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  • German prosecutors probe Yazidi woman's claim about IS man

    German federal prosecutors say they're taking seriously a Yazidi woman's claim she encountered her former Islamic State captor in Germany, but need...

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  • Ghana mourns Annan, grandson of tribal chiefs to UN chief

    Ghana mourns Kofi Annan, the grandson of tribal chiefs who became the world's top diplomat

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  • The Latest: Merkel: 'We will greatly miss' Annan's voice

    The Latest: Merkel says 'We will greatly miss Kofi Annan's voice,' especially now

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  • Taiwan improves missiles to counter China military expansion

    Defense experts say Taiwan is responding to China's defense buildup by developing missiles and interceptors of its own that could reduce Beijing's...

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  • Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80

    Former UN secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan dies at age 80

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  • Pakistan's Imran Khan sworn in as prime minister

    Imran Khan, a former cricket star and longtime politician, has been sworn in as Pakistan's prime minister despite protests by opposition parties,...

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  • Saudi Arabia prepares for the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage

    Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the annual hajj pilgrimage beginning Sunday, as over 1.6 million Muslim faithful from abroad have arrived in the...

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  • UK military academy probes waterboarding claim

    Authorities at Britain's Sandhurst military academy say they are investigating allegations that two cadets waterboarded another at the...

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  • The Latest: Imam blesses coffins of 2 Italian bridge victims

    An imam has blessed the coffins of two Muslim faithful at the end of a Catholic Mass for those killed in the Italian bridge tragedy

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  • Catalan seaside resort marks anniversary of attack

    A Catalan seaside resort has marked the anniversary of an attack that killed one and injured six following deadlier violence in Barcelona's Las...

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  • Malaysian leader tours Alibaba, meets Jack Ma on China visit

    A Chinese state broadcaster says Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has met with Chinese billionaire Jack Ma at the start of his trip to China

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  • Toll rises to 42 in Italy bridge collapse ahead of funerals

    Italy's president has spoken words of comfort to families of dead in the Genoa bridge collapse at a state funeral

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  • Investigation launched into deadly bridge collapse amid desperate search for missing

    A large section of the bridge buckled, sending cars plummeting to the ground.

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  • Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has died at age 80, his foundation says

    Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has died at age 80, his foundation says

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  • Thousands await rescue amid deadly south Indian floods

    Thousands of stranded people are waiting for rescue as relentless monsoon floods batter the south Indian state of Kerala, where more than 170 have...

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  • Taliban say no peace with 'occupation,' want US talks

    The leader of the Taliban says there will be no peace in Afghanistan as long as the foreign "occupation" continues, reiterating the group's position...

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  • People plucked from rooftops as Indian floods kill 324

    Rescuers are using helicopters and boats to evacuate thousands of people stranded on their rooftops following unprecedented flooding in the southern...

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  • Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam

    Q&A: The five-day hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia and its significance in Islam

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  • Ahead of cross-border family reunion, South Koreans express anticipation

    Families separated during the war look forward to cross-border family reunions.

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  • Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan is sworn in as prime minister

    Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan is sworn in as prime minister

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  • Strong, deep earthquake shakes area off Indonesia; no damage

    A strong earthquake located far below the Earth's surface has shaken an area in Indonesia's Flores Sea, causing shaking on land but no damage

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  • US criticizes Vietnam for jailing peaceful activists

    The United States says it's deeply concerned over Vietnam's conviction and sentencing of an activist this week, calling the trend of increased arrests...

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  • Venezuela hikes wages ahead of monetary overhaul

    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raised wages for the fifth time this year while saying he's looking to establish a single exchange rate tied to...

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  • Jury awards more than $242 million for Lexus seat defects

    A North Texas jury has awarded more than $242 million to a Dallas-area family who sued Toyota over what they said were defective front seats in their...

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  • Mexico says major drug lab busted with 50 tons of synthetics

    Mexican authorities say they have busted a major narcotics lab in the northern state of Sinaloa with about 50 tons of synthetic drugs

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  • 6.1 quake shakes Costa Rica near Panama; no major damage

    A strong earthquake has shaken southern Costa Rica near the border of Panama, toppling items from store shelves and knocking out power in places, but...

