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Prince Harry condemns media 'abuse' of American girlfriend

Published:Tuesday | November 8, 2016 | 12:00 AM

LONDON, England (AP):It's the British royals versus the press - again - and Prince Harry thinks enough is enough.In a highly unusual statement, the prince yesterday lashed out at the media for intruding on the privacy of his new girlfriend, American...

WikiLeaks founder denies trying to influence US election

Published:Tuesday | November 8, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said yesterday he never intended to influence the US presidential election by publishing copies of emails linked to Hillary Clinton and suggested he would do the same to Donald Trump, if he could.The secret-spilling...

The competition is closer than expected - Japanese PM as he watches US election

Published:Tuesday | November 8, 2016 | 12:00 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told an aide that "the competition is closer than expected" in the US election. Aide Tateo Kawamura tells Japan's Kyodo News service that Abe is following the vote count in his...

Netanyahu tells ministers to stay quiet on US election

Published:Monday | November 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

JERUSALEM (AP):An Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his Cabinet ministers to keep quiet about the American election.The official said Netanyahu told his ministers to refrain from giving any analysis or granting...

Trump not banned from Twitter - campaign manager

Published:Monday | November 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Campaign manager for Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for the presidency of the United States, has said it is not true that his staff has stopped him from tweeting.Trump has exhibited unusual restraint on social media in the final days of the...

Pakistan: Officials say Indian fire kills 3 civilians

Published:Monday | November 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

MUZAFFARABAD (AP):Pakistani officials said Indian troops have opened fire across the Line of Control in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing three civilians and wounding six others as Indian and Pakistani troops continue to trade heavy...

Judge: Ex-deep sea treasure hunter deceptive about coins

Published:Monday | November 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP):An ex-deep sea treasure hunter is faking memory problems and intentionally deceiving authorities about the location of missing coins minted from gold on board an 1857 shipwreck, a federal judge has ruled.Tommy Thompson has been...

Politician sentenced to prison over Nazi camp tattoo

Published:Monday | November 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BERLIN (AP):A German court sentenced a far-right politician to eight months in prison yesterday for displaying a Nazi-style tattoo, siding with prosecutors and stiffening the suspended term he originally received.The case against Marcel Zech centred...

Scotland's leader breaks with tradition, supports Clinton

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has thrown political tradition aside to make her support for Hillary Clinton clear for all to see.The popular leader of the pro-...

Israeli PM: Either candidate will maintain US peace policy

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

JERUSALEM (AP):Israel's leader says he expects the next American administration to back Israel's approach to peacemaking regardless of who is elected president.Benjamin Netanyahu told his...

Secret Service says no gun involved in Trump rally commotion

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

RENO, Nevada (AP):No weapon was involved in a commotion that briefly disrupted Donald Trump's Saturday night rally and caused agents to hustle Trump from the stage, the Secret Service said.The Republican presidential nominee had been speaking to...

Displaced Syrians fear return, marking a demographic shift

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BEIRUT (AP):Syria's government says people who fled rebel zones that have since been retaken by the military are now welcome to return. But that's not how it worked out for one refugee family...

British PM May says country should unite on Brexit plan

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):British Prime Minister Theresa May has shrugged off an adverse court ruling on her government's plans to leave the European Union (EU) and maintains that Brexit will be carried out in full.She used a Sunday Telegraph column to say her...

Man denied bond as decade-long series of killings emerges

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Man denied bond as decade-long series of killings emergesSpartanburg, South Carolina (AP):A South Carolina man accused of holding a woman chained inside a storage container was denied bond yesterday after investigators say he also confessed to an...

FBI lifts Clinton cloud

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

CLEVELAND (AP):In an extraordinary last-minute twist to a volatile campaign, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey lifted the cloud he had placed over Hillary Clinton, saying yesterday the bureau had found no evidence in its...

Clinton aims high, Trump goes hard in closing push

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

PHILADELPHIA (AP)Hillary Clinton aimed to hit high notes yesterday in the final moments of her campaign, hoping an uplifting message would wash away voters' disgust with the gruelling presidential contest. Donald Trump vowed he and his supporters...

Clinton has a lot of promises to keep

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP):If Hillary Clinton makes it to the White House, many eyes will be on her list of do's and don't's.Throughout the presidential campaign against Donald Trump, Clinton has made some very specific pledges about what she would and...

Black clergy making last second push to get out the vote

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP)Black clergy are taking to the pulpits and the streets nationwide this weekend in hopes of energising black voters ahead of election day, aiming to make a difference in the presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump...

Trump's trailblazers: Billionaires who turned to politics

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):If Donald Trump wins the White House tomorrow, he'll become America's first billionaire businessman to serve as president. But he'll be following in the footsteps of other moguls who have jumped into the political fray elsewhere in...

Photos | US election last lap

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

US election looms large over UN climate talks

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP)United Nations climate talks open today against the backdrop of a United States (US) election that could have a major impact on America's role in the global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Given Hillary Clinton...

FBI: No charges against Clinton after new email review

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- FBI Director James Comey abruptly announced Sunday that a review of newly discovered emails sent or received by Hillary Clinton has not changed his conclusion that the Democrat should not face criminal charges. His announcement...

Trump, Clinton take different strategies to shore up votes

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) -- Donald Trump is promising to take his campaign into traditional Democratic territory as a sign that he's not giving up on appealing to people outside the Republican Party. Hillary Clinton is focusing her efforts in...

Race narrowing, Trump tries to focus in the final stretch

Published:Thursday | November 3, 2016 | 10:39 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):Election Day in sight, Donald Trump tried anew for the discipline and restraint that has eluded him for months, hoping not to waste a burst of momentum that has him closing on Hillary Clinton. Clinton and her allies, meanwhile, are...

Kenya pulling UN peacekeepers from South Sudan in protest

Published:Thursday | November 3, 2016 | 12:00 AM

NAIROBI (AP):Kenya is pulling out its 1,000 troops deployed to South Sudan as part of the UN peacekeeping mission and stopping future deployments after the UN secretary general fired the force's...

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