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US, S Korea postpone joint exercise criticized by N Korea

BANGKOK - The United States and South Korea on Sunday said they were postponing a joint military air exercise that North Korea has criticized as provocative. U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper and his ...

Nov 16, 2019

AP Interview: Evo Morales wants UN mediation in Bolivia

MEXICO CITY - Bolivia's Evo Morales on Friday called for the United Nations, and possibly Pope Francis, to mediate in the Andean nation's political crisis following his ouster as president in what he ...

Nov 16, 2019

Prince Charles and Camilla begin weeklong New Zealand trip

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived in New Zealand on Sunday for a weeklong trip, during which they plan to visit the city of Christchurch and the historic ...

Nov 16, 2019

Colombia adoptees find family decades after volcano tragedy

BOGOTA - Jenifer de la Rosa was just a week old when Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano exploded, unleashing a wall of mud that buried an entire town and left 25,000 dead. In the chaotic aftermath of ...

Nov 16, 2019

Mo’Nique sues Netflix for discrimination in show offer

LOS ANGELES - Mo'Nique sued Netflix on Thursday for race and sex discrimination in its offer for a proposed comedy special, accusing the streaming service of giving her a lowball offer that was part o...

Nov 16, 2019

Kaepernick's throws passes for 40 minutes at strange 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 16, 2019

US chickens headed to China after Beijing lifts 5-year ban

WASHINGTON - China is lifting a five-year ban on U.S. poultry, a goodwill gesture at a time when the world's two biggest economies are trying to finalize a tentative trade deal. China had blocked U.S....

Nov 16, 2019

AP source: Second US official in Kyiv heard Trump call

WASHINGTON - A second U.S. Embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a cellphone call between President Donald Trump and his ambassador to the European Union discussing a need for Ukrainian officials to pursu...

Nov 16, 2019

Student opens fire in California high school, killing 2

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - A student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire at a Southern California high school Thursday, killing two students and wounding three others before shooting himself i...

Nov 16, 2019

Catalan poet Joan Margarit wins Spain’s Cervantes Prize

MADRID - Spain's government announced Thursday that Catalan poet Joan Margarit won the 2019 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honour. Margarit, who is also an architect, h...

Nov 16, 2019