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BELLOW, India - On a recent chilly winter day in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Mushtaq Ahmed shovelled the earth, laboriously digging a grave for his teenage son. There was, however, no body to be lowere...

WASHINGTON - A sober, shaken Senate returned to its hallowed chamber Wednesday night to slap away a frivolous election challenge, but its secondary purpose seemed to be to rise from the wreckage of a ...

HONG KONG - An American human rights lawyer who was detained in Hong Kong with scores of democracy activists and supporters as part of a sweeping crackdown was granted bail, his associate said Thursda...

PHOENIX - Devin Booker scored 24 points, Jae Crowder added 21 and the Phoenix Suns made 21 3-pointers on the way to a 123-115 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. The Suns made at leas...

WASHINGTON - The Latest on Congress' tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local): 11:10 p.m. Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the ...

TOKYO - Teargas and bullets in the U.S. Capitol building. Outrage, confusion and condemnation from leaders across the world. "What is happening is wrong," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sai...

BEIJING - Lockdown measures were being imposed in a northern Chinese province where coronavirus cases more than doubled in the region near Beijing that's due to host some events in next year's Winter ...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen the country's military defences in a speech at a major ruling party meeting that provides insights into his priorities am...

ATLANTA - President Donald Trump came to the north Georgia mountains Monday night to gin up turnout in conservative strongholds and stave off the Democratic challengers who threatened the GOP's Senate...

PHOENIX - The Toronto Raptors and Phoenix Suns linked arms in a centre-court circle for the national anthems ahead of Wednesday night's game. The show of solidarity came hours after a violent mob of U...