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Magazine apologizes to Clooney for 'fabricated' interview

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Celebrity magazine Hello! has apologized to George Clooney for running an interview that the star says was "completely fabricated." More>>

Syria's Palmyra: Ghost town bearing scars of IS destruction

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Explosions rocked the ancient town of Palmyra on Friday and on the horizon, black smoke wafted behind its majestic Roman ruins, as Syrian army experts carefully detonated hundreds of mines they say were planted by Islamic... More>>

Indonesia threatens to bar DiCaprio over rainforest comments

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Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio may be banned from returning to Indonesia over his criticisms that palm oil plantations are destroying the country's rainforests and endangering wildlife, an immigration official said... More>>

India considers possible murder charges in overpass collapse

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Indian police said Saturday that they are investigating possible murder charges against 10 construction company employees who have been either arrested or detained in connection with the collapse of an unfinished overpass... More>>

Al-Qaida, other insurgents capture Syrian village

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Activists say al-Qaida's Syrian branch and other insurgents have captured a strategic overlook from government forces south of Aleppo after weeks of government air raids, in fighting that could unravel a month-old... More>>

After 10 days, Brussels airport remains closed to passengers

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Struck by suicide bombers 10 days ago, the airport known as "the heart of Europe" has stopped beating temporarily, causing headaches for thousands of business and vacation travelers, and painful financial losses for... More>>

Heavy fighting erupts over separatist Nagorno-Karabakh

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Heavy fighting has broken out between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces along the front lines of the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region, reportedly killing at least one child in what one official called the worst clashes... More>>

Vietnam elects police chief to No. 2 post of president

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Vietnam's police chief was elected Saturday by the National Assembly to become president - the second-highest post - and promised to "resolutely" protect the country's sovereignty amid an ongoing territorial... More>>

Actor Douglas Wilmer, a 1960s Sherlock Holmes, dies at 96

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Douglas Wilmer, who played detective Sherlock Holmes in a 1960s television series, has died at 96. More>>

Man sentenced to death for killing 9 in China nursing home

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A man who killed nine people and injured nine others in a Chinese nursing home has been sentenced to death, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday. More>>

Secret Tut chamber? Egypt calls experts to examine evidence Video included

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Egypt on Friday invited archaeologists and experts from around the world to examine new data from new, extensive radar scanning conducted on King Tutankhamun's tomb to explore a theory that secret chambers could be... More>>

UK man convicted of plotting to attack US troops in Britain

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A British delivery driver was convicted Friday of planning to attack American military personnel in the U.K. with knives or a bomb in a plot inspired by the Islamic State group. More>>

Indian police quiz company officials after overpass collapse

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Indian police are investigating possible murder charges against 10 construction company employees who have been either arrested or detained in connection with the collapse of an unfinished overpass in Kolkata that killed... More>>

Officials: al-Shabab leader killed in Somalia drone strike

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A U.S. drone strike in Somalia has targeted a key leader of the al-Shabab militant group who was involved in two attacks in Mogadishu more than a year ago that killed more than 30 people, at least three Americans among... More>>

WHO says new case of Ebola confirmed in Liberia

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A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Liberia, the World Health Organization said Friday, a setback for the country which had been declared free from Ebola transmissions in January. More>>

Threat of extreme right march stirs fears in tense Molenbeek

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Home to jihadists connected to the deadly bombings in Paris and Brussels, recruiting ground for Islamic State extremists, and witness to repeated police raids, Molenbeek is bracing for a new onslaught. More>>

Syria's Palmyra: Ghost town bearing scars of IS destruction

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Explosions rocked the ancient town of Palmyra on Friday and on the horizon, black smoke wafted behind its majestic Roman ruins, as Syrian army experts carefully detonated hundreds of mines they say were planted by Islamic... More>>

Seoul: N. Korea fires missile and tries to jam GPS signals

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North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea and tried to jam GPS navigation signals in South Korea, Seoul officials said, hours after U.S., South Korean and Japanese leaders pledged to work closer together to... More>>

Despite criticism, EU plans are ready to deport refugees

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Greece is pressing ahead with plans to start deporting migrants and refugees back to Turkey next week, despite mounting concern from the United Nations and human rights organizations that Syrians could be denied proper... More>>

Italian nurse arrested on suspicion of killing patients

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Italian police said Thursday that they have arrested a nurse on suspicion of killing 13 patients, mostly in their 80s, who underwent surgery in a state-run hospital in Tuscany. More>>

Former German foreign minister Genscher dies at 89

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Hans-Dietrich Genscher, the longest-serving German foreign minister who was one of the key architects of the country's 1990 reunification between east and west, has died at 89. More>>

