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Kushner's Mideast peace push met with Palestinian skepticism

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2017 | 12:00 AM

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP):Presidential adviser Jared Kushner met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders yesterday to try to jumpstart moribund peace talks, but after months without progress, the...

More than 200 doomed dogs saved by airlift to US

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2017 | 12:00 AM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP):They were a mix of breeds and sizes, ranging from puppies to seniors. All faced a grim future in Puerto Rico animal shelters, where chronic overcrowding results in...

Hospital worker wins record lottery jackpot

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2017 | 12:00 AM

BRAINTREE, Massachusetts (AP):A 53-year-old Massachusetts hospital worker stepped forward yesterday to claim the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in US history - a $758.7 million Powerball prize - after...

Supreme Court won't halt Florida execution

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2017 | 12:00 AM

STARKE, Florida (AP):The United States Supreme Court yesterday refused to block the state's first execution in 18 months, one that also will mark the first use of the drug etomidate in a US lethal injection.The court denied without comment the final...

Harvey intensifies to hurricane, likely a major Texas storm

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2017 | 5:18 PMCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP):

Hurricane Harvey likely first major Texas storm in 12 yearsSustained winds reached 80mph (129kph) more than a day before landfall was expected late today between Port O'Connor and Matagorda Bay, a 30-mile (48-kilometre) stretch of coastline about 70...

Government angered by US aid cut over human rights concerns

Published:Wednesday | August 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

CAIRO (AP):Egypt reacted angrily yesterday to the Trump administration's decision to cut or delay nearly $300 million in military and economic aid over human rights concerns, a surprise move given the increasingly close ties that have bound the two...

Missouri governor halts man's execution after DNA questions

Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM

ST LOUIS (AP):Missouri Gov Eric Greitens yesterday halted the scheduled execution of condemned killer Marcellus Williams after DNA testing raised questions about whether he actually committed...

Two of four suspects in Spain attacks held without bail; one freed

Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM

MADRID (AP):A judge ordered two of the four surviving suspects in the extremist attacks in Spain held without bail, another detained for 72 more hours and one freed with restrictions...

Boy helps save brother after quake

Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM

MILAN (AP):An Italian family of five was "reborn" after all three children buried in the rubble of their home by a 4.0-magnitude quake were pulled to safety Tuesday in a painstaking 16-hour rescue operation on the popular Mediterranean resort island...

Barcelona fugitive shot dead had knives, wore fake bomb belt

Published:Monday | August 21, 2017 | 3:35 PM

SUBIRATS, Spain (AP):The lone fugitive from the Spanish cell that killed 15 people in and near Barcelona was shot to death yesterday after he flashed what turned out to be a fake suicide belt at two troopers who confronted him in a vineyard just...

Cosby hires Michael Jackson's lawyer for retrial

Published:Monday | August 21, 2017 | 12:00 AM

PHILADELPHIA (AP):Bill Cosby has hired Michael Jackson's former lawyer to represent him at his November retrial on sexual assault charges in Pennsylvania.Cosby's spokesman announced yesterday that the 80-year-old comedian is bringing in Tom Mesereau...

Hospital officals: Nearly 500 dead in Sierra Leone mudslides

Published:Sunday | August 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP):Churches across Sierra Leone held special services yesterday in memory of those killed in mudslides and flooding earlier this week, as hospital officials announced the toll had risen to nearly 500 bodies collected.More...

Eclipse eve: Millions converge across US to see sun go dark

Published:Sunday | August 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

Millions of Americans are converging on a narrow corridor stretching from Oregon to South Carolina to watch the moon blot out the midday sun Monday.It will be the first total solar eclipse...

Grace Mugabe gets diplomatic immunity, returns to Zimbabwe

Published:Sunday | August 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

HARARE (AP):Granted diplomatic immunity by South Africa, the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned home from Johannesburg yesterday despite calls that she be prosecuted for allegedly...

Jerry Lewis, comedian, telethon host, dies at 91

Published:Sunday | August 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

LAS VEGAS (AP):Jerry Lewis, the rubber-faced comedian and director whose fundraising telethons became as famous as his hit movies, has died.Publicist Candi Cazau said Lewis passed away yesterday...

Hospital officials: Nearly 500 dead in Sierra Leone mudslides

Published:Sunday | August 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Churches across Sierra Leone held special services today in memory of those killed in mudslides and flooding earlier this week, as hospital officials announced the toll had risen to nearly 500 bodies collected. More...

100 gas tanks: Extremists in Spain planned massive attack

Published:Sunday | August 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Police put up scores of roadblocks across northeast Spain on Sunday in hopes of capturing a fugitive suspect from the 12-member Islamic extremist cell that staged two vehicle attacks and plotted much deadlier carnage using...

Grace Mugabe gets diplomatic immunity, returns to Zimbabwe

Published:Sunday | August 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Granted diplomatic immunity by South Africa, the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned home from Johannesburg on Sunday despite calls that she be prosecuted for allegedly assaulting a young model at a luxury...

Thousands march through Boston week after Virginia bloodshed

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2017 | 12:00 AM

BOSTON (AP):Thousands of leftist counter protesters marched through downtown Boston yesterday, chanting anti-Nazi slogans and waving signs condemning white nationalism as conservative activists appeared to cut short a rally one week after a Virginia...

Train derails killing at least 23

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2017 | 12:00 AM

LUCKNOW, India (AP):There was widespread mourning across sections of India yesterday after six coaches of a passenger train derailed killing 23 people and injuring at least 81, officials said.Two of the coaches telescoped into each other, while four...

Gov’t mulls fate of Mugabe's wife after assault claim

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2017 | 12:00 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP):In a tit-for-tat dispute, Zimbabwe blocked flights by South Africa's government-owned airline yesterday amid tensions over allegations that Zimbabwe's first lady assaulted a young model at a luxury hotel in Johannesburg.Zimbabwe's...

Congress defies push to take over its powers

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2017 | 12:00 AM

CARACAS, (AP)Venezuela's congress met yesterday in defiance of what opposition leaders consider an autocratic push by allies of President Nicolas Maduro to usurp the legislature's powers.The deputy chief of mission at the United States Embassy in...

More than 16 million people affected by flooding in southern Asia

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2017 | 12:00 AM

International aid officials say more than 16 million people have now been affected by seasonal flooding across a broad section of southern Asia. It’s believed that the flooding in Nepal, Bangladesh and India have claimed close to 500...

Police: Attack aimed to kill as many as possible - 13 dead, more than 100 injured in Barcelona

Published:Thursday | August 17, 2017 | 12:00 AM

BARCELONA (AP):The interior chief for Spain's Catalonia region said three days of mourning have been declared to honour the victims of the van attack that killed 13 people in Barcelona's bustling Las Ramblas district.Interior Department chief...

Tropical Storm Harvey heads toward eastern Caribbean

Published:Thursday | August 17, 2017 | 12:00 AM

BRIDGETOWN, (AP):Yesterday, shops and government offices were closing early in Barbados and flights cancelled as Tropical Storm Harvey approached the eastern Caribbean.Up to press time, the United States...

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