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US: Ex-Trump aide Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months behind bars, the Justice Department said Tuesday, reversing its earlier position that he ...

Jan 09, 2020

Moroccan rights group warns over free speech after arrests

RABAT, Morocco - Leading Moroccan human rights activists warned Thursday of an assault on freedom of expression in the country following the arrest over recent months of 15 journalists, bloggers, rapp...

Jan 09, 2020

US officials: ‘Highly likely’ Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. officials said Thursday it was "highly likely" that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board.The crash came...

Jan 09, 2020 Mourners place candles and photographs outside the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, during a vigil for those killed after a Ukrainian passenger jet crashed, killing at least 63 Canadians, just minutes after taking off from Iran's capital. (Codie McLachlan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Bill Cosby asks Pennsylvania high court to review conviction

Comedian Bill Cosby filed an appeal Thursday of a court decision last month that upheld his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home. The latest appeal - filed with the Penn...

Jan 09, 2020

'Joker' tops nominations for British Academy film awards

LONDON - The film "Joker" has topped the nominations for the British Academy film awards announced Tuesday. The movie about the origins of the comic book villain received 11 BAFTA nominations includin...

Jan 09, 2020

R Kelly girlfriend charged after fight at singer's condo

CHICAGO - A fight between two of R. Kelly's girlfriends inside the embattled singer's Trump Tower condominium has led to a domestic battery charge against one of the women and sent the other to the ho...

Jan 09, 2020

UN: South African military plane crash-lands in Congo

GOMA, Congo - A South African air force plane crash-landed and caught fire Thursday at the Goma airport in eastern Congo but there were no casualties, authorities said. The C-130BZ military aircraft w...

Jan 09, 2020

Russia's Putin visits Syria to meet Assad, a key Iran ally

DAMASCUS, Syria - Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Damascus on Tuesday for a meeting with President Bashar Assad, a rare visit that comes amid soaring tensions between Iran and United Sta...

Jan 09, 2020

Royal reset: Harry, Meghan aim to control their media image

LONDON - The relationship between Britain's royals and the media is awkward, mistrustful - and seemingly inescapable. But now Meghan and Harry want out. After years of growing tension with the press, ...

Jan 09, 2020

Legal group seeks federal inquiry into Mississippi prisons

JACKSON, Miss. - Prisoner advocates are calling on the federal government to investigate Mississippi's prison system for possible civil rights violations, saying the violence of recent days highlights...

Jan 09, 2020