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Croatia accused of brutality, sexual abuse against migrants

SARAJEVO, Bosnia - Danish aid workers stationed in the Balkans say dozens of migrants have alleged they were brutalized by Croatian law-enforcement officers when they tried to cross into the European ...

Oct 23, 2020

In hard-hit Peru, worry mounts over both COVID-19 and dengue

PUCALLPA, Peru - Two of Lidia Choque's close family members had already gotten sick with the new coronavirus when the mosquitos arrived. The 53-year-old woman lives in a wooden house near the airport ...

Oct 23, 2020

Trump: Sudan to join UAE, Bahrain in recognizing Israel

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of U.S.-brokered deals in the run-up to Electi...

Oct 23, 2020

Nigeria says 51 civilians, 18 security forces dead in unrest

LAGOS, Nigeria - At least 51 civilians have been killed in Nigeria's unrest following days of peaceful protests over police abuses, the president said Friday, blaming "hooliganism" for the violence wh...

Oct 23, 2020

Family of slain Utah college student confronts her killer

SALT LAKE CITY - Family members of a Utah college student who was found strangled and burned last year following a search for her that captured the nation's attention called the man who pleaded guilty...

Oct 23, 2020

France surpasses 1 million confirmed virus cases amid spike

PARIS - French health authorities say France has recorded over 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, becoming the second country in Western Europe after Spain to reach...

Oct 23, 2020

Fiasco over pope's cut civil union quote intensifies impact

ROME - The world premiere of a documentary on Pope Francis was supposed to have been a bright spot for a papacy locked down by a pandemic and besieged by a corruption scandal, recalling Francis' glory...

Oct 23, 2020

Veggie burgers are still burgers, EU lawmakers rule

BRUSSELS - Plant-based products that do not contain meat can continue to be labeled "sausages" or "burgers," European lawmakers said Friday, when they rejected a proposal back by the meat industry to ...

Oct 23, 2020

Trial of Russian in alleged bitcoin fraud to wrap in Paris

PARIS - French prosecutors requested on Friday a 10-year jail term and a fine of 750,000 euros ($888,634) against Alexander Vinnik, who is accused of being behind a 135 million-euro ($160 million) fra...

Oct 23, 2020

Dispute over Ohio drop box limit ends as advocates drop suit

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The fight over Ohio's limit on ballot drop boxes ended Friday after a coalition of voting rights groups opted to drop their lawsuit, leaving in place an election chief's order that wa...

Oct 23, 2020