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Homicide 18 hrs ago

Murder charge for Florida man after wife's body is found on their 1st anniversary

Police charged a Florida man with murdering his wife after a domestic dispute after they found her body on the one-year anniversary of their wedding.

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The Latest: ICRC says badly ill removed from suburb in Syria

The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 12:30 p.m.

World 59 mins ago

Swiss cook's forgotten knives prompt train evacuation

Swiss police have evacuated a train over what turned out to be an amateur cook's abandoned suitcase full of kitchen knives.

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Russia defends idea of Syria peace congress in Sochi

Russia's foreign minister says a Moscow-proposed peace congress scheduled for next month is crucial for reaching a settlement in Syria and is not hampering United Nations-led talks.

World 1 hr ago

Spain pulls police reinforcements back from Catalonia

Spain's Interior Ministry says it is withdrawing thousands of police reinforcements who were deployed to its northeastern region of Catalonia in the run-up to an attempted ...

 

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World 1 hr ago

Israel minister plans Trump train station at Western Wall

Israel's transportation minister is pushing ahead with a plan to extend Jerusalem's soon-to-open high speed rail line to the Western Wall, where he wants to name a future station ...

ENVIRONMENT 1 hr ago

Prince Harry joins African conservation group as president

Britain's Prince Harry has been named the president of African Parks, a conservation group that manages a dozen wildlife areas across the continent.

Celebrity News 2 hrs ago

Rihanna's cousin killed in Barbados

Rihanna’s cousin died Tuesday after being shot in Barbados.

World 2 hrs ago

Malaysia court acquits Australian woman of drug trafficking

An Australian woman was found not guilty Wednesday of trafficking 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) of crystal meth at Kuala Lumpur's airport three years ago, avoiding a possible death ...

World 2 hrs ago

Liberia waits to hear 1st results of runoff election

Liberia's National Elections Commission was expected to begin releasing provisional results Wednesday from the West African nation's presidential runoff.

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Libyan families displaced in 2011 uprising to return home

The head of the United Nations-backed Libyan government in the west says families displaced from their homes in Tawergha after a 2011 uprising will be allowed to return in February.

World 3 hrs ago

Tourist ship strikes highway bridge in Germany; 27 hurt

A tourist ship has struck a highway bridge on the Rhine river in western Germany.

World 3 hrs ago

1 killed, 3 injured in shooting at candy factory in Moscow

Russian investigators say the former owner of a candy factory in Moscow has killed a security guard and injured three people.

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Rihanna's cousin killed in Barbados

Middle East

Guatemala defends decision to move embassy to Jerusalem, no intention to reverse move

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Brazil kicks out Venezuela's top diplomat amid tensions

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Homemade liquor kills 12, sickens 21 in Dominican Republic

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Malaysia court acquits Australian woman of drug trafficking

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Myanmar court extends detention for 2 Reuters reporters

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Rohingya refugees have only memories, saved on cellphones

Airlines

Tokyo-bound flight from Los Angeles forced to turn around after 'unauthorized person' found on plane

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The Latest: ICRC says badly ill removed from suburb in Syria

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Swiss cook's forgotten knives prompt train evacuation

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Russia defends idea of Syria peace congress in Sochi

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Spain pulls police reinforcements back from Catalonia

Africa

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ENVIRONMENT

Prince Harry joins African conservation group as president

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Liberia waits to hear 1st results of runoff election

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Libyan families displaced in 2011 uprising to return home

Africa

Joseph Kony's first-born son seeks to reunite with warlord father

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The Latest: ICRC says badly ill removed from suburb in Syria

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Israel minister plans Trump train station at Western Wall

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Libyan families displaced in 2011 uprising to return home

Middle East

Future train station at Western Wall could be named after Trump

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Malaysia court acquits Australian woman of drug trafficking

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Melbourne police: SUV attack 'deliberate' but not terror

PLANET EARTH

Australian mystery solved: WWI-era submarine discovered after 103-year search

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Family of slain Australian concerned about US investigation

The week in pictures

Must-see photos from around the world

Here are the most arresting images taken around the world in the past seven days.

Middle East 4 hrs ago
Future train station at Western Wall could be named after Trump
Israel could end up naming a future train station at the Western Wall after President Trump in honor of his "brave decision" to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
World 5 hrs ago
Myanmar court extends detention for 2 Reuters reporters
A court in Myanmar has extended the detention of two Reuters journalists and set their trial date for Jan. 14 on charges of violating state secrets.

World 6 hrs ago
Rohingya refugees have only memories, saved on cellphones
Abdul Hasan can spend hours watching old videos he shot on his cellphone.

North Korea 6 hrs ago
Treasury sanctions two 'key leaders of North Korea's unlawful weapons program'
The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned two officials described as “key leaders of North Korea’s unlawful weapons programs.”

Airlines 6 hrs ago
Tokyo-bound flight from Los Angeles forced to turn around after 'unauthorized person' found on plane
An All Nippon Airways flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo on Tuesday night was forced to turn around after an “unauthorized person" was found aboard, angering passengers who were four ...

Middle East 6 hrs ago
Guatemala defends decision to move embassy to Jerusalem, no intention to reverse move
Guatemala’s top diplomat defended the country’s decision to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, rejecting international and domestic scrutiny after following the U.S.’ lead.

Africa 6 hrs ago
Joseph Kony's first-born son seeks to reunite with warlord father
As the first-born son of Joseph Kony, Moses Rubanga Kene is still paying for the sins of his father — but that hasn’t stopped him from loving the Ugandan warlord.
World 6 hrs ago
Vietnam to try former oil executives in widened crackdown
Vietnam says it will put on trial nearly two dozen former senior oil executives as communist authorities widen their crackdown on corruption.

North Korea 8 hrs ago
China did not export oil to North Korea in November, report says
China reportedly did not export any oil to North Korea in November in an apparent attempt to exceed the terms of sanctions placed on the rogue regime this year by the United ...

isis 10 hrs ago
ISIS has lost 98 percent of its territory -- mostly since Trump took office, officials say
ISIS has lost 98 percent of the territory it once held -- with half of that terror group's so-called "caliphate" having been recaptured since President Trump took office less than ...
World 11 hrs ago
Brazil kicks out Venezuela's top diplomat amid tensions
Authorities in Brazil say they are stripping Venezuela's top diplomat of his credentials and kicking him out in a dispute between the neighboring South American countries.
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VIDEO 12 hrs ago
Report: China could be world's largest economy in 15 years
New study by the Centre for Economics and Business Research in London finds that China will overtake the U.S. as the world's leading economy by the year 2032; Doug McKelway reports ...

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