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Three social media stars die after falling 100 feet over waterfall while hiking: police

Three hikers found dead after they went over Shannon Falls in Canada were social media stars.

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South Korean women protest against 'spy cam porn'

Thousands of South Korean women gathered in Seoul on Saturday to demand stronger government action to fight the spread of intimate photos and footage taken by hidden cameras, which ...

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Thai soccer team pen letters to families while rescuers prepare 'buddy dive' operation

Twelve Thai schoolboys and their soccer coach, all trapped in a cave in northern Thailand for nearly two weeks, sent out a batch of letters Friday in which the boys said they were ...

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Franciscan museum in Jerusalem shows life in Jesus' time

Jerusalem's Franciscan friars have opened a new museum filled with artifacts related to daily life in Jesus' time.

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Syrian troops celebrate recapture of border crossing

Syrian soldiers celebrated the recapture of the main border crossing with Jordan on Saturday, raising portraits of President Bashar Assad and tearing down rebel flags.

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At least 9 dead in ongoing attack on Somali ministry

A least nine people were killed in an attack on Somalia's interior ministry and security forces continued to battle gunmen inside, police said Saturday, as the al-Shabab extremist ...

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38 dead, nearly 50 reported missing as heavy rain hits Japan

Torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in southwestern Japan on Saturday, with local media casualty reports climbing quickly.

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The Latest: Death toll climbs to 38 in Thailand boat sinking

The Latest on the search for survivors in the capsizing of a boat off the Thai resort island of Phuket (all times local): 4:10 p.m.

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Backed by Prince Harry, conservation group expands in Africa

The news from Congo's Garamba National Park was grim for decades: rangers killed, an elephant population decimated by poachers, marauding armed groups and the disappearance of the ...

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Pope and Orthodox patriarchs pray for Mideast Christians

Pope Francis denounced the "complicit silence" that has allowed violence to consume the Middle East and drive tens of thousands of Christians from their homes, during a remarkable ...

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The other North Korea threat -- that almost never gets talked about

North Korea, struggling under crippling international economic sanctions, uses arms deals as an important source of millions of dollars in cash.

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European leaders 'scared to death' Trump will pull US troops home, ex-defense chief says

European leaders are reportedly nervous that President Donald Trump will make good on his campaign promise to withdraw American troops from the continent if host countries fail to ...

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Philippines' Duterte vows to resign if anybody can prove God exists

The Philippine president, who recently sparked outrage for calling God stupid, has courted new controversy in his largely Roman Catholic country by saying he will resign if anybody ...

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Hurricane Beryl heads for late weekend entry into Caribbean

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Pompeo seeks clarity in denuclearization talks with NKorea

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Violent protests erupt in Haiti as fuel prices spike

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South Korean women protest against 'spy cam porn'

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At least 9 dead in ongoing attack on Somali ministry

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Group apologizes for auctioning a night in Mandela's cell

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Sudan says South Sudan rival leaders reach deal on security

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Syrian troops celebrate recapture of border crossing

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Australia backs Pacific security pact as Chinese aid grows

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The week in pictures

Must-see photos from around the world

Take a look and enjoy some of the most evocative, momentous images captured around the world in the past seven days.

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Cambodia's ruler starts campaigning with opponents silenced

Campaigning officially began Saturday for Cambodia's July 29 general election, with Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party virtually assured victory because the only credible ...

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The Latest: Rescuer says conditions good for extraction

The Latest on the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach in a cave in northern Thailand (all times local): 1:30 p.m.

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Iran executes 8 over 2017 Islamic State attack on Tehran

Iran said Saturday it executed eight people convicted in the 2017 Islamic State group attack on parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran.

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Duterte vows to resign if anybody can prove God exists

The Philippine president, who recently sparked outrage for calling God stupid, has courted new controversy in his largely Roman Catholic country by saying he will resign if anybody ...

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Hurricane Beryl heads for late weekend entry into Caribbean

A compact Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, was on a path early Saturday that would carry it over the Lesser Antilles at the end of the weekend and into ...

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Thai coach apologizes to parents as boys write they're OK

The soccer coach trapped in a cave with 12 Thai boys apologized to their parents in the first letter he and the team have sent out through divers, in which the boys say they're ...

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Pompeo seeks clarity in denuclearization talks with NKorea

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo opened a second day of talks with senior North Korean officials on Saturday, with both sides saying they need clarity on the parameters of an ...

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Violent protests erupt in Haiti as fuel prices spike

Major protests erupted Friday in Haiti as the government announced a sharp increase in gasoline prices, with demonstrators using burning tires and barricades to block major streets ...

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Search resumes for 23 missing tourists in Thai boat tragedy

Divers who entered the wreck of a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern Thai resort island of Phuket described heart-breaking scenes of bodies of children found in the ...

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