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Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge

MIAMI - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge Thursday night in Miami after arguing with a music promoter over payment for a performance, Miami police said in an arrest warra...

Jan 05, 2020

Oil prices surge, stocks fall after US kills Iranian general

Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street and oil prices surged Friday after a U.S. strike killed a top Iranian general in Iraq, raising tensions in the Middle East. The selling, which lost some momentum tow...

Jan 05, 2020

Russia halts oil supplies to Belarus in push for closer ties

MINSK, Belarus - Russia has halted oil supplies to Belarus as talks on strengthening economic ties remained stalled over concerns that Russia could effectively swallow up its neighbour. In a case that...

Jan 05, 2020

Oil prices jump on fears of Iranian retaliation against US

LONDON - The price of oil surged Friday on concerns that Iran might respond to the killing of its top general by the United States by disrupting global supplies of energy from the Mideast. If sustaine...

Jan 05, 2020

'A more dangerous world': US killing triggers global alarm

PARIS - Global powers warned Friday that the American airstrike responsible for killing Iran's top general made the world more dangerous and that escalation could set the entire Mideast aflame. Some U...

Jan 05, 2020

Car plows into German tourists in northern Italy, 6 dead

ROME - A car plowed into a group of young German tourists in northern Italy early Sunday, killing six people and injuring 11, Italian fire officials said. The deadly crash occurred in a village near V...

Jan 05, 2020

Al-Shabab attacks base used by US, Kenyan troops in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya - The al-Shabab extremist group attacked a military base used by U.S. and Kenyan troops in coastal Kenya early Sunday, with U.S. aircraft and vehicles destroyed, Kenyan authorities said...

Jan 05, 2020

What we know about ex-Nissan boss Ghosn's escape to Beirut

TOKYO - Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn fled Japan while awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges. He escaped to Beirut, where he grew up and is considered a national hero by many....

Jan 04, 2020

Japan says Ghosn's escape inexcusable, orders investigation

TOKYO - Japan's justice minister says the flight of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn as he awaited trial on financial misconduct charges was inexcusable and vowed to beef up immigration checks. Jus...

Jan 04, 2020

Iran vows revenge for US attack that killed powerful general

BAGHDAD - Iran promised to seek revenge for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed the mastermind of its interventions across the Middle East, and the U.S. said Friday that it was sending...

Jan 04, 2020