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  • The Latest: Brazil TV shows armed hostage-taker leaving bus

    Brazilian television is showing an armed hostage-taker leaving a bus with dozens of passengers and being encircled by police after standoff in Rio de...

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  • Afghans mourn wedding victims, some criticize government

    As Afghans mourn victims killed in wedding bombing claimed by IS, some criticize government

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  • Spain: Weather change fuels hope to tackle island mega-fire

    Over 30,000 acres have been burned in the western slopes of Gran Canaria.

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  • Rohingya Muslims say they don't want to return to Myanmar

    Officials from the U.N. refugee agency and Bangladesh's government say few Muslim Rohingya refugees have responded to plans for their repatriation to...

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  • Dutch ex-defense chief against joining Persian Gulf mission

    Dutch former defense chief says Netherlands shouldn't join US-led mission to provide maritime security in Persian Gulf

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  • Former inmate of Sachsenhausen camp, Vojmir Srdecny, dies

    Vojmir Srdecny, a survivor of the Sachsenhausen Nazi concentration camp who campaigned to uphold the memory of Czech political prisoners, has died at...

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  • Brazilian TV shows armed hostage-taker leaving passenger bus, being encircled by police after standoff

    Brazilian TV shows armed hostage-taker leaving passenger bus, being encircled by police after standoff

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  • Leader of Pakistan-held Kashmir welcomes Trump initiative

    The president of Pakistani-administered Kashmir has welcomed efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to lower tensions between Pakistan and India over...

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  • Armed man holding 37 people on bus hostage in Rio de Janeiro

    The man is threatening to set the vehicle on fire.

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  • Yemeni separatists, government forces clash in the south

    Yemeni officials, residents: Clashes between government loyalists and separatists kill 3 in southern province

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  • Across the Pond: Twitter and Facebook fight anti-Hong Kong protest propaganda

    Plus: British consulate worker feared detained by China, and Elton John slams media coverage of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan.

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  • Hong Kong's 'front line' protesters explain their stance

    Protesters on the front lines in Hong Kong explain how largely peaceful marches against proposed changes to the city's extradition law morphed into a...

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  • Chinese, Japanese foreign ministers meet amid calming ties

    The foreign ministers of China and Japan have met amid an unusually lengthy stretch of calm in their often turbulent relations

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  • Huawei expects no relief from US sanctions but is confident

    Huawei founder expects no relief from US sanctions but is confident Chinese tech giant can thrive with its own technology

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  • Boris Johnson again demands EU re-open negotiations

    Johnson formally delivered his demands to the EU late Monday.

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  • Bosnia's bid to form a new govt fails over divisions on NATO

    The three members of Bosnia's multi-ethnic presidency have failed to break a deadlock on forming a new government more than ten months after the...

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  • Militants leave key rebel town as Syrian troops push in

    As Syrian government forces push into key rebel town, al-Qaida-linked militants inside 'redeploy' south of town

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  • Malaysia bans Indian Muslim preacher from public activities

    Malaysian police say an Indian Muslim preacher, wanted in India for alleged money laundering and hate speech, has been banned from any public...

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  • Britain concerned about consular employee missing in China

    The employee was detained while crossing from Shenzhen into Hong Kong.

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  • Poland PM seeks answers over online hate campaign allegation

    Poland's prime minister is demanding explanations and the opposition is calling for the dismissal of the justice minister and his deputy after a media...

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  • The Latest: Tusk says Johnson's plan will yield hard border

    European Council chief Donald Tusk says that if British Prime Minister Boris Johnson doesn't have an alternative to the backstop, he is backing...

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  • Taiwan's Tsai expresses thanks over approval of F-16V sale

    Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has thanked the U.S. for approving the sale of 66 advanced F-16V fighter jets and urged China to respect Taiwan's...

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  • Another migrant jumps off rescue ship in desperate move

    Authorities have prevented the ship from docking for 19 days.

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  • Thai tycoon in poaching scandal convicted on firearms charge

    A scandal that erupted when he was accused of poaching in an animal sanctuary.

