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  • Besieged Puerto Rico governor goes quiet amid protests

    In the Spanish colonial fortress that serves as his official residence, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is under siege

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  • Japan vows action if S. Korea hurts companies in trade row

    Japan's foreign minister says Tokyo will take "necessary measures" against South Korea if interests of Japanese companies are harmed in an escalating...

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  • Taiwan says it will treat Hong Kong asylum seekers humanely

    Taiwan's president says she will follow "humanitarian principles" in dealing with asylum seekers from Hong Kong, which has been roiled by...

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  • Explosion at gas factory in central China kills at least 10

    Authorities say the death toll has risen to 10 in a gas plant explosion in central China

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  • Hand signals and Post-its: The Hong Kong protester playbook

    Hong Kong's youth are no rookies when it comes to protests.

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  • Large group of supporters greets Taiwan president in Denver

    Taiwan's president was greeted by a large group of supporters and a handful of pro-China protesters as she entered a downtown Denver hotel before...

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  • US judge denies bail for ex-Peruvian president Toledo

    A U.S. judge has denied bail for former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo after prosecutors argued he was a flight risk and pointed out officials...

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  • Former South African president abandons graft testimony

    Jacob Zuma said the commission was treating him unfairly.

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  • Thieves stage armed robbery at Mexico's ex-first lady's home

    A gang of at least seven gunmen burst into the Mexico City home of former first lady Angelica Rivera and forced employees to hand over valuables

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  • Mexico tree plan in El Salvador aims to stem migration

    Mexico is bringing to El Salvador a tree-planting program that aims to support rural residents and ease economic pressures driving thousands of people...

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  • Former West Virginia bishop disciplined by pope

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia says Pope Francis has issued disciplinary action against its former bishop

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  • Iran says it has seized British oil tanker

    U.S. Central Command says the U.S. has intensified air patrols over the Strait of Hormuz in response to the Iranian seizure of a British tanker

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  • El Salvador files graft charges against ex-justice minister

    Prosecutors in El Salvador are accusing an ex-minister of justice and public security of illicit enrichment and seeking restitution of over $1 million...

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  • Venezuelan teen blinded by police fire still wants to study

    A Venezuelan teenager who lost his eyesight when he was hit by police buckshot during a protest says he wants to continue studying

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  • Canadian police investigating 'suspicious' deaths of couple on side of remote highway

    A witness said she'd seen them alive and their van appeared to have broken down.

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  • Guatemala's highest court blocks proposed amnesty law

    Guatemala's highest court has ruled against a legislative proposal to grant amnesty for human rights abuses during the country's 1960-1996 civil war

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  • Brazil's state oil company denies fuel to 2 Iranian ships

    Brazil's state oil company has refused to supply two Iranian ships anchored in the southern port of Paraná because they belong to a company sanctioned...

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  • Correction: El Salvador-Massacre story

    Correction: El Salvador-Massacre story

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  • Court deals major blow to hydropower transmission line

    The New Hampshire Supreme Court dealt a possibly fatal blow Friday to plans for a hydropower transmission line that has raised concerns among...

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  • British foreign secretary says a second vessel has been seized by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz.

    British foreign secretary says a second vessel has been seized by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz.

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  • Greek minister says Turkey's drilling tests EU's credibility

    Greece's new defense minister says Turkey's illegal gas drilling off Cyprus is testing the European Union's credibility as a guardian of its members'...

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  • Iran says it seized British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

    Iran said Friday it seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the latest escalation in a strategic waterway that has become a flashpoint in...

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  • Lebanese losing faith as politicians fumble over economy

    As Lebanese crisis deepens, so does public distrust in political class, widely seen as corrupt, steeped in rivalries

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  • Lebanon lawmakers ratify austerity budget to address a slump

    Lebanese lawmakers ratify a controversial austerity budget that aims to save an indebted economy following a raucous voting day that saw protesters...

