rally as talks stall with army

    Sudanese protest leaders call for mass rally in Khartoum as talks with ruling military council deadlocked

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  • Deutsche Bank ready for 'tough cuts' as share price sags

    The CEO of Deutsche Bank is saying he is ready to make "tough cuts" as he aims to strengthen the struggling bank's profitability and raise what he...

    May 23

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  • Central African Republic massacres leave more than 30 dead

    Authorities say more than 30 people are dead after a militia attacked several villages in Central African Republic

    May 23

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  • 'War is ugly': For French vet, D-Day's lessons are timeless

    Among the tens of thousands of Allied soldiers who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, was a hardened group of elite French commandos who ensured that...

    May 23

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  • The Latest: British govt delays vote on Brexit bill

    The British government has delayed plans to hold a vote on its key Brexit bill, as Prime Minister Theresa May faces remorseless pressure from her...

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  • Police say 7 died in Indonesia election rioting

    Police say seven people have died in election violence in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta

    May 23

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  • Austria: 3 women found dead in Vienna apparently starved

    Austrian police say that a woman and her two daughters who were found dead at their Vienna apartment earlier this week appear to have starved to death

    May 23

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  • India's ruling party claims win with assured lead in votes

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi party claimed it had won re-election with a commanding lead in the ongoing vote count

    May 23

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  • India's Modi paints image of Hindu ascetic called to power

    India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose Hindu nationalist party has declared victory in parliamentary elections, has carefully cultivated his...

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  • Syria officials: Power station bombed by insurgents repaired

    Syrian officials: Power station close to rebels' last stronghold repaired after insurgents bombed it

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  • EU high court rejects compensation bid on Greek bond losses

    An EU high court has rejected a bid for compensation from the European Central Bank by some private owners of Greek bonds clobbered at the height of...

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  • Kenya court to rule if gay relations are criminal acts

    Kenya court to make landmark ruling on whether to decriminalize same sex relationships

    May 23

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  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party claims it has won re-election with commanding lead in vote count

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party claims it has won re-election with commanding lead in vote count

    May 23

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  • Animal rights activists score win at Barcelona zoo

    Animal rights activists in Barcelona are celebrating a victory after the Spanish city ordered its municipal zoo to restrict the breeding of zoo...

    May 23

• May 23

  • 2 US warships sail through Taiwan Strait, draw China protest

    Two U.S. warships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait in an apparent show of support for the government of the self-ruled island, which China claims...

    May 23

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  • Italian hostage freed after 3 years in Syria returns home

    Italy's defense minister says an Italian who had been held hostage in Syria for three years has been released and returned to Italy

    May 23