Nigeria apologizes for fuel woes as frustration mounts

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Fuel lines stretched for more than a kilometer (half-mile) on Friday in Nigeria's capital because of a fuel shortage in sub-Saharan Africa's top oil-producing country. More>>

Trapped civilians stall Iraqi forces battling IS in Anbar

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Tens of thousands of trapped Iraqi civilians have stalled the government's advance in the battle against the Islamic State group in the western Anbar province, the spokesman for Iraq's elite counterterrorism said... More>>

Poland's top political leaders support total ban on abortion

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Poland's prime minister and the powerful leader of its conservative ruling party both said Thursday they support a total ban on abortion. More>>

Ice wall at Fukushima plant switched on, but will it work?

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The operator of Japan's destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant switched on a giant refrigeration system on Thursday to create an unprecedented underground ice wall around its damaged reactors. Radioactive water has been... More>>

North Korea now blocking Facebook, Twitter, other websites

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North Korea has officially announced it is blocking Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and South Korean websites in a move underscoring its concern with the spread of online information. More>>

South African president apologizes for scandal

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South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday apologized for a scandal over millions of dollars in state spending on his private residence and said he would abide by a Constitutional Court ruling that he should pay back... More>>

North Korea: UN sanctions on shipping 'inexcusable'

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Searches of North Korean ships under new U.N. sanctions that were imposed in response to Pyongyang's latest nuclear test are inexcusable and North Korea won't tolerate them, a North Korean maritime official said in... More>>

South African president to address nation about scandal

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Opposition lawmakers are heaping criticism on President Jacob Zuma after South Africa's top court said he violated the constitution. But the institution that can oust him - the ruling African National Congress party -... More>>

Al-Arabiya shuts down Lebanon operation amid tensions

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Beirut-based employees of the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya channel said the station has decided to shut down its Lebanon operation amid tensions between Riyadh and Beirut. More>>

AP Explains: Why Brazilian prez faces impeachment

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is facing possible impeachment by Congress. The effort comes amid an angry public mood over the South American nation's worst recession in decades and a big bribery scandal at the... More>>

Prominent political prisoner freed in Myanmar, many remain

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A prominent political prisoner was released Friday after he finished his six-month jail sentence, coincidentally on the day that Myanmar's new, democratically-elected government began working. More>>

At closed border, thousands stand their ground in hope

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Through the coils of razor wire and a fence that stretches across green fields, the gathered people can see what has become a forbidden land - Macedonia and its still-snow-capped mountains, the route they had hoped to take... More>>

Suspected rebels kill ranger in Congo park

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Suspected rebels in Congo killed a wildlife ranger returning from a mission to track endangered gorillas, a conservation group said Friday. More>>

Violent times encourage a step to the right in some nations

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The Brussels attacks have given a boost to the far right in Belgium and beyond, and their anti-Islam language is finding a special resonance after another bloodbath by Islamic State extremists. More>>

Greece: 5 hurt in violence at migrant detention camp

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Authorities on the Greek island of Chios say five people were injured and treated in hospital following clashes between Syrian and Afghan migrants at an overcrowded detention camp. More>>

UN court acquits Serb nationalist Seselj; Croatia shocked

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In a rare courtroom victory for a Serb defendant, a U.N. war crimes tribunal on Thursday acquitted ultranationalist politician Vojislav Seselj of atrocities and pronounced him a free man. The decision inflamed simmering... More>>

Iraqi PM moves to reshuffle Cabinet amid fight against IS

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Iraq's prime minister proposed a new Cabinet lineup to the country's lawmakers on Thursday, after weeks of pressure from supporters of a radical Shiite cleric who have staged rallies in the Iraqi capital and a... More>>

Syrian activists: Airstrikes hit east of Damascus, kill 23

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Airstrikes hit near a school and a hospital east of the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people in one of the deadliest incidents involving civilians since a partial cease-fire came into effect... More>>

South Africa's top court rules against president in scandal

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For two years, South Africa's president brushed off a scandal over state spending on his private home, even when critics scoffed at the notion that a swimming pool and a chicken run were necessary security features. It... More>>

UN announces 108 new alleged sexual abuse victims in CAR

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More than 100 girls and women have come forward with new sexual abuse accusations against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic, the U.N. said Thursday, calling allegations that a French military commander... More>>

Rescuers search debris in Indian overpass collapse, 22 dead Video included

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Using saws, small cranes and bare hands, rescuers searched for survivors early Friday under the crumbled concrete and twisted steel from an overpass that collapsed onto a crowded Kolkata neighborhood, killing at least 22... More>>

