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Former Sri Lankan defence chief wins presidential vote

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defence official revered by Sri Lanka's ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil war but feared by minorities for his brutal approach, re...

Nov 18, 2019

Taliban officials: 3 Taliban in Qatar for prisoner swap

ISLAMABAD - Taliban officials have told The Associated Press that three Taliban prisoners released by Kabul have been flown to Qatar for a swap for an American and an Australian hostage held by the in...

Nov 18, 2019

US, S Korea postpone joint exercise criticized by N Korea

BANGKOK - U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an "act of goodwill" toward North Korea. The move com...

Nov 18, 2019

Ex-PM Sharif leaves Pakistan for medical treatment in London

LAHORE, Pakistan - Pakistan's ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was convicted of corruption, has left the country and is travelling to London for medical treatment. Sharif departed on a s...

Nov 18, 2019

Woman gets 15 days for throwing cup at Florida congressman

PENSACOLA, Fla. - A woman has been sentenced to 15 days in federal custody for throwing a sports drink at a Florida congressman who frequently appears on television supporting President Donald Trump. ...

Nov 18, 2019

100 protesters still holed up in Hong Kong university

HONG KONG - About 100 protesters remained holed up at a Hong Kong university Tuesday as a police siege of the campus entered its third day. City leader Carrie Lam said 600 people had left the Hong Kon...

Nov 18, 2019

House puts out testimony from official who heard Trump call

WASHINGTON - Impeachment investigators have released closed-door testimony from a U.S. official in Ukraine who overheard a call between diplomat Gordon Sondland and President Donald Trump this summer....

Nov 18, 2019

Kaepernick throws passes for 40 minutes at odd NFL workout

RIVERDALE, Ga. - Colin Kaepernick threw passes for about 40 minutes on a high school field, then signed autographs for hundreds of fans who gathered in an end zone to watch his NFL workout that was su...

Nov 18, 2019

Camel, cow, donkey found roaming together along Kansas road

GODDARD, Kan. - Authorities discovered a camel, a cow and a donkey roaming together along a Kansas road in a grouping reminiscent of a Midwestern Christmas Nativity scene. The Goddard Police Departmen...

Nov 18, 2019

Trump summons Powell to discuss rates amid WH attacks on Fed

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump summoned Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to the White House on Monday to discuss the economy and interest rates - issues on which Trump has repeatedly attack...

Nov 18, 2019