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  • Ex-South African leader de Klerk sorry for apartheid comment

    Former South African president FW de Klerk has apologized and withdrawn his statement that the country's former harsh system of racial separation...

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  • Popular Rwandan gospel musician found dead in police cell

    Authorities in Rwanda say a popular gospel musician who in 2015 was found guilty of conspiracy to murder or harm the president has been found dead in...

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  • Suicide bomber in SW Pakistan kills 8 at Islamist rally

    Local police in Pakistan's Baluchistan province say a powerful suicide bombing has killed eight people and wounded 16 others after hitting an Islamist...

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  • Largest mass graves uncovered in Burundi with 6,000 bodies

    Authorities in Burundi say they have opened six mass graves containing more than 6,000 bodies from unrest that occurred decades ago, the largest such...

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  • Women in politics: Theresa May recounts 'sticky tape' moment

    Former British Prime Minister Theresa May says she vowed early on in her political career never to think that being a woman held her back

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  • Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie

    Five suspects are scheduled to be tried next month.

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  • EU post-Brexit budget proposal under attack from many sides

    The European Union is in for a bruising week when it comes to the next 7-year budget

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  • Syria military hails advance against rebels in 'record time'

    Syria's military says its troops have regained control of territories in northwestern Syria “in record time,” vowing to continue to chase armed groups...

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  • Priests of disgraced Legion face trial

    The Vatican effort to reform the disgraced Legion of Christ religious order is coming under new scrutiny

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  • Europe's busiest airport hit by a second day of disruptions

    Europe’s busiest airport suffered the knock-on effects of technical issues that disrupted travel over the weekend

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  • Suspect in Norway mosque attack charged with terror

    A Norwegian man suspected of killing his stepsister and then storming an Oslo mosque with firearms “with the intention to kill as many Muslims as...

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  • Amid protests, Greece suspends migrants detention plan

    Greece's government says it is suspending an emergency plan to build migrant detention camps on islands near the Turkish coast to allow for...

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  • Port operator DP World to delist from Dubai stock exchange

    Port operator DP World says it will delist from the Nasdaq Dubai stock exchange, returning the company to full state-ownership in a move that will...

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  • Body of reporter found hours after he went missing

    His family said he was brutally killed but that they have no idea who.

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  • Equatorial Guinea: France illegally seized 'embassy'

    Lawyers for Equatorial Guinea have told United Nations judges that French authorities illegally seized a mansion in Paris which they insist operated...

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  • Amid tension, Greece, Turkey hold military-to-military talks

    A delegation of Turkish military officials is due in Athens to resume confidence-building talks amid tension between the two NATO members over...

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  • 14 Americans evacuated from cruise ship in Japan test positive for coronavirus

    The Americans were evacuated from a cruise ship quarantined at sea in Japan.

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  • Macao casinos allowed to reopen after anti-virus closure

    Casinos in the Chinese territory of Macao will be allowed to reopen Friday, ending a 15-day closure imposed to help block the spread of China's virus...

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  • French pension reform to be debated in parliament

    French President Emmanuel Macron's divisive plan to overhaul the pensions system will be debated in the lower house of parliament on Monday

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  • Gunmen kill 24 in attack near church in Burkina Faso

    An official in Burkina Faso says gunmen killed 24 civilians and kidnapped three others on Sunday

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  • French TGV maker Alstom in talks to buy Bombardier rail unit

    French train maker Alstom is in talks to possibly take over the train business of Bombardier, the Canadian aerospace and engineering company

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  • Nepal's former parliament speaker acquitted of rape charges

    A court in Nepal has acquitted the former speaker of parliament on charges he raped a government worker at her home while he was intoxicated last year

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  • Japan confirms 99 more cases of new virus on cruise ship

    Japanese officials have confirmed 99 more people infected by the new virus aboard the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, bringing the total to...

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  • Automakers in China gradually reopen after virus shutdown

    Automakers are gradually reopening Chinese factories that were idled by an anti-virus campaign, sending thousands of employees back to work as they...

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  • Hundreds of Americans return after 2 weeks on quarantined ship

    14 of those Americans tested positive for the coronavirus. All of the Americans will now spend 14 days quarantined on military bases. ABC News’...