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  • Iran seized British, Liberian oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

    The British tanker was seized while in international waters, its owner said.

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  • World In Photos: NYC blackout, Ebola outbreak, San Juan protests

    A look back at this week's best photos from around the globe.

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  • Operator of oil tanker says it's unable to contact ship approached by helicopters and vessels in Strait of Hormuz.

    Operator of oil tanker says it's unable to contact ship approached by helicopters and vessels in Strait of Hormuz.

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  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has seized British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

    Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has seized British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

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  • Bedbugs, bad food at Mexico migrant detention center

    Mexico's National Human Rights Commission says a migrant detention center in the capital suffers from bedbugs, bad food and overcrowding

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  • Lobbyist: Venezuela's Falcón not seeking presidency

    A Canadian lobbying firm hired by a Venezuelan political party has filed amended paperwork showing that opposition leader Henri Falcón will not make a...

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  • German Chancellor expresses 'solidarity' with freshman lawmakers after Trump attack

    Merkel took questions from journalists during the summer press conference.

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  • Strong quake hits near Greek capital of Athens, 4 hurt

    A strong earthquake centered northwest of Athens shook Greece, injuring four people and damaging several buildings

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  • Kosovo PM resigns following Hague war crimes court summons

    Kosovo's prime minister has resigned from the post after he has been invited to be questioned from a European Union-funded court investigating crimes...

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  • Drone targets base for Iran-backed militia in northern Iraq

    Iraqi security officials say an unmanned drone has dropped explosives on a base belonging to Iran-backed paramilitary forces in northern Iraq,...

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  • Aid group says 1 dead, 6 seized in Nigeria extremist ambush

    Aid group says 1 dead, 6 seized in Nigeria ambush by suspected extremists

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  • New twists in Vatican missing girl case

    Forensic experts are examining sets of bones found in the Vatican cemetery.

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  • Artists struggle to save Haiti museum after 2010 earthquake

    A small group of artists is working to preserve paintings from the Haitian Museum of Art, which was damaged in the 2010 earthquake and has remained...

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  • Iran drone destroyed by US Navy assault ship

    Tensions heighten as the U.S. shot down an Iranian drone just weeks after Iran attacked a U.S. oil tanker.

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  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard releases video it claims proves U.S. warship didn't destroy Iranian drone near Persian Gulf.

    Iran's Revolutionary Guard releases video it claims proves U.S. warship didn't destroy Iranian drone near Persian Gulf.

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  • Spain's Socialists, far-left party move closer to govt deal

    Spain's center-left Socialist party and the United We Can party are edging closer to a deal on forming a coalition government

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  • Kenya's president launches Africa's largest wind farm

    Kenya's president launches Africa's largest wind farm in bid to attract investors

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  • Residential gas explosion completely destroys house

    The explosion injured six people and left debris strewn across the New Zealand neighborhood.

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  • Environmental head announces $2M program for Great Lakes

    The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $2 million grant program to clean up the shorelines and waters of the Great Lakes

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  • Germany honors resisters who tried to assassinate Hitler

    Angela Merkel paid tribute ahead of the anniversary to the executed plot leader.

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  • Thai court accepts complaints against PM, opposition leaders

    Thailand's Constitutional Court has accepted complaints against the prime minister and two opposition party leaders in cases that could see them...

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  • Egypt: At least 20 killed in airstrikes in northern Sinai

    Egyptian security officials say airstrikes targeting Islamic militants are underway in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 20...

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  • Remains of at least 6 people found in Bosnia mass grave

    Bosnian prosecutors say the remains of at least six people have been unearthed from a mass grave in eastern Bosnia

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  • German government seeks to cut funding for far-right party

    The German government and parliament have petitioned the country's highest court to cut off public funding for a far-right party that authorities...

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  • UK's home secretary calls for calming of political rhetoric

    Britain's home secretary has pleaded for the calming of extreme political rhetoric and empathized with four U.S. congresswomen of color who were the...

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