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  • Israeli-American novelist laments Gaza deaths, sees hope in resistance

    Moriel Rothman-Zecher sees his characters in this week's Gaza unrest.

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  • Speaker's long tenure embodies Lebanon's political stasis

    Lebanon's parliament speaker, set to win 6th term, embodies a political system that seems impervious to change

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  • Former Malaysian PM Najib questioned by anti-graft agency

    Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is being interrogated over a massive corruption scandal that could lead to criminal charges against him

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  • China sentences Tibetan activist to 5 years for separatism

    China has sentenced a Tibetan language activist to five years in prison for inciting separatism after he appeared in a documentary video produced by...

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  • Fiji 4 found not guilty of sedition in media freedom case

    A Fiji judge has found an opinion writer and three newspaper executives not guilty of sedition in a case that has major implications for press freedom...

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  • Thai authorities block Bangkok march on coup anniversary

    Police blocked a march by Thai pro-democracy activists protesting four years of military rule and calling for elections this year

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  • 14 police killed in Taliban attacks in eastern Afghanistan

    An Afghan official says at least 14 police officers have been killed after Taliban attacked districts in eastern Ghazni province

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  • Australian archbishop convicted of child sex abuse cover-up

    An Australian archbishop has become the most senior cleric in the world to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse

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  • Foreign media arrive for North Korea nuke site closing

    A small group of foreign journalists has arrived in North Korea to cover the dismantling of the country's nuclear test site

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  • Gang gunmen wound Mexican official, 7 others in Guadalajara

    Officials in Mexico's second biggest city say gunmen for an organized crime gang tried to kill a state official, wounding him, three police officers...

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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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  • Indonesia raises alert for Merapi volcano, sets no-go zone

    Indonesian authorities raised the alert for the country's most volatile volcano, located on the densely populated island of Java, and ordered people...

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  • Protesters shut down commercial bridge linking Mexico, Texas

    At least 200 demonstrators have blocked a major commercial bridge between Mexico and Texas to protest the disappearance of dozens of people in the...

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  • Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at office of anti-graft body after being summoned for questioning

    Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at office of anti-graft body after being summoned for questioning

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  • CORRECTS: An Australian archbishop has become most senior cleric in the world convicted of covering up child sex abuse

    CORRECTS: An Australian archbishop has become most senior cleric in the world convicted of covering up child sex abuse

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  • Mexico suspends charter company in Cuba airliner crash

    Mexican authorities have temporarily suspended a charter company which owned a passenger jet that crashed in Cuba, while Cuban media say one of three...

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  • The Latest: Cuba says crash survivor dies; toll now at 111

    Cuban state media say a 23-year-old survivor of Friday's plane crash in Havana has died, raising the death toll to 111

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  • Cuban state media say 23-year-old survivor of Friday's plane crash in Havana has died, raising the death toll to 111

    Cuban state media say 23-year-old survivor of Friday's plane crash in Havana has died, raising the death toll to 111

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  • New asylum hearing ordered for Mexican journalist held in US

    A new asylum hearing has been ordered for an award-winning Mexican journalist detained in a remote Texas immigration facility

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  • Border agent questions 2 women for speaking Spanish

    A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent questioned two women for speaking Spanish in line at a gas station in Montana

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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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  • 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...

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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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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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....

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  • 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'

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  • 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

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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

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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...

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