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  • 2 killed, dozens injured in highway pileup in South Korea

    South Korean officials say two people were killed and 38 others were injured in a highway pileup in snowy weather in the country’s southwest

    Feb 17

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  • India's top court grants equal rights to women in army

    India’s top court has ordered the government to grant permanent commission and command positions to female officers in the army on par with men,...

    Feb 17

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  • Japan confirms 99 more cases of people infected by new virus on quarantined ship Diamond Princess, bringing total to 454

    Japan confirms 99 more cases of people infected by new virus on quarantined ship Diamond Princess, bringing total to 454

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  • China says it may postpone March annual congress, its biggest political meeting of the year, because of virus outbreak

    China says it may postpone March annual congress, its biggest political meeting of the year, because of virus outbreak

    Feb 17

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  • Afghan refugees tell UN: 'We need peace, land to go home'

    After 40 years of wars and conflict, more than 1.5 million Afghan refugees still live in neighboring Pakistan

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  • Toxic gas leak kills 5, sickens dozens in Karachi port city

    Pakistani police say a toxic gas leak has killed five people, including three women, and sickened dozens in a coastal residential area in the port...

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  • Passengers stuck on cruise ship due to coronavirus struggle to pass the time

    Maggie Rulli reports for ABC’s Perspective podcast on the “ship of doom.”

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  • Plane struggles to land amid powerful winds at London airport

    An Etihad Airways plane fought against powerful winds over the weekend as it attempted to touch down at London's Heathrow Airport.

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• Feb 16

  • Aussie court says police raid legal, raising secrecy fears

    The Australian Federal Court has ruled that a police raid last year on the country’s national broadcaster was legal, prompting fears of increasing...

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  • Clash between police, students at Mexican college injures 8

    Police and students at a rural teachers' college in southern Mexican have clashed leaving eight people injured in what authorities said was an...

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  • Assad's forces make advances, further securing Aleppo region

    State media reported significant advances against rebel held enclaves.

    Feb 16

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  • French health minister to run for Paris mayor to end scandal

    The party of French President Emmanuel Macron has chosen the government's high-profile health minister to run as a late entry in next month's race for...

    Feb 16

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  • Hungary's Orban warns about climate crisis, slow EU growth

    Country faces continuing population decline and “sinister menaces," he says.

    Feb 16

• Feb 16

  • Palestinian PM: Trump's Mideast plan 'will be buried'

    The Palestinian prime minister lashed out Sunday at U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to end the Mideast conflict, saying it would be “buried...

    Feb 16

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  • Denmark arrests 27 people on suspected cocaine smuggling

    Danish police say they have arrested 27 people for suspected drug smuggling after having found some 100 kilograms of cocaine at a Bahamas-registered...

    Feb 16

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  • North Macedonia parliament dissolved ahead of early election

    North Macedonia’s parliament was dissolved on Sunday, ahead of an early election

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  • Iran's president: Trump doesn't want war ahead of 2020 vote

    War would harm Trump's 2020 reelection bid, Iran president says.

    Feb 16

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  • Software glitches force Dominican Republic to suspend vote

    Problems with electronic voting systems have forced the Dominican Republic to suspend municipal elections across the country

    Feb 16

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  • Wales bears the brunt as Storm Dennis hammers Britain

    Storm Dennis roared across Britain, lashing towns and cities with high winds.

    Feb 16

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  • It's a day for dogs as Brazil ramps up for Carnival

    Brazil is ramping up toward the world's most famous Carnival celebrations and already the dogs have had their day

    Feb 16

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  • Costa Rica seizes 5 tons of cocaine headed for Netherlands

    Costa Rican officials say they have seized more than 5 tons of cocaine, the largest such haul in the Central American country's history

    Feb 16

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  • Antarctic high temp records will take months to verify: UN

    The U.N. weather agency said Sunday that record high temperatures reportedly measured in Antarctica will take months to verify

    Feb 16

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  • Ivanka Trump lauds Saudi, UAE on women's rights reforms

    Ivanka Trump has praised Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and a handful of other Mideast countries for embarking on “significant reforms” to...

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  • Young Ugandan who featured in a Disney chess film dies at 15

    A Ugandan student who played a memorable role in a 2016 Disney film about a local chess prodigy has died at the age of 15

    Feb 16

• Feb 16

  • Americans in Japan to trade one quarantine for another

    A group of Americans are cutting short a 14-day quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo, to be whisked back...

    Feb 16