Innovative Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid dies at 65

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Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, whose modernist, futuristic designs included the swooping aquatic center for the 2012 London Olympics, has died at age 65. She leaves a string of bold, often beautiful and sometimes... More>>

Monaco, UK probe 'vast corruption scandal' in oil business

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Monaco's government says it is helping British authorities investigate a "vast corruption scandal" implicating an unspecified number of international oil companies, the tiny European principality said in a statement... More>>

Egypt's abuses, crackdown on critics draw world attention

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Nearly three years into a crackdown overseen by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, allegations of human rights abuses including killings, torture and secret detentions are starting to bring an international backlash from the... More>>

Nobel literature laureate Imre Kertesz dies at 86

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Imre Kertesz, the Hungarian writer who won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Literature for a body of fiction largely drawn from his experience as a teenage prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, died Thursday. He was 86. More>>

Probe of 2 ex-officials confirmed at Vatican-owned hospital

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The Vatican said Thursday that its prosecutor is investigating two former officials of a Vatican-owned children's hospital over renovations at the penthouse apartment of the city-state's former secretary of state,... More>>

Palestinian president reaches out to Israel, backs talks

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Palestinian president reached out to Israel on Thursday saying he opposes near-daily Palestinian attacks on Israelis and suggesting the violence would stop if the defunct peace process resumes again. More>>

Greek lawmakers get ready to OK refugee deportations

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Lawmakers in Greece were ready to support legislation to deport refugees back to Turkey as clashes between migrants persisted Thursday at overcrowded detention camps. More>>

Turkish army rules out 'anti-Erdogan coup' Video included

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The Turkish army says it has no plans to stage a coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and has threatened legal action against anyone who suggests otherwise. More>>

Amnesty report alleges labor abuse at Qatar World Cup venue

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Migrant laborers faced abuse that in some cases amounted to forced labor while working on a stadium that will host soccer matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a new report released by Amnesty International alleged... More>>

Suicide bomber kills at least 9 in central Somalia

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A suicide bombing in central Somalia killed at least nine people and wounded 10 others, a police official said Thursday. More>>

The Latest: Extradition approved for Paris suspect Abdeslam

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The Latest on the extremist attacks in Brussels and Paris (all times local): More>>

Maasai tribesmen spear 2 lions in Kenya, kill 1

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Maasai tribesmen speared two lions that strayed out of Nairobi National Park in Kenya on Thursday, killing at least one, a conservationist reported. More>>

Turkish officials: Bomb in Diyarbakir kills 7 policemen

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Seven police officers were killed Thursday in an explosion caused by bomb-laden car in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, the local governor's office and police force said in a joint statement. More>>

Libya unity gov't threatens to report rivals to Interpol

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Libya's U.N.-brokered unity government threatened on Thursday to send the names of 17 of the country's rival politicians, militia leaders and religious figures to the international police organization Interpol and... More>>

Undocumented migrant boy, 8, stuck for days at Paris airport

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An 8-year-old boy from the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has been in a transit zone in Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport for 10 days after trying to enter France illegally. More>>

Cameroon seeks to drive out Boko Haram 'once and for all'

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Cameroon's military has launched a new operation to rid the country of Boko Haram militants "once and for all" and soldiers are prepared to storm one of the group's remaining strongholds in Nigeria, a military... More>>

Brussels victims came from US. Belgium and around the world

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By NOMAAN MERCHANT and JILL LAWLESS The Associated Press Victims of the attacks on Brussels' airport and subway included commuters heading to work, travelers starting long-anticipated vacations,... More>>

The Latest: Turkish PM: EU refugee deal to begin Monday Video included

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The Latest on the flow of refugees and other migrants into Europe (all times local): More>>

Foundation defends award to Palestinian teacher

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The U.K.-based foundation that awarded a Palestinian schoolteacher a $1 million prize for preaching nonviolence is sticking by its choice following revelations that the woman's husband participated in an attack that... More>>

Cypriot ex-wife says Egyptian hijacker 'abusive, dangerous'

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The Cypriot ex-wife of an Egyptian man who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight and forced it land in Cyprus, threatening to blow it up with a fake suicide belt, said her former husband is an "extremely dangerous man" who... More>>

Struggling steel industry sparks crisis in UK

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The British government scrambled Thursday to save the country's struggling steel industry after Tata Steel announced plans to sell its U.K. plants, which employ almost 20,000 people. More>>

Aide to former Polish PM Tusk on trial over 2010 plane crash

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An aide to Poland's former prime minister went on trial with four others Thursday on charges connected to the 2010 plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. More>>

