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  • 2 Brazilians arrested in attempt to smuggle African migrants

    Brazilian authorities say a group of rescued African migrants had set sail last month on a 1,900-mile (3,000-kilometer) journey across the Atlantic to...

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  • Ex-London mayor quits UK's Labour amid anti-Semitism scandal

    Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone has resigned from Britain's Labour Party, which had suspended him over allegations of anti-Semitism

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  • Pope laments 'hemorrhaging' of priests and nuns in Europe

    Pope Francis alarmed by "hemorrhaging" of priests and nuns seen in Europe

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  • Germany foreign minister to meet Pompeo over Iran deal

    German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says he'll meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss Washington's position on the nuclear deal with...

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  • Venezuela's opposition scrambles to regroup after Maduro win

    Maduro's win seen as illegitimate by nations calling for diplomatic pressure.

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  • Paraguay opens embassy in Jerusalem, after US and Guatemala

    Paraguay opens its new embassy in Jerusalem, following in the footsteps of US and Guatemala

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  • The Latest: Russia says it downed drone near base in Syria

    The Russian military says it has downed an unidentified drone approaching a Russian air base in Syria

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  • Hunter charged with federal crimes for allegedly leading illegal elephant hunts

    Hanno van Rensburg, 44, of South Africa is facing multiple charges.

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  • Danish minister says Muslims fasting for Ramadan pose danger

    The Danish government minister responsible for immigration is urging Muslims to avoid working during Ramadan, saying the traditional fasting period...

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  • Populists' pick to be Italian premier scorns bureaucracy

    Populists pick law professor with almost no political experience, a left-leaning voting record and a reputation as a snazzy dresser to be Italy's...

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  • Ebola vaccination campaigns begin in Congo as many remain unfazed

    More than two dozen cases are confirmed in the latest outbreak, officials say.

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  • Argentine priest sentenced to 25 years for child molestation

    An Argentine court has sentenced a Catholic priest to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing seven seminary students who were 10 to 14 years old at...

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  • Gunmen try to corner police reacting to shots in French city

    Police officials say a group of people, some armed with guns, shot into the air in the French city of Marseille and tried to corner officers who...

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  • Clashes escalate in eastern Ukraine

    Officials say clashes between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine have escalated

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  • Commission says Nicaraguan government violated human rights

    Investigators from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights say that the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega violated human rights...

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  • A French newspaper is reporting that hooded men shot at young people near a Marseille culture center

    A French newspaper is reporting that hooded men shot at young people near a Marseille culture center

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  • UN envoy: Ending corruption and trafficking key in Libya

    The UN envoy for Libya warns that the oil-rich country's "perverse economic model" based on corruption and trafficking in people and goods "must be...

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  • LGBT community cheers pope's 'God made you like this' remark

    Pope Francis' reported comments to a gay man that "God made you like this" have been embraced by the LGBT community as another sign of Francis' desire...

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  • Ukraine convicts Frenchman for plotting Euro 2016 attacks

    A Ukrainian court has convicted a Frenchman on charges of preparing a terror attack during the 2016 European Championship and buying illegal weapons

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  • Syrian government declares capital fully under its control

    Syria's military captures an enclave in southern Damascus from Islamic State militants following a monthlong battle, bringing the entire capital and...

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  • Survey: Japanese female journalists report sexual misconduct

    A survey of women working for Japanese newspapers and TV networks has found 150 cases of alleged sexual misconduct reported by 35 women

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  • Iranian media say 15 die after eating wild mushrooms

    Iranian media say 15 die after eating wild mushrooms

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  • The Latest: After defeat, Venezuela opposition vows to unite

    Venezuela's two main opposition coalitions are pledging to unify the nation's fragmented anti-government movement and push for a new election later...

    May 21

• May 21

  • Serbia on EU course despite calls for Russia shift, PM says

    Serbia's prime minister says the Balkan country's strategic goal is to join the European Union despite calls by the defense minister for a shift in...

    May 21

• May 21

  • Palestinian crowd pelts US vehicle with eggs

    A small group of Palestinian protesters in the West Bank has pelted an American diplomatic vehicle with eggs to protest the recent move of the U.S....

    May 21

• May 21

  • Aide: Palestinian leader making swift recovery in hospital

    A top aide says Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is alert and making a swift recovery after being hospitalized with a fever over the weekend and...

