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Stunning fall of Malaysia's Najib ushers in hopes of reform
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Two weeks ago, Najib Razak was supremely confident of being elected Malaysia’s prime minister for a third term. Instead, in a dizzying political drama, he lost an unlosa...
May 23, 2018
France's Macron takes on Facebook's Zuckerberg in tech push
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron took on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other internet giants Wednesday at a Paris meeting to discuss personal data protection and taxes as France pushes for ...
May 23, 2018
Summits give aged North Korean spies hope of returning home
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - He’s spent nearly six decades trapped on enemy soil, surviving 29 years in a prison where he was tortured by South Korean guards before being released to a life of ...
May 23, 2018
Scars, unexploded bombs have lingered since Philippine siege
MARAWI, Philippines - Thousands of displaced remain in emergency shelters and the threat of Islamic extremists and unexploded bombs lingers in the rubble of a southern Philippine city, where survivors...
May 23, 2018
Pompeo: Fate of US-NKorea summit rests with Kim Jong Un
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he’s “very hopeful” that a planned U.S.-North Korean summit will proceed but laid the fate of the historic meeting squarely...
May 23, 2018
3 more teens charged in death of Maryland police officer
TOWSON, Md. - A day after a 16-year-old suspect was charged with first-degree murder for allegedly accelerating a stolen Jeep at a Maryland police officer and running her down, three more teenagers we...
May 23, 2018
Seething over Russia probe, Trump tears into 'spygate'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has branded his latest attempt to discredit the special counsel’s Russia investigation as “spygate,” part of a newly invigorated strategy embraced...
May 23, 2018
Texas governor supports 2 small gun rules after shooting
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he could support stronger regulations for gun storage and quicker reporting to law enforcement when a court has determined someone is mentally ill...
May 23, 2018
Claims on FBI spy play into agency's complicated history
WASHINGTON - Snitches, moles, spies, whistleblowers. Government informants are an age-old investigative tool that’s as much a part of the FBI’s 110 years of history as J. Edgar Hoover or i...
May 23, 2018
UCP: Read the fine print on NDP debt
From predatory lending agreements to unfair cell phone contracts, the best way to avoid getting hoodwinked by a bad deal is to always read the fine print. This is the kind of advice my father tried to...
May 23, 2018