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US opposes Nazi speech, but will vote no at UN to banning it
WASHINGTON - The United States government wants you to know: It really, truly doesn’t like Nazis. At the United Nations this week, the U.S. plans to vote against a yearly resolution that condemn...
Nov 15, 2017
Moroccan migrants in Libya seek return, stage hunger strike
MARRAKECH, Morocco - Moroccan authorities said Wednesday that they are working to bring home a large group of Moroccan migrants who sought to enter Europe illegally but are stuck in a Libyan detention...
Nov 15, 2017
Killer of 4, including 3 relatives, gets life without parole
BARRE, Vt. - A Vermont woman who shot and killed a state social worker and three of her own relatives as revenge for losing custody of her then 9-year-old daughter was sentenced Wednesday to life with...
Nov 15, 2017
At UN rights body, Sri Lanka vows new steps to fight torture
GENEVA - Government envoys from Sri Lanka told the U.N.’s top human rights body Wednesday that their country is taking new steps to battle torture, a move that an advocacy group attributed to an...
Nov 15, 2017
Diplomat, playing a game of trust, dies in fall off terrace
NEW YORK - An Australian diplomat who had angered a woman’s husband and then sought to prove himself with a risky game of trust on a seventh-floor terrace near the Empire State Building fell to ...
Nov 15, 2017
UN to vote on rival resolutions on chemical weapons in Syria
The United States is calling for a vote Thursday on a resolution to extend the mandate of experts trying to determine who was responsible for chemical attacks in Syria, a measure that is likely to fac...
Nov 15, 2017
Senators warn Tillerson diplomatic power is being dismantled
WASHINGTON - Two senators warned Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday that U.S. diplomatic power is being dismantled on his watch, and they urged him to reverse course before America’s ...
Nov 15, 2017
Italy, Germany defend Libyan patrols after UN criticism
ROME - Italy and Germany on Wednesday defended their support for Libyan coast guard patrols returning migrants to Libya, after the U.N. human rights chief denounced the policy as inhuman. Italian Fore...
Nov 15, 2017
Moore targets female accusers as critics decry intimidation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Ever defiant, Republican Roy Moore’s campaign on Thursday lashed out at the women accusing him of sexual misconduct, declaring “let the battle begin.” Women’...
Nov 15, 2017
Coffee maker smashings end, but Keurig's ad plans a mystery
NEW YORK - While Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity called on his supporters to stop smashing Keurig coffee makers to protest a decision to stop advertising on his show, it remains unclear whether ...
Nov 15, 2017