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  • The Latest: 9 migrants jump into sea trying to reach Italy

    The Latest on the European migrant crisis:The humanitarian group Open Arms say another nine migrants have jumped into the sea "desperately trying to...

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  • Spanish NGO Open Arms says 9 more migrants have jumped into the sea off Italian island, rescues underway

    Spanish NGO Open Arms says 9 more migrants have jumped into the sea off Italian island, rescues underway

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  • Russia says it's not obliged to share radiation levels data

    Reports say many Russian radiation stations have gone silent.

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  • Russia decries US missile test, warns of destabilization

    The U.S. recently quit a treaty which banned the type of missile tested.

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  • New documents show Japan's wartime emperor had deep regrets

    Emperor Hirohito repeatedly felt sorry about World War II.

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  • Hong Kong's leader vows to narrow rifts, but no specifics

    Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she's setting up a "communication platform" to resolve differences in the city after months of anti-government...

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  • What to expect as Italy's political crisis unfolds

    Caretaker government, "Ursula" coalition or new elections? Possible outcomes of Italy's political crisis

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  • Police, protesters fill French beach resorts for G7 summit

    Authorities are closing all air, train and road traffic to Biarritz for the G7.

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  • Die-hard Hong Kong protesters defend tactics as unity cracks

    The movement has reached a moment of reckoning after protesters beat 2 men.

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  • UK regulator launches investigation into electricity outage

    The U.K.'s energy regulator says it has launched an investigation into a widespread electricity outage on Aug. 9 that left a hospital without power...

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  • The Latest: Britain says Hong Kong consular employee missing

    The British foreign ministry says it is "extremely concerned" about an employee of its Hong Kong consulate missing since a business trip to the...

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  • Florida nurses: Clinic warns only speak English or be fired

    The employment equality body states that English-only rules may violate the law.

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  • AP Explains: What is blocking Bosnia from a new government?

    AP Explains: A look at Bosnia as the country faces a government crisis that reflects the country's ethnic divide stemming from its devastating 1992-95...

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  • California smuggler of erectile dysfunction drug gets prison

    A Southern California man who smuggled $11 million worth of erectile dysfunction drugs into the U.S. from China has been sentenced to more than eight...

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  • 13 Chinese killed as tour bus crashes in Laos

    A tour bus carrying dozens of Chinese passengers has crashed in Laos, killing at least 13

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  • Cardinal Pell's appeal verdict due but may not be final word

    Cardinal George Pell will learn the outcome of his appeal for sex abuse convictions Wednesday, but the verdict may not be the final word in his case

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  • Pell's appeal pitted word of former choirboy against priest

    Cardinal George Pell's appeal against his convictions for child molestation was largely a question of whom the jury should have believed, his accuser...

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  • Chinese state media say a bus carrying Chinese tourists crashed in Laos and at least 13 people were killed

    Chinese state media say a bus carrying Chinese tourists crashed in Laos and at least 13 people were killed

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  • Pell's appeal argued 'solid obstacles' precluded convictions

    Cardinal George Pell's appeal argued that more than a dozen "solid obstacles" should have prevented his convictions for molesting 2 choirboys in an...

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  • China lashes out at Taiwan over Hong Kong asylum offer

    China is lashing out at Taiwan over its offer of political asylum to participants in Hong Kong pro-democracy movement

    Aug 19

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  • Facebook, Twitter remove accounts they say China used to undermine Hong Kong protests

    The social media sites said the accounts were meant to undermine the protests.

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  • US Southern Command head focused on 'day after' in Venezuela

    The head of U.S. Southern Command says military officials are focusing on preparing for "the day after" once "isolated" Venezuelan President Nicolás...

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  • Iranian tanker sought by US heading toward Greece

    The U.S. suspects the Iranian vessels is breaking sanctions against Syria.

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  • The Latest: Trump speaks with leader of Pakistan

    The White House says President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, on the need to reduce tensions and moderate...

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  • Syria slams Turkey, says it's sending weapons to rebels

    Syria's Foreign Ministry says Turkey has sent armored vehicles into Syria.

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  • Patience wears thin for migrants stranded off Italian coast

    More than 100 migrants remain stranded near an Italian island 18 days after rescue

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