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Police: 8 shot, 1 fatally, in latest Baltimore shootingA gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd that had gathered for Sunday afternoon cookouts along a west Baltimore street, killing a man and wounding seven...Trump, US media in open war on annual dinner dateIt's meant to be the annual Washington love-in, a dinner where White House journalists and the president yuk it up in a hotel ballroom. But...Serious flooding in Mozambique in wake of Cyclone KennethSerious flooding raged on Sunday in parts of northern Mozambique hit by Cyclone Kenneth three days ago, with water waist-high in places, after the government...Spain votes in early election marked by far-right resurgenceSpain voted Sunday in an uncertain snap general election marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades on the outer margins...Vehicle crash kills 16 migrants in Morocco, injures 17 moreMoroccan authorities say 16 people from countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have died in a vehicle accident between the coastal cities of Saidia and Nador.Police said...4 die after construction crane crushes cars in SeattleFour people died and three were injured when a construction crane on the new Google Seattle campus collapsed Saturday, pinning six cars underneath.One female and...Yemeni officials say bombing kills 7 family membersYemeni security officials say seven family members have been killed in a bombing in the country's southern Dhale province.The officials say the seven, including two...Flooding feared in Mozambique after Cyclone Kenneth; 5 deadMozambique's government urged many people to immediately seek higher ground on Saturday in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth, fearing flooding and mudslides in the days...Mexico deports Hondurans amid pressure to reduce migrationMexican immigration authorities say they have returned 104 migrants by plane to Honduras.The flight back to Honduras on Saturday came amid pressure on Mexico from...Sudanese protesters, military council say talks 'fruitful'Organizers of the protests that drove Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir from power and the ruling military council said talks Saturday on forming a transitional government...Prince William says New Zealand gunman failed to sow hatredBritain's Prince William on Friday visited a mosque where a white supremacist shot dozens of people last month and said the gunman had failed in...1k migrants break out of Mexico prisonMore than a thousand migrants broke out of a detention center in southern Mexico on Thursday evening, authorities said, in a fresh sign of how...UK tourist wins defamation case in AustraliaA British tourist who was acquitted of assaulting Australia's former Rugby Sevens captain James Stannard has won a defamation case against a TV network.Sam Oliver,...2nd-biggest diamond in history foundThe second-biggest uncut diamond in history has been unearthed from a mine in Botswana.The 1,758-carat diamond is about the size of a tennis ball.The biggest...Australia warns more terror attacks 'likely' in Sri LankaAustralia on Thursday warned more terror attacks were ‘likely’ in Sri Lanka, cautioning its citizens against visiting the island nation following the Easter Sunday bombing...Ban on plastic bags comes close to reality in a 3rd stateGov. Andrew Cuomo and fellow Democrats who control the Legislature have reached a deal to make New York the third state with a ban on...Saudi Arabia beheads 37 for terrorism crimes; most ShiitesSaudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded 37 Saudi citizens, most of them minority Shiites, in a mass execution across the country for alleged terrorism-related crimes. It...Deutsche Bank handing over Trump loan documents: SourceDeutsche Bank has begun to provide documents on financing for some of President Donald Trump's projects to New York State authorities, a source familiar with...France wants to speed up Notre Dame reconstruction workFrance’s government has presented a bill aimed at speeding up the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral and providing transparency on how huge amounts of donation...US had no prior knowledge of Sri Lanka threatThe U.S. had no prior knowledge of the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka that killed over 350 people, the American ambassador said Wednesday, despite local...Iran denounces US talks with TalibanIran on Wednesday criticized US talks with the Taliban on ending the Afghanistan war, saying Washington was elevating the role of the militants.Foreign Minister Mohammad...Sudan military says 3 members of ruling council resignSudan's ruling military council said three of its members resigned Wednesday amid heightened tensions with the organizers of protests that toppled President Omar al-Bashir after...Migrants anxious after Mexican authorities raid caravanCentral American migrants hoping to reach the U.S. are finding a much tougher trek than those in previous caravans, meeting unwelcoming townsfolk and a surprise...Algeria's sizeable youth lead fight for changeThey’re on the peaceful front line of the protest movement that toppled Algeria’s longtime ruler, facing down water cannons with attitude, memes — and fearless...UK's May under fire as Parliament returns from Brexit