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  • Sales director for Backpage.com pleads guilty to conspiracy

    The sales and marketing director of Backpage.com pleaded guilty to conspiring to facilitate prostitution in a scheme to give free ads to prostitutes...

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  • IS deadly new front in Pakistan's decades-old terror war

    Counterterrorism official says Islamic State group is newest, deadliest front in Pakistan's decades-old war on terror

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  • Chile: Man angry over suitcase behind wave of bomb threats

    Chilean authorities charge that a man angry over an airline not returning his suitcase made false bomb threats that caused up to 11 commercial flights...

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  • Mexico's AMLO says public should decide fate of new airport

    Mexico's president-elect says that a decision about whether to cancel a Mexico City airport project should be left to the public

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  • Getting personal: US, Turkish leaders feud over arrest

    Feud over detained American pastor in Turkey overshadows deeper problems in U.S.-Turkish relationship, as well as fate of other detainees

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  • Turkish lira resumes fall after Trump sanctions threat

    The Turkish currency is down again, breaking a three-day quiet spell in the country's currency crisis, after the United States threatened to impose...

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  • The Latest: Moody's cuts Turkey's credit rating further

    Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Turkey's credit rating deeper into "junk" status and slapped a "negative" rating on its outlook.

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  • TS Ernesto aims at Ireland, Hurricane Lane forms in Pacific

    Tropical Storm Ernesto is speeding through the north Atlantic toward Ireland and the United Kingdom, and Hurricane Lane has grown into a Category 2...

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  • Men suspected of being in violent MS-13 gang are indicted

    A federal grand jury in California indicted 12 men suspected of being members of the violent MS-13 gang on charges that include murder, extortion,...

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  • Peru, Ecuador tighten requirements for Venezuela migrants

    Two South American nations are stiffening entry requirements for the flood of Venezuelans fleeing their nation's economic and humanitarian crisis, a...

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  • Lawyers: Discharged Army specialist granted US citizenship

    Lawyers for a South Korean-born U.S. Army specialist who sued after the military discharged her say she's been granted citizenship

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  • Worst flooding in a century kills more than 300 in India: Reports

    Rescuers used helicopters and boats to save thousands stranded on rooftops.

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  • Police nab supermarket mogul on the run for alleged murder

    Police say Marin is the alleged mastermind behind the killing of a man in 2011.

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  • Bishop: I have 'profound remorse' after sex abuse report

    A Pennsylvania bishop named in a grand jury report on rampant sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy says he has "profound remorse" and offers his...

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  • The Latest: Italy buries its Genoa dead as emotions surge

    With anger and grief, Italians began burying some of their dead from the Genoa highway bridge collapse, holding funerals in the victims' hometowns

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  • Al-Qaida bomb master killed in US strike, officials say

    Yemeni officials and a tribal leader say al-Qaida's chief bomb maker behind the 2009 Christmas Day plot to down an airliner over Detroit was killed...

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  • Armenia's new PM marks 100 days in office with giant rally

    Armenia's new prime minister has marked his first 100 days in office by calling a rally that has attracted about 100,000 enthusiastic supporters

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  • Mali opposition leader rejects presidential runoff result

    Mali's opposition leader Soumaila Cisse says he rejects results proclaiming incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita the winner of a runoff...

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  • Al-Qaida in Yemen denies AP report on secret deals with UAE

    Yemen's al-Qaida branch has denied an Associated Press report saying that it struck secret deals over territories it controls with the Saudi-led...

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  • Video captures moment when officer is struck by police van driven by his own partner

    The police officer was chasing down a suspect on a street in Salford, England.

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  • Romanian PM tells EU: Force against protesters was justified

    Romania's prime minister on Friday has defended the use of force by riot police during a violent protest that left more than 450 people injured

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  • Could Brazil's da Silva really run? It's not likely

    Now that jailed former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has registered his candidacy for president, experts say there is a narrow path by...

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