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Cyclone Fani kills at least 15 as it moves to Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A mammoth preparation exercise that included the evacuation of more than 1 million people appears to have spared India a devastating death toll from one of the biggest storms in de...
May 06, 2019
Thai king is officially crowned, boosting his regal power
BANGKOK - Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn was officially crowned amid the splendor of the country's Grand Palace, taking the central role in an elaborate centuries-old royal ceremony that was last...
May 06, 2019
All survive as plane carrying US military crashes into river
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A military-chartered jet carrying 143 people landed hard, then bounced and swerved as the pilot struggled to control it amid thunder and lightning, ultimately skidding off the run...
May 06, 2019
Under heavy rocket fire, Israeli reprisals kill 6
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian militants on Saturday fired over 250 rockets into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on targets across the Gaza Strip in a round of heavy fighti...
May 06, 2019
Libyan commander urges troops to press fight to take Tripoli
CAIRO - A Libyan army commander whose forces are advancing on Tripoli is rallying his fighters on, despite U.N. calls for a weeklong cease-fire. Commander Khalifa Hifter urged his troops late on Sunda...
May 06, 2019
China says trade envoys preparing to go to Washington
BEIJING - Chinese envoys are preparing to travel to the United States for trade talks, a government spokesman said Monday, suggesting negotiations on ending a bruising tariff war will proceed despite ...
May 06, 2019
Trump changes position on Mueller testimony
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's turnabout on whether the special counsel should appear before Congress - "Bob Mueller should not testify," he tweeted - has sparked criticism from Democratic lawm...
May 06, 2019
Taliban say gap narrowing in talks with US
ISLAMABAD - The Taliban on Saturday said the gap is narrowing in talks with Washington's special peace envoy over a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The two sides are cont...
May 06, 2019
Pope in Bulgaria tells refugees they bear cross of humanity
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Pope Francis met Monday with refugees in Bulgaria's showcase refugee centre and told them they are bearing the "cross of humanity," after he urged the migrant-skeptic government to n...
May 06, 2019
Powerful cyclone leaves 34 dead in India, 15 in Bangladesh
NEW DELHI - A rare summer cyclone that tore through parts of South Asia killed at least 34 people in India and 15 in neighbouring Bangladesh and smashed thousands of thatched-roof huts, officials said...
May 06, 2019