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  • The Latest: Official: Maduro 'constantly' talks with Putin

    Venezuela's deputy foreign minister who is visiting Moscow says the embattled Venezuelan president is in persistent contact with Russia's leader

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  • NMacedonian prison chief fired after ex-ministers assaulted

    The head of North Macedonia's main prison in the capital Skopje has been sacked after two former government ministers in pre-trial detention were...

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  • A look at Nigeria's top 2 presidential contenders

    A look at Nigeria's top 2 presidential contenders in Saturday's delayed election

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  • Senegal's president Macky Sall seeks 2nd term

    Senegalese President Macky Sall is seeking a second term in office and hopes to win re-election Sunday in the first round

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  • Thousands of Palestinians protest at Jerusalem holy site

    Thousands of Palestinian protesters have stormed a section of a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site that has been closed by Israeli court order for over a...

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  • Church of England says Sunday services no longer mandatory

    The Church of England has acknowledged the reality of shrinking congregations and overworked priests and lifted a 400-year-old rule requiring all...

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  • Fly-past honors WWII airmen who died saving UK children

    10 WWII U.S. airmen sacrificed themselves to save children in a park.

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  • Pakistan's army strips ex-spy chief of pension over book

    Pakistan's army has stripped off a former spy chief of his pension and other benefits as retired army officer over a book he co-authored with his...

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  • US bomber crew killed in WWII remembered by flypast

    Tony Foulds got his wish to commemorate the men who saved his life 75 years ago.

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  • Across the Pond: Breakdancing in the Olympics?

    Plus, the latest on the sexual abuse summit at the Vatican and a heartwarming tribute to World War II airmen.

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  • 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Ecuador

    The earthquake struck close to the country's border with Peru.

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  • China's new policy against gender bias meets fans, sceptics

    Female workers are skeptical that such measures can be enforced.

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  • Indian court orders 1 million to vacate forest land

    India's top court has ordered more than a dozen states to evict nearly 1 million people from forest land as they have failed to prove ownership...

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  • American detained in Russia speaks to reporters in court

    It's the first time Paul Whelan has spoken to reporters since his December arrest.

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  • Sporadic clashes with remaining IS militants in Syria

    Some 300 IS militants have been under siege for more than a week.

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  • Russian court extends detention for alleged American spy

    Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, was detained at the end of December.

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  • German govt denies cover-up over Berlin Xmas market attack

    The German government has rejected media reports claiming authorities sought to cover up the involvement of a second man in the deadly 2016 truck...

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  • Worry about US-SKorea alliance grows before Trump-Kim summit

    Worry about US-South Korea grows ahead of second Trump-Kim summit

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  • Vatican sex abuse summit seeks new culture of accountability

    Cardinals attending Pope Francis' summit on preventing clergy sex abuse have called for a new culture of accountability in the Catholic Church to...

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  • Saudi crown prince hails China relations at talks with Xi

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hails relations with China as trouble-free, during talks with President Xi Jinping in Beijing aimed at...

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  • Powerful 7.5-magnitude quake hits eastern Ecuador

    There were no immediate reports of casualties.

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  • Swede gets 4.5 years for royal jewels heist

    Johan Nicklas Backstrom stole two crowns and an orb.

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  • Pakistan re-imposes ban on US-wanted suspect's charities

    Pakistan re-imposes ban on charities run by US-wanted suspect behind 2008 Mumbai terror attacks

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  • UN body expresses concern over executions in Egypt

    15 people were executed this month, including nine suspected Islamists.

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  • Family of IS teen appeals to UK to help bring her child home

    Shamima Begum, who is in a Syrian camp, has had her UK citizenship revoked.

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  • Chinese-Australian billionaire wins media defamation suit

    Judge rules Chinese-Australian billionaire Chau Chak Wing was defamed by a media report that insinuated he bribed a former United Nations general...