Mali special forces arrest jihadi leader

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A Mali intelligence spokesman says special forces have arrested a jihadi leader close to Islamic extremist group Ansar Dine in southern Mali. More>>

Uganda: Court validates president's disputed re-election

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Uganda's top court dismissed a case that sought to nullify the results of a disputed presidential election, saying the long-time president was validly re-elected. More>>

WHO: Ebola no longer world health emergency

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The World Health Organization said Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa no longer qualifies as an international health emergency, although it cautioned that male survivors can infect their sexual partners for up... More>>

Russian sappers with robots to clear mines in Palmyra

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Russian combat engineers arrived Thursday in Syria on a mission to clear mines in the ancient town of Palmyra, which has been recaptured from Islamic State militants in an offensive that has proven Russia's military... More>>

The Latest: British foreign minister scoffs at Assad's offer

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The Latest on Syria's conflict (all times local): More>>

Russia nabs Ukrainian spy, says he will be sent home

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Russia's domestic security agency said Thursday it has captured a Ukrainian security officer who volunteered to spy for Moscow and will send him back because they believe he is a double agent. More>>

Afghan Taliban dissident pledges allegiance to leader

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Senior members of the Afghan Taliban said on Thursday that a prominent figure within the militant group who had opposed its new leadership has now pledged his allegiance, helping to close divisions within the Taliban ahead... More>>

Embattled stem cell scientist says charges against him false

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Italian scientist Dr. Paolo Macchiarini was once considered a pioneer in regenerative medicine, credited with creating the world's first windpipe partially made from a patient's own stem cells. More>>

US group says 98 girls in CAfrican Republic sexually abused

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A U.S.-based advocacy group said Wednesday that 98 girls in Central African Republic reported they were sexually abused by international peacekeepers, and three girls told U.N. staff they were tied up, undressed, and... More>>

Colombia to hold peace talks with 2nd-largest rebel group

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Colombia and the country's second-largest rebel group announced Wednesday that they will hold peace talks, heightening expectations for a definitive end to a half-century of political violence in the Andean nation. More>>

US to beef up military presence in Eastern Europe

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The Pentagon plans to deploy an armored brigade combat team to Eastern Europe next February as part of the ongoing effort to rotate troops in and out of the region to reassure allies worried about threats from an... More>>

Paris prosecutor: Suspect charged with terrorism offenses

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Paris authorities filed preliminary terrorism charges Wednesday against a 34-year-old Frenchman for allegedly plotting an imminent attack and operating an explosives arsenal of what prosecutors called "unprecedented scale." More>>

Last 5 hostages on hijacked Egypt plane recall fear, photo

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First the hijacker said the women could leave. All the children, too. Then the man in the suicide vest agreed that all Egyptians and others from Muslim backgrounds would be allowed to escape from the plane. More>>

Belgium premier's residence, office found on bomber's laptop

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A laptop used by one of the Brussels bombers contained images of the Belgian prime minister's home and office, an official said Wednesday, heightening fears after last week's attacks on the airport and subway system. More>>

Obama congratulates Myanmar on swearing-in of new president

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President Barack Obama says the inauguration of Myanmar's new president marks a historic milestone in the country's transition to a democratically elected, civilian-led government. More>>

Haiti migrants no longer stranded on desolate border

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Forced out of the Dominican Republic, Anise Germain and her family pitched a flimsy tent of blankets and cardboard on a patch of rocky ground just across the border in Haiti. She feared they might never leave the camp. More>>

2 lions escape from parks in Kenya and South Africa

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A lion was shot dead in Kenya on Wednesday after attacking a man, while trackers in South Africa searched for a lion whose escape from a park prompted appeals to wildlife officials to relocate it rather than kill it. More>>

Head of UN-backed government sails to Libyan capital

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The head of a U.N.-brokered Libyan unity government arrived in the capital by sea Wednesday to set up a temporary seat of power in a naval base despite threats from competing factions, which prevented him from arriving by... More>>

North Korea, again, demands halt to US-South Korea war games

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It's a demand North Korea has been making for decades: The United States and South Korea must immediately suspend their annual military exercises if there is to be peace on the Korean Peninsula. And, once again,... More>>

Israeli military chief appeals to soldiers after shooting

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Israel's military chief on Wednesday issued a rare memo to soldiers, urging them to use their weapons responsibly in the wake of the deadly shooting of a Palestinian attacker as he already lay wounded on the ground. More>>

Sentencing for convicted murderer Pistorius slated for June

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South African judicial authorities say sentencing hearings for Oscar Pistorius, who murdered girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, will be held in June. More>>