    May 21

• May 21

  • Detained Iranian-British woman learns of new charges in Iran

    Husband of Iranian-British woman detained in Tehran says she faces new charge of 'spreading propaganda against the regime'

    May 21

• May 21

  • Burundi votes to allow president to extend time in power

    Burundians vote in favor of amending the constitution, opening the door for the president to possibly rule until 2034

    May 21

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  • Inquiry begins into London's Grenfell Tower blaze

    Survivors of a devastating high-rise fire in London have wept y as relatives paid tribute to some of the 72 victims at the opening of an inquiry into...

    May 21

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  • Funeral for Polish WWII hero held in Warsaw

    Funeral with military honors held for Polish World War II hero and Warsaw Uprising fighter

    May 21

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  • Bahrain strips 9 of citizenship amid wide crackdown

    A court in the Arab Gulf state of Bahrain has revoked the nationality of nine people and sentenced them to between three and 15 years in jail, amid a...

    May 21

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  • Verdict to be delivered in family ax murder trial

    A South African man has been found guilty of murdering three members of his immediate family on Monday, more than three years after the gruesome...

    May 21

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  • Japanese and Macedonian climbers die on Mount Everest

    Japanese, Macedonian climbers die on Mount Everest

    May 21

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  • South African man,23, found guilty of ax murder of parents and brother

    South African man,23, found guilty of ax murder of parents and brother

    May 21

• May 21

  • UK court drops charges against Barclays in Qatar fundraising

    A court has dismissed charges against Barclays relating to its emergency fundraising from Qatar at the height of the financial crisis

    May 21

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  • 4 charged in Greece over attack on Thessaloniki mayor

    Greek authorities have charged four men over a weekend mob attack on the 75-year-old mayor of the country's second-largest city, carried out in an...

    May 21

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  • Macedonia's prime minister cleared on bribery charge

    A criminal court has cleared Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on bribery charges dating back to when he was mayor of the southern town of Strumica

    May 21

• May 21

  • Sri Lanka storms, landslides kill 7, leave 1,000 displaced

    Officials say heavy rains and lightning across Sri Lanka have left at least seven people dead and displaced more than 1,000

    May 21

• May 21

  • UK committee says dirty Russian money threatens security

    The British Parliament's foreign affairs committee has slammed the government for "turning a blind eye" to the role London's financial center plays in...

    May 21

• May 21

  • Syrian military declares capital, surrounding areas free from militants for first time in nearly 7 years

    Syrian military declares capital, surrounding areas free from militants for first time in nearly 7 years

    May 21

• May 21

  • Poland's Walesa visits disabled protesters in parliament

    Former Polish president and anti-communist leader Lech Walesa meets with disabled people who have been staging a sit-in in parliament for over a...

    May 21

• May 21

  • French stars Bardot, Marceau campaign for animal welfare

    French actresses Brigitte Bardot and Sophie Marceau are leading animal welfare campaigns for mandatory cameras in slaughterhouses and a ban on the...

    May 21

• May 21

  • 14-nation Latin American political alliance denounces Venezuela vote, vows to reduce diplomatic ties

    14-nation Latin American political alliance denounces Venezuela vote, vows to reduce diplomatic ties

    May 21

• May 21

  • China says it can't guarantee no more trade tension with US

    China's government says it cannot guarantee renewed trade tension with Washington can be avoided after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declared...

    May 21

• May 21

  • In North Korea nuke site closure, spectacle trumps substance

    Spectacle may trump substance when foreign journalists journey deep into the mountains of North Korea to observe the official closing ceremony of its...

    May 21

• May 21

  • Australian state government proposes protecting wild horses

    An Australian state government has decided to legally protect rather than kill thousands of wild horses, infuriating scientists who argue the feral...

    May 21

• May 21

  • Defiant new Catalan leader wants jailed separatists in gov't

    Catalonia's newly elected president is showing no sign of backing down from the region's political standoff with Spanish authorities, insisting he...

    May 21

• May 21

  • 2 men arrested 30 years after German teen death in N Ireland

    Police in Northern Ireland have arrested two men in the death of a German backpacker 30 years ago, after much-publicized appeals on the anniversary of...

    May 21

• May 21

  • Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

    The Philippines says it is taking "appropriate diplomatic action" to protect its South China Sea territorial claims, while the Chinese air force lands...

    May 21

• May 21

  • Afghan official: Taliban kill 5 workers clearing land mines

    Afghan official says Taliban insurgents ambushed, killed at least 5 members of a demining team in southern province

    May 21