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Malaysian ex-PM stepson to be charged with money laundering

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's anti-graft agency said Thursday it has detained Riza Aziz, the stepson of former Prime Minister Najib Razak and a Hollywood film producer, and will charge him with ...

Jul 04, 2019

Hong Kong protesters: Desperation led to legislature attack

HONG KONG - It was almost noon on Monday when hundreds of protesters outside Hong Kong's legislature voted to break in. Watching from the side, one protester disagreed. They were too few, 19-year-old ...

Jul 04, 2019

Prince Harry, Meghan say they won't name Archie's godparents

LONDON - Buckingham Palace says that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not reveal the names of the godparents of their son Archie when he is christened this weekend. The palace said in a statement W...

Jul 04, 2019

British singer Joss Stone says she was deported from Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - British soul singer Joss Stone says she was deported from Iran after arriving to perform a concert in the Islamic Republic. Posting on Instagram, Stone says in a video: "Well, we got to...

Jul 04, 2019

Independence Day filled with concerts, parades and politics

NEW YORK - The national holiday to mark America's birth as a country will be filled with parades, concerts, competitive eating and of course, fireworks. But Independence Day won't be free from politic...

Jul 03, 2019

Prime minister: Detained Australian leaves North Korea

CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's prime minister says an Australian student has been released from detention in North Korea. Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Parliament on Thursday that Alek Sigley ...

Jul 03, 2019

Multiple walls collapse in India monsoon rains, killing 31

MUMBAI, India - Heavy monsoon rains in western India caused at least four walls to collapse onto huts and city shanties, killing at least 31 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said Tuesda...

Jul 03, 2019

Appeals court puts Trump abortion restrictions on hold again

SEATTLE - Trump administration rules that impose additional hurdles for low-income women seeking abortions are on hold once again. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Wednesday v...

Jul 03, 2019

Appeals court: Trump can't use Pentagon cash for border wall

SAN FRANCISCO - An appeals court has upheld a freeze on Pentagon money to build a border wall with Mexico, casting doubt on President Donald Trump's ability to make good on a signature campaign promis...

Jul 03, 2019

Judge to reassess $80 million award in Monsanto cancer case

SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. judge will reconsider a jury's $80 million damage award to a California cancer victim who used Monsanto's Roundup weed-killer. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said at a heari...

Jul 03, 2019