The Latest: Paris suspect charged with terrorism offenses

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The Latest on the deadly attacks in Belgium and France. (all times local): More>>

The Latest: Pilot says hijacker let him pick Cyprus to land

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The Latest on the plane hijacking from Alexandria, Egypt, to Cyprus. (all times local): More>>

The Latest: Migrants, refugees protest EU deal in Athens

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The Latest on the flow of refugees and other migrants into Europe (all times local): More>>

Brussels attack victims came from Belgium, worldwide

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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, THOMAS ADAMSON and JILL LAWLESS Victims of the attacks on Brussels' airport and subway included commuters heading to work and travelers starting long-anticipated vacations.... More>>

Turkey: 23 Kurdish rebels killed in the southeast

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The Turkish military says 23 Kurdish rebels have been killed in security operations in the country's primarily Kurdish southeast region. More>>

Drought affects Zimbabwe's main export crop, tobacco

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The tobacco-selling season started in Zimbabwe on Wednesday at a sales floor packed with bales of harvested and cured leaves, but a persistent drought has cut into the southern African nation's main export earner this... More>>

Arctic sea ice reaches new record low mark for wintertime

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The growth of Arctic sea ice this winter peaked at the lowest maximum level on record, thanks to extraordinarily warm temperatures, federal scientists said Monday. More>>

2 Russian police killed in separate bomb attacks in Dagestan

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A policeman was killed Wednesday in Russia's restive region of Dagestan when a man being pursued by police blew himself up in his car, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said. More>>

Syria's Assad rejects 'transitional body' demanded by rebels

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Syrian President Bashar Assad has proposed a national unity government and rejected a key opposition demand for a transitional ruling body with full powers, in remarks published Wednesday that could complicate... More>>

Myanmar democracy takes momentous step with new president

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Myanmar's slow transition to democracy took a momentous step Wednesday as a trusted aide to ruling-party leader Aung San Suu Kyi took over as the country's president, officially ending more than 50 years of the... More>>

UN chief urges nations to let in more Syrian refugees

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged governments around the world Wednesday to let in more people from Syria, as the global body tries find new homes for almost half a million people who have fled the war-torn country. More>>

Police search Lyon diocese in sex abuse cover-up probe

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French investigators have searched Catholic church offices in Lyon amid allegations that a renowned cardinal and others had covered up a priest's sexual abuse of boy scouts. More>>

Brazil's biggest party abandons president, quits coalition

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Brazil's largest party abandoned President Dilma Rousseff's governing coalition Tuesday, making it tougher for her to survive mounting pressure in Congress for her impeachment. More>>

Central African Republic's new president is sworn in

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Central African Republic's newly elected president Faustin Archange Touadera took the oath of office Wednesday, ushering in the first elected leader since Muslim rebels overthrew the government more than three years ago. More>>

49 vultures electrocuted by power lines in South Africa

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A South African conservation group says 49 endangered vultures were electrocuted by power lines over the past weekend. More>>

Afghan official: Fight with Taliban kills 15 security troops

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A late night gunbattle with the Taliban killed at least 15 members of the Afghan security forces in the volatile southern Uruzgan province, an official said on Wednesday. More>>

South Africa appeals parole for apartheid-era assassin

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South Africa's justice minister plans to appeal a court ruling that granted parole to the assassin of a prominent anti-apartheid leader. More>>

Syria's Assad tries to polish image with Palmyra's recapture

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The recapture of Palmyra in central Syria from Islamic State militants puts government forces at the heart of the fight against the jihadist group - and not just geographically speaking. More>>

US orders diplomatic, military families out of south Turkey

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The State Department and Pentagon ordered the families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel Tuesday to leave posts in southern Turkey due to "increased threats from terrorist groups" in the country. More>>

UN chief urges countries to let in more Syrian refugees

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged governments around the world to let in more people from Syria and "counter fear-mongering" about refugees. More>>

Tense commuters, politicians: No more 'normal' in Brussels

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Belgium's justice minister pleaded Tuesday for critics of Belgium's intelligence failures to focus on the hunt for those behind last week's Brussels attacks and November's massacre in Paris. More>>

The Latest: 90 remain hospitalized week after Brussels bombs

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Hijack drama ends in Cyprus with arrest of 'unstable' man

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A man described as "psychologically unstable" hijacked a flight Tuesday from Egypt to Cyprus and threatened to blow it up. His explosives turned out to be fake, and he surrendered with all passengers released unharmed... More>>

Search for blast victims uncovered a daughter's marriage

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James Cain learned only last Tuesday, following the airport bombing in Brussels, that his daughter was married. More>>

