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[Newsmaker] Multiple quakes rock Indonesia's Lombok island, five dead

LOMBOK ISLAND (AFP) -- Multiple earthquakes -- including a powerful and shallow 6.9-magnitude tremor -- have rocked the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok, killing at least five people and setting o...

Aug 20, 2018
World News
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ shines bright at the box office

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Glitz won over guns as the gilded romance “Crazy Rich Asians” debuted at No. 1 in North American theaters this weekend, surpassing industry expectations and beating out action-pac...

Aug 20, 2018
World News
Moon offers condolences on death of ex-UN chief Kofi Annan

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday offered words of condolences on the death