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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Published:Saturday | May 27, 2017 | 3:21 PM

This is a round-up of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week.None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. AP checked these out. Here are the facts:NOT REAL: NASA will pay you...

Son, brother of president to stand trial on fraud charges

Published:Saturday | May 27, 2017 | 3:25 PM

GUATEMALA CITY (AP):A Guatemalan judge has ruled the brother and son of President Jimmy Morales must stand trial in a case of alleged corruption.The judge ruled late last Friday that the president's son, JosÈ Manuel Morales Marroquin, and brother...

UK lowers terror threat to 'severe;' more Manchester arrests

Published:Saturday | May 27, 2017 | 12:00 AM

MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- Britain reduced its terrorism threat level a notch today, from "critical" to "severe" as authorities said they had made major progress in unravelling the plot behind the Manchester concert bombing....

Computer outage grounds hundreds of BA flights in London

Published:Saturday | May 27, 2017 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP) -- British Airways cancelled all flights from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Saturday as a global IT failure upended the travel plans of tens of thousands of people on a busy U.K. holiday weekend. The airline said it was...

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits Britain after Manchester bombing

Published:Friday | May 26, 2017 | 12:00 AM

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is making a snap visit to London to show America's support for Britain after the Manchester bomb attack that killed 22 people. The trip comes as police and government...

Trump scolds fellow NATO leaders: Spend more for military

Published:Thursday | May 25, 2017 | 12:00 AM

BRUSSELS (AP):Surrounded by stone-faced allies, President Donald Trump excoriated fellow NATO members yesterday for failing to meet the military alliance's financial benchmarks, asserting that...

UK bomber said to have told mother 'forgive me' before blast

Published:Thursday | May 25, 2017 | 3:39 PM

MANCHESTER, England (AP):Britons faced stepped-up security as authorities pushed forward with raids they said were uncovering key evidence and a trans-Atlantic rift opened on Thursday in the aftermath of a deadly concert bombing.The investigation of...

Charges: Sex traffickers took hundreds from Thailand to US

Published:Thursday | May 25, 2017 | 12:00 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP):Hundreds of women were brought from Thailand to the United States and forced to be "modern-day sex slaves," according to an indictment unsealed yesterday that charges high-...

Vermont governor vetoes marijuana bill, wants changes made

Published:Wednesday | May 24, 2017 | 12:00 AM

MONTPELIER, Vt (AP):Republican Gov Phil Scott yesterday vetoed a bill that would have made Vermont the ninth state to legalise recreational marijuana but indicated that he was willing to work...

Investigators explore bomber's links to larger network

Published:Wednesday | May 24, 2017 | 2:37 PM

LONDON (AP):British investigators are hunting for potential conspirators linked to the bombing that killed 22 people in a search that is exploring the possibility that the same cell linked to the Paris and Brussels terror attacks was also to blame...

China calls for new talks with North Korea on nukes

Published:Wednesday | May 24, 2017 | 12:00 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP):China's UN ambassador said on Tuesday that multiple North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile tests, with no end in sight, show the "very strong" need for new talks with...

Top prosecutor says protesters killed by police

Published:Wednesday | May 24, 2017 | 12:00 AM

CARACAS (AP):Venezuela's chief prosecutor yesterday further distanced herself from the socialist administration, deepening the widest rift in a government that has otherwise presented a united front...

North Korea says ready to deploy, mass-produce new missile

Published:Wednesday | May 24, 2017 | 12:00 AM

TOKYO (AP):North Korea said on Monday it is ready to start mass-producing a new medium-range missile after a weekend test-launch confirmed its combat-readiness.It called the missile, capable...

Venezuela prosecutor says protesters killed by police

Published:Wednesday | May 24, 2017 | 12:00 AM

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): Venezuela's chief prosecutor on Wednesday further distanced herself from the socialist administration, deepening the widest rift in a government that has otherwise presented a united front against six weeks of protests...

New WHO chief: Top goal is universal health care

Published:Tuesday | May 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

GENEVA (AP):The new head of the World Health Organization says his "central priority" will be working to achieve universal health coverage, while pledging to "provide value for money" and reform the U.N...

Manchester bomber was local man of Libyan descent

Published:Tuesday | May 23, 2017 | 2:58 PM

MANCHESTER (AP):The man who police say blew himself up in a packed concert arena in Manchester, killing 22 people, did not make a strong impression on his neighbours.Residents of the Manchester suburb of modest, brick semi-detached homes where 22-...

Bus plunges into river, 15 killed and 8 missing

Published:Tuesday | May 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

NEW DELHI (AP):A bus plunged nearly 380 feet (150 metres) into a river in mountainous northern India yesterday, killing at least 15 Hindu pilgrims and injuring another seven people, police said.Rescuers...

10 people seated on jury in Bill Cosby's sex assault trial

Published:Tuesday | May 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

PITTSBURGH (AP):The jury that will hear Bill Cosby's sexual assault case was filling up quickly yesterday as lawyers and prosecutors worked to select panellists who they believed would be...

No Jamaican affected in UK blast, Holness writes to Theresa May

Published:Tuesday | May 23, 2017 | 7:30 PM

Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has confirmed that no Jamaican was affected by the blast that killed 22 people and injured scores of others at a concert in Manchester, England last night. [48] She says Jamaica is saddened by the...

UPDATE: Death toll now at 22, more than 50 injured in Manchester blast

Published:Tuesday | May 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

The death tally from Monday night's blast at the Manchester Arena in England has now reached 22 and more than 50 people have been injured. This morning, police offices added to the flowers for the victims of the explosion at the Ariana Grande...

Several killed in explosion in Manchester, England

Published:Monday | May 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP) — Several people have died following an explosion Monday night at an Ariana Grande concert in northern England, police and witnesses said. The singer was not injured, according to a representative. There were few further details...

Biden: It's time for America to regain unity and purpose

Published:Sunday | May 21, 2017 | 12:00 AM

Biden: It's time for Americato regain unity and purposeWATERVILLE, Maine (AP):Former Vice-President Joe Biden gave assurances yesterday that the country's current divisiveness brought on by a presidential election that "churned up some of the...

Trump urges Mideast nations to drive out 'Islamic extremism'

Published:Sunday | May 21, 2017 | 12:00 AM

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP):United States President Donald Trump yesterday implored Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries to extinguish "Islamic extremism" emanating from the region, describing a "battle between good and evil" rather than a...

Brazilians call for president to resign after graft charges

Published:Sunday | May 21, 2017 | 12:00 AM

SAO PAULO (AP):Brazilians around the country staged demonstrations yesterday calling for their president to step down after the supreme court opened an investigation into allegations he endorsed the payment of hush money to a jailed former lawmaker....

UN Security Council to consult on N Korea missile: diplomats

Published:Sunday | May 21, 2017 | 12:00 AM

AP:United Nations diplomats say the Security Council will hold urgent consultations on the latest North Korea missile test.The council diplomats say the closed discussion was requested by the...

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