Brussels attack victims came from Belgium, worldwide

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By JILL LAWLESS, THOMAS ADAMSON and MIKE CORDER Associated Press Victims of the attacks on Brussels' airport and subway included commuters heading to work and travelers starting long-anticipated... More>>

South Korea says North Korea fired short-range projectile

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North Korea fired a short-range projectile from an area near its eastern coast on Tuesday, South Korean officials said, in what appears to be another weapons test seen as a response to ongoing military drills between... More>>

US: NKorea threat compels security steps China won't like

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A senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday that if North Korea keeps advancing its weapons programs, the U.S. will be compelled to take defensive measures that China will not like. More>>

Wealthy Canadian sentenced in drunken crash that killed 4

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A judge has sentenced a member of one of Canada's wealthiest families to 10 years in prison for killing three young children and their grandfather while driving drunk. More>>

South African lion escapes from national park _ again

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Last year, a South African lion earned the nickname "Spook" - "Ghost" in the Afrikaans language - after it escaped from a national park and eluded searchers for more than three weeks. Now Spook has broken out again. More>>

Nigerian official: Surrendered bomber not a "Chibok girl"

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A Nigerian official says a girl suicide bomber who surrendered in Cameroon is not one of the 276 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from a school in the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok nearly two years ago, but is from a... More>>

The Latest: Cyprus says hijacker was clearly 'unstable'

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The Latest on the hijacked EgyptAir plane that was diverted to Cyprus. (all times local): More>>

Parents of slain Italian student scoff at Egypt explanation

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The face of an Italian doctoral research student found killed in Cairo was so badly beaten that only the tip of his nose was recognizable, his mother said Tuesday as she and her husband dismissed the latest explanation... More>>

Angola: 17 book club members convicted, sentenced to jail

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A group of 17 political activists known as the Luanda Book Club have been sentenced to jail after being convicted of plotting to overthrow Angola's government, local media reported on Tuesday. More>>

Asia: A look at where journalists face renewed pressure

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By The Associated Press In many countries across Asia, governments are growing less tolerant of critical reporting, even arresting journalists and closing media outlets in some cases. In China,... More>>

US agency cuts aid to Tanzania over disputed Zanzibar poll

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A U.S. government agency has suspended development aid to Tanzania over concerns about a disputed presidential election in the semi-autonomous island archipelago of Zanzibar. More>>

Chinese leader inks deals with Czechs amid protests, honors

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China's president signed a strategic partnership with the Czech Republic during a visit Tuesday that was marked by official honors and public protests in a country that was once a critic of China's human rights... More>>

Turkey sees drop in foreign visitors after attacks

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The number of tourists visiting Turkey dropped by 10 percent in February compared to last year, in a worrying sign for the country whose economy relies on tourism revenues. More>>

Uganda: 2 US missionaries, 1 Ugandan pastor killed in crash

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A police spokesman says two U.S. missionaries and a Ugandan pastor have been killed in a motor accident outside the capital, Kampala. More>>

Police officer stabbed day after girl decapitated in Taiwan

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A transit police officer was stabbed in the head Tuesday a day after a young girl was decapitated in apparently random knife attacks in Taiwan's capital. More>>

Clashes in northeast Ivory Coast kill 20, displace 1,300

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Ivory Coast's U.N. peacekeeping mission plans to double its troop presence in the country's northeast after clashes this month between farmers and herders killed at least 20 people and sent more than 1,000 fleeing... More>>

Greece to set up loudspeakers at border camp

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The Greek government said Monday it will set up loudspeakers at the country's border with Macedonia to try and persuade thousands of refugees and migrants to ignore false rumors that the Balkan route to central Europe... More>>

Correction: Islamic State story

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In a story March 27 about the Syrian army's recapture of Palmyra, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the antiquities chief killed by the Islamic State group as Riad al-Asaad. His first name is... More>>

UN: Many South Sudanese flee country over food insecurity

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The United Nations refugee agency says food insecurity is forcing a growing number of South Sudanese to seek refuge in Sudan. More>>

As Pakistan mourns, prime minister vows to defeat militants

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In an emotional televised address, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed Monday to hunt down and defeat the militants who have been carrying out attacks like the Easter bombing that targeted Christians and killed 72 people. More>>

Azerbaijan frees rights activist after 2 years in prison

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A court in Azerbaijan has ordered the release of a human rights activist who spent the last two years in jail. More>>

South African campus re-opens, 1 month after unrest

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A South African university campus that closed after violent protests a month ago has re-opened. More>>

