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Michelle Obama tells Oprah that 2016 election 'was painful'

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):United States' First Lady Michelle Obama told Oprah Winfrey that this past election was "painful", but said she and her husband will support President-elect Donald Trump's ongoing...

First Berlin victim a Pole who fought for his life

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2016 | 11:09 AM

WARSAW (AP):He was the first victim in the attack on a Berlin Christmas market - a 37-year-old Polish truck driver who was seemingly stabbed and shot to death in the cabin of his truck.One of his colleagues said he was so dedicated to his work and...

Rights group counts hundreds of deaths in Indian police custody

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2016 | 11:44 AM

NEW DELHI (AP):Nearly 600 people died in Indian police custody from 2009-2015, many of them after being tortured, a human rights group said on Monday, urging India to enforce often-ignored regulations and prosecute officers who mistreat prisoners....

Israeli police arrest associate of tycoon in bribery case

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

JERUSALEM (AP):Israeli police say they have arrested a top associate of a prominent billionaire businessman in connection with an international investigation into suspected bribery of an official in...

Egypt receives ancient stolen limestone relief

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

CAIRO (AP):The Ministry of Antiquities said Egypt's embassy in London has received a limestone relief that had been stolen from Queen Hatshepsut's temple in Luxor.Shaaban Abdel Gawad, general supervisor...

Trump cruises to Electoral College victory despite protests

Published:Monday | December 19, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):There were many protesters but few faithless electors as Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote yesterday - ensuring he will become America's 45th president.An effort by anti-Trump forces to persuade Republican electors to...

UPDATED: Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead at exhibition in Ankara

Published:Monday | December 19, 2016 | 12:00 AM

ANKARA, Turkey (AP): Shouting "Don't forget Aleppo! Don't forget Syria!" a Turkish policeman in a suit and tie fatally shot Russia's ambassador to Turkey in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibit. Police killed the assailant after...

Aleppo evacuations thrown into doubt

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BEIRUT (AP):Russia threatened on Sunday to veto a UN resolution demanding immediate access to areas of Aleppo besieged by the Syrian government, while a shaky deal to evacuate thousands of trapped civilians was thrown into doubt again after...

Trump gave $10,000 for West Bank settlement

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

JERUSALEM (AP):United States President-elect Donald Trump donated $10,000 for a Jewish settlement in the West Bank in 2003.According to a tax filing, the Donald J. Trump Foundation made the donation to a US...

Russia, France reach UN compromise on Syria

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BEIRUT (AP):Russia and France have announced agreement on a compromise UN resolution to deploy UN monitors to eastern Aleppo to ensure safe evacuations and immediate delivery of humanitarian aid.France's UN...

Aleppo evacuations thrown into doubt; Russia threatens UN veto

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BEIRUT (AP) -- Russia threatened Sunday to veto a U.N. resolution demanding immediate access to areas of Aleppo besieged by the Syrian government, while a shaky deal to evacuate thousands of trapped civilians was thrown into doubt again after...

US says it will work with Phillipine's president after latest outburst

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The United States said Sunday that it would work with the Philippine president to address any concerns after he threatened to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte...

Syrian media say Aleppo evacuations to resume

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BEIRUT (AP) -- Dozens of buses and ambulances were poised to enter east Aleppo to resume evacuating rebel fighters and civilians from the opposition's remaining districts in the city, pro-Syrian government media said Sunday. As part of a wider...

Life-in-prison or death only options for Dylann Roof

Published:Friday | December 16, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Dylann Roof will almost certainly spend the rest of his days in prison after being convicted of hate crimes for killing nine black worshippers at a South Carolina church, but whether they'll end in lethal injection has yet to be determined.The same...

Groups step up fight against religious beliefs law

Published:Friday | December 16, 2016 | 12:00 AM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) :Gay rights groups and others are asking a federal appeals court to keep blocking a Mississippi law that would let merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.United States...

EU officials: EU to extend Russia sanctions for six months

Published:Thursday | December 15, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BRUSSELS (AP):The European Union (EU) will extend its sanctions against Russia for six more months to keep pressure on Moscow to respect the fragile peace agreement in Ukraine, EU officials said yesterday.Two officials said EU nations backed the...

Egypt: Traces of explosives found on victims of Paris flight

Published:Thursday | December 15, 2016 | 12:00 AM

CAIRO (AP):Traces of explosives have been found on some of the victims of an EgyptAir flight from Paris that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea in May, Egypt's government said Thursday, a finding...

Britain OKs making babies from DNA of three people in some cases

Published:Thursday | December 15, 2016 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):Britain's fertility regulator has approved controversial techniques allowing doctors to create babies using DNA from three people - what it called a "historic" decision to help prevent a...

Facebook gets serious about fighting fake news

Published:Thursday | December 15, 2016 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP):Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network. It will focus on the "worst of the worst" offenders and partner with outside fact...

Cuba proposes to pay back Czech debt with rum

Published:Thursday | December 15, 2016 | 12:00 AM

PRAGUE (AP): The Czech Finance Ministry says Cuba has offered an unusual way of repaying its Cold War-era debt — its trademark rum. Finance Ministry spokesman Michal Zurovec said Thursday that Cuban authorities have proposed to pay back $276...

Swedish island likely to reject renting space to Russia

Published:Wednesday | December 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM

STOCKHOLM (AP):Officials on Gotland, Sweden's militarily strategic island in the Baltic Sea, said yesterday they will likely turn down a Russian request to rent harbour space after the...

Military test-fires medium-range cruise missile

Published:Wednesday | December 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP):Pakistan's military said it has successfully test-fired a revised version of a locally developed medium-range cruise missile, which can strike targets both on land and sea.In a statement...

Iranians to be deported

Published:Wednesday | December 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM

NAIROBI (AP):A Kenyan court has ordered the deportation of two Iranian men who were accused of plotting an attack on the Israeli embassy in the capital, Nairobi.A court order issued yesterday said an agreement had been reached...

TV's Evancho to sing national anthem at Trump inauguration

Published:Wednesday | December 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):America's Got Talent star Jackie Evancho will sing the national anthem at Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20.The 16-year-old Evancho said yesterday on NBC's 'Today', "I...

Trump Hotels no longer to run luxury site in Rio

Published:Wednesday | December 14, 2016 | 11:47 AM

RIO (AP):Trump Hotels said it will no longer operate a Rio de Janeiro luxury hotel that is involved in a criminal investigation. The company is also pulling its name from the Brazilian property.Trump Hotels spokeswoman Christine Lin said that the...

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