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Gunmen attack state TV in eastern Afghanistan, 10 killed
KABUL - Gunmen stormed the local headquarters of Afghanistan’s state media in the eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday, setting off clashes that killed 10 people, officials said. Inamullah Mi...
May 17, 2017
French president's Cabinet mixes old and new, left and right
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron named a mix of prominent and unknown figures from the left and the right Wednesday to make up the government tasked with pushing through his plans to reduce la...
May 17, 2017
German leaders court migrants from Russia ahead of election
BERLIN - As Germany gears up for a general election in September, politicians are reaching out to migrants from Russia in an effort to tap what is seen as a long-neglected group of voters. Chancellor ...
May 17, 2017
Iran's top leader urges high turnout in presidential vote
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s supreme leader called on Wednesday for a high turnout in this week’s presidential election, urging voters to head to the polls and send a message to the United States...
May 17, 2017
Shariah court in Indonesia sentences gay couple to caning
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two gay men to public caning for the first time, further undermining the country’s ...
May 17, 2017
Syrian refugees in Jordan's desert get solar power
AMMAN, Jordan - Syrian refugees in Jordan’s remote desert were connected to solar power on Wednesday, making their community the world’s first refugee camp to be powered by renewable energ...
May 17, 2017
Dylann Roof jail videos: Jokes, spats, no mention of 9 slain
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A week before the sentencing phase of his trial, Dylann Roof got a visit in jail from his mother, who pleaded with him to reconsider his decision to act as his own lawyer in the fat...
May 17, 2017
Residents air lifted out as rising Churchill River threatens Labrador town
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - Police in Labrador say residents of a small community surrounded by water are being evacuated as an ice jam causes a river to swell and flood the area. RCMP Cpl. Rick Mi...
May 17, 2017
Festivities galore mark Montreal's 375th birthday
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute to Montreal’s founders and highlighted the city’s cultural diversity on Wednesday as he joined the festivities in honour of the city&#...
May 17, 2017
Ford to cut 1,400 jobs in North America and Asia
DETROIT - Ford - facing heavy costs for new technology and slowing U.S. car sales - is cutting 1,400 non-factory jobs in North America and Asia Pacific this year in an effort to boost profits and resc...
May 17, 2017