AP Explains: Violence against Christians in Pakistan

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The suicide bombing in the city of Lahore on Easter underscores how Pakistan's Christian minority has become an easy target for the country's Islamic militants, although Muslims also were among the victims. More>>

Belgian police hunt airport suspect; victim toll rises to 35

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As the number of victims in the Brussels suicide attacks rose to 35, Belgian police released a video of a mysterious man in a dark hat seen in the company of the bombers who attacked Brussels Airport, indicating that he is... More>>

The Latest: Obama meets anti-terror, homeland security team

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North Korean nuclear threats spotlight US missile defense Video included

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As North Korea rattles its nuclear saber, threatening to bomb the U.S. at "any moment," a nerve-jangling question hangs in the air: If Pyongyang did launch a nuclear-armed missile at an American city, could the... More>>

58 alleged members of doomsday cult expelled from Montenegro

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Montenegro authorities have deported 58 foreigners, including 43 Russians, associated with a religious cult. More>>

Retaking Syria's Palmyra reveals more shattered antiquities

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The recapture of Syria's ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group has brought new revelations of the destruction wreaked by the extremists, who decapitated priceless statues and smashed or looted artifacts... More>>

White House adds fun run to annual Easter Egg Roll

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Calling the moment bittersweet, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcomed thousands of children to the South Lawn of the White House Monday morning for the final Easter Egg Roll of his presidency. More>>

Fidel Castro to Obama: We don't need your 'presents'

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Fidel Castro responded Monday to President Barack Obama's historic trip to Cuba with a long, bristling letter recounting the history of U.S. aggression against Cuba, writing that "we don't need the empire to give... More>>

In Europe, states challenge austerity but lack cash to spend

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The construction cranes poking up from the jumble of terracotta roofs on Lisbon's skyline can be counted on one hand - a dismal reminder for Ricardo Gomes of how little work there is for his construction company. More>>

Brussels attack victims came from Belgium and around world Video included

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Victims of the attacks on Brussels' airport and subway included commuters heading to work and travelers setting off on long-anticipated vacations. In a city that's home to international institutions including the... More>>

UN prosecutor's ex-spokeswoman still in custody

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A U.N. spokeswoman-turned-whistleblower is behind bars at the same prison complex with many of the war criminals she spent her career trying to expose, her lawyer said Monday, as journalists and victims' advocates... More>>

Turkey: More than 5,300 Kurdish rebels killed or captured

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Turkey's president says the Turkish security forces have killed or captured more than 5,300 Kurdish rebels since hostilities resumed in July. More>>

8-year-old lost daughter rejoins Syrian family in Cyprus

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Jaffar Ismail says his daughter Amal sometimes asks why he and his wife abandoned her in the chaos of their bombed-out neighborhood in the southern Syrian town of Nawa. More>>

UK tourist rescued after 'trying to swim to cruise ship'

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A 65-year-old British woman told police in Portugal's Madeira Islands she tried to swim out to her passing cruise ship in the mistaken belief that her husband was on board before being rescued by fishermen after four... More>>

Pakistan PM vows to fight terror after 70 died in Lahore

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Pakistan's prime minister on Monday vowed to eliminate perpetrators of terror attacks such as the massive suicide bombing that targeted Christians gathered for Easter the previous day in the eastern city of Lahore,... More>>

Russia appoints new national election commissioner

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Russian electoral authorities have selected the country's former human rights ombudsman to be the chairman of the central election commission ahead of the parliamentary election in September. More>>

Chocolate and beer: Belgians fear attacks will hurt tourism

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At the aptly named Planete Chocolat, the shelves are laden with enticing Easter treasures for shoppers: bunnies with bows, pastel-wrapped eggs and elegant boxes of pralines. More>>

Protesters call for Ukraine's General Prosecutor to resign

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Over 500 protesters have gathered outside the administrative headquarters of Ukraine's president to call for the resignation of the country's general prosecutor, who they say, has failed to use the full power of... More>>

South Africa: Appeal for calm after killing of activist

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The South African government has sent a team to try to reduce tensions in an area where people are divided over a plan by an Australian company to mine titanium. An anti-mining activist was shot dead there last week. More>>

Al-Jazeera to slash 500 jobs, many in its Qatar headquarters

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Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based broadcaster, said Sunday it is slashing about 500 jobs a little more than two months after announcing the closure of its U.S. offshoot. More>>

Who lives, dies in attacks can give clues about terror cells

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The bomb maker, the transporter, the landlord and the cipher. The four men slipped away after the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, and all but one reappeared as key figures in the Islamic State cell that went on to attack Brussels. More>>