breakBritish Prime Minister Theresa May faced renewed pressure Tuesday from her restive Conservative Party to resign as lawmakers returned to Parliament — and to Brexit...Former French PM Fillon and wife to stand corruption trialInvestigating judges have ordered that former Prime Minister Francois Fillon and his wife stand trial on corruption charges, a judicial official said on Tuesday.Fillon, who...Xi urges closer, ‘win-win’ naval tiesChinese President Xi Jinping urged closer ties between the world’s navies on Tuesday, amid tensions over China’s rapid expansion of its naval forces and forceful...Bus crash kills at least 25 in BoliviaBolivian police say a bus crashed head-on with another vehicle and plunged down a deep ravine, killing at least 25 people and leaving 24 others...Officials say 6 people died in Texas small plane crashA man regularly volunteered to fly sick people in remote parts of the country to hospitals in Houston and Dallas was at the controls of...Warren unveils $640 billion college debt forgiveness planDemocrat Elizabeth Warren is proposing the elimination of existing student loan debt for millions of Americans, part of a sweeping set of education funding proposals...US won't renew sanctions waivers for importing Iranian oilThe Trump administration is poised Monday to tell five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, that they will no longer be exempt from...TV actor wins Ukraine presidential vote in a landslideWith nearly all the votes counted in Ukraine, TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy is projected to win the country’s presidential runoff vote in a landslide.The Central...'Nothing changed on North Korea talks'Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said US diplomatic efforts will continue toward the goal of denuclearization of North Korea, a day after a North Korean...Teens held over journo killingTwo teenage men have been arrested in connection with the killing of journalist Lyra McKee. The pair, aged 18 and 19, were detained under the...Gunmen kill 13 in MexicoThirteen people, including a child, were killed Friday when a group of unidentified gunmen opened fire on a party in the violence-wracked eastern Mexican state...Tourists follow Game of Thrones trail in IrelandWielding a replica broadsword, Indian tourist Akshay Mannur duels with friends - re-enacting scenes from Game of Thrones on the Northern Ireland pilgrimage trail for...Egypt votes on constitutional changesVoting began on Saturday in Egypt in a referendum on proposed constitutional amendments that would extend President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's rule.Sisi cast his ballot at...Trump speaks with Libya warlord Haftar, in sign of US supportThe White House revealed Friday that President Donald Trump reached out personally to Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, as a push at the United Nations to...Ebola worker shot dead at hospital in eastern DR CongoA health worker fighting an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was shot dead Friday in an attack on a hospital in the eastern city of...Thousands rally in Belgrade to support Serbia's president VucicThousands of people from all over Serbia flocked to Belgrade’s city centre on Friday in a show of support for President Aleksandar Vucic, who has...Liquid Blood, urine found inside a 42k yr-old foalRussian researchers have found liquid blood and urine inside the frozen carcass of a foal that died 42,000 years ago in Siberia's Verkhoyansk region.The animal's...Police reunite lost rat and homeless Australian manA homeless man in Sydney, Australia, has been reunited with his pet rat which disappeared earlier this month.Chris, 59, is a well known figure in...Ex-Peru president kills himself as police try to arrest himFormer Peruvian President Alan Garcia shot himself in the head and died Wednesday as officers waited to arrest him in a massive graft probe that...Tornadoes, thunderstorms to pummel U.S. again this weekA second wave of tornadoes and thunderstorms in less than a week is forecast to hit states in the U.S. South and Midwest on Wednesday...Women 'better at hiding infidelity'You can't hide your lying eyes: scientists have revealed that women can judge whether a man is likely to be unfaithful just by looking at...Venezuelan prison sees 65 inmates escape on Caribbean islandVenezuela’s Margarita Island in the Caribbean, a magnet for tourists around the world, was on lockdown Tuesday after 65 inmates escaped from a local prison,...Botswana unveils rare 20-carat blue diamondBotswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company on Wednesday unveiled the biggest blue diamond ever discovered in the Southern Africa country.At 20.46 carats, the gem is one...Activity detected at North Korea nuclear site: US monitorActivity has been detected at North Korea’s main nuclear site, suggesting Pyongyang may be reprocessing radioactive material into bomb fuel since the collapse of a...Deer attack kills man in AustraliaA man was killed while a woman suffered life-threatening injuries by a deer in a rare attack on a rural property in the state of...Russia jails Norwegian for spying on submarinesA Moscow court has sentenced a 63-year-old Norwegian, Frode Berg, to 14 years in a strict-regime labor camp for spying on Russian navy submarines. Berg,...