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  • From Syria, IS slips into Iraq to fight another day

    Islamic State fighters facing defeat in Syria slip across border into Iraq, destabilizing its fragile security

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  • In Nigeria, Boko Haram violence disenfranchises many voters

    In Nigeria, Islamic extremist violence disenfranchise thousands of potential voters, including widows who survived attacks

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  • USGS: A 7.5 preliminary magnitude earthquake has hit the Ecuador-Peru border region near Montalvo, Ecuador

    USGS: A 7.5 preliminary magnitude earthquake has hit the Ecuador-Peru border region near Montalvo, Ecuador

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  • Kenya court postpones ruling on anti-gay laws to May 24

    Disappointment as Kenyan court postpones decision on abolishing anti-gay laws

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  • Shares in Kraft Heinz to plunge on news of US probe, loss

    Shares in Kraft Heinz are expected to plunge when markets open Friday after the consumer goods company said it was being investigated by U.S....

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  • South Sudan's hunger is growing, despite 5 months of peace

    Five months into South Sudan's fragile peace, 1.5 million people are on the brink of starvation and half the population, more than six million people,...

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  • Filipino rebel commanders become officials under peace deal

    Some of the fiercest Muslim rebel commanders in the southern Philippines are in Manila to be sworn in as administrators of a new Muslim autonomy...

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  • French national faces Myanmar court on drone flying charge

    A French national has appeared in court in Myanmar after being arrested two weeks ago for allegedly flying a drone close to the country's vast...

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  • Ireland publishes no-deal Brexit bill it hopes it won't need

    The Irish government has published legislation designed to ease the damage if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal _ but says it hopes the...

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  • German business confidence drops for 6th straight month

    A closely watched survey shows that business confidence in Germany has fallen for the sixth consecutive month as worries mount about the outlook for...

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  • Russian opens money laundering probe involving Moldova

    The Russian Interior Ministry says that it has launched a money laundering probe involving the influential leader of Moldova's Democratic Party, just...

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  • India top court orders an end to assaults against Kashmiris

    India's top court has ordered state authorities to stop threats, assaults and social boycotts of thousands of Kashmiri students and others following...

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  • Labour lawmaker quits party in latest jolt to UK politics

    A 12th British lawmaker this week has quit one of the country's main political parties, as fallout from Brexit continues to splinter U.K. politics

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  • Police investigating negligence in deadly Bangladesh fire

    Bangladesh police say they are seeking up to a dozen suspects in connection with a fire in the oldest part of the capital that killed at least 67...

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  • Rights group urges Libyan forces to lift siege on civilians

    Human Rights Watch urges Libyan strongman's self-styled army to lift siege of civilians trapped in eastern city

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  • Africa's largest democracy finally goes to vote, a week late

    Africa's largest democracy finally goes to vote, a week late; 'the right to demand better'

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  • India seeks to control rivers into Pakistan as punishment

    India says it is building dams to stop its share of water from flowing into Pakistan-controlled Kashmir as it seeks to punish its longtime rival for...

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  • French bishops agree to compensation for sex abuse victims

    France's bishops agree 'in principle' to award financial compensation to victims sexual abuse by priests

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  • Closing nuclear facility on table as US-NKorea summit nears

    The future of a key North Korean nuclear facility is on the table as leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump prepare to meet in Vietnam next...

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  • Australia says coal holdups at China ports are not a ban

    Australia's trade minister says delays in handling of coal shipments at Chinese port are not a ban

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  • Nigeria leader says many feared 'the worst' after vote delay

    Nigeria's leader says many feared 'the worst' after election delay; vote now on Saturday

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  • AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

    AP Photos: Deadly fire in historic district of Bangladesh's capital; tensions in India after Kashmir suicide attack; looking ahead to US-NKorea...

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  • Cellphone internet access bringing changes fast to Cuba

    In the 2 1/2 months since Cuba gave its citizens internet access via cellphones, fast-moving changes are subtle but palpable as Cubans challenge...

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  • Japan's Akihito seen as devoted to duties, open to new ideas

    Japan's Emperor Akihito, who will abdicate the throne in April, is seen as being open to new ideas and keenly aware of his duties

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