Polish police detain 21 over false bomb threat to airport Video included

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Polish police say they have detained 21 people in connection with a false bomb threat that caused 800 people to be evacuated and four flights to be diverted from an airport near the capital. More>>

Police who arrested Frenchman in Rotterdam found ammunition

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Dutch police who arrested a French national in Rotterdam on suspicion of "planning a terror attack" found ammunition at a house they searched. More>>

Saudi Arabia says 109 Yemenis traded for 9 Saudis amid war

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A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia that is fighting a war with Yemen's Shiite rebels said Monday that it has traded 109 Yemeni prisoners taken during the fighting in the neighboring country for nine Saudis who... More>>

The Latest: Russia says it will help demine Syria's Palmyra

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The Latest on the Syrian army's recapture of Palmyra (all times local): More>>

Riot at Brussels attacks shrine; 13 anti-terror raids made

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Belgian riot police clashed Sunday with hundreds of right-wing hooligans at a temporary shrine honoring victims of the Brussels suicide bombings, as investigators launched fresh anti-terror raids, taking four more people... More>>

Pope at Easter recalls victims of 'blind, brutal terrorism' Video included

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Pope Francis tempered his Easter Sunday message of Christian hope with a denunciation of "blind" terrorism, recalling victims of attacks in Europe, Africa and elsewhere, as well as expressing dismay that people fleeing war... More>>

Pakistani Taliban faction claims Easter park bombing Video included

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A bombing on Easter Sunday killed 65 people in a park in the eastern city of Lahore that was crowded with Christians, including many children. More>>

Iraqi cleric meets with PM after beginning Green Zone sit-in

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Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr met with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Sunday night after beginning a sit-in in Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone intended to be a show of force following his... More>>

Ireland recalls 1916 Easter Rising against British rule Video included

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Thousands of soldiers marched solemnly through the crowded streets of Dublin on Sunday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising against Britain, a fateful rebellion that reduced parts of the capital to... More>>

Israel's Supreme Court shoots down gas deal

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Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday overturned the government's landmark deal to begin pumping natural gas, handing a painful blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a consortium of energy companies. More>>

Adele apologizes after fan is hurt at her Glasgow show

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Adele has apologized after a fan was injured at one of her concerts in Scotland. More>>

Migrants' protest at Idomeni camp fizzles out

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A protest by hundreds of migrants, egged on by activists to demand that the border between Greece and Macedonia be opened, passed without any serious incidents on Sunday. More>>

Rolling Stones unleash rock and roll on massive Cuban crowd

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The Rolling Stones unleashed two hours of shrieking, thundering rock and roll on an ecstatic crowd of hundreds of thousands of Cubans and foreign visitors Friday night, capping one of the most momentous weeks in modern... More>>

The Latest: 2 more Americans identified as Brussels victims

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The Latest on the attacks that left 31 dead and 270 wounded in Brussels. (all times local): More>>

The Latest: Taliban attack on Pakistan park kills 65

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The Latest on the bombing of a park in the Pakistani city of Lahore (all times local): More>>

Dutch arrest Frenchman suspected in planning attack

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Dutch police arrested a 32-year-old Frenchman in the port city of Rotterdam on Sunday at the request of French authorities who suspect him of "involvement in planning a terror attack," prosecutors said. More>>

A look at Palmyra, the historic Syrian town retaken from IS

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A look at Palmyra, the archaeological gem that Syrian troops took back from Islamic State fighters. More>>

Israeli PM: Problems with liberal Jewish prayer at holy site

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Israel's prime minister says "several difficulties have arisen" in a historic agreement that would allow non-Orthodox Jewish prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. More>>

UAE authority: Russia plane crash data 'satisfactory'

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Investigators have successfully downloaded all the information from the flight recorders on the FlyDubai plane that crashed in southern Russia and determined it is in a "satisfactory" state, the United Arab Emirates'... More>>

Arrests after girl, 7, dies while playing on a bouncy castle

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Two arrests have been made in Britain after a seven-year-old girl died while using a bouncy castle at an Easter fair. More>>

Christians in Holy Land, across world celebrate Easter Video included

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Christians in the Holy Land and across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. More>>

Stranded migrants protest in Greece, demand open borders

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Hundreds of migrants, egged on by activists, are protesting near the fence separating Macedonia from Greece, demanding that the border be opened to allow them to continue their journey into central Europe. More>>

Belgium charges 3 more attacks suspects with terror offenses Video included

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Belgian prosecutors announced they have charged three men with terror offenses over the suicide attacks on the Brussels airport and subway, as organizers canceled a solidarity rally at the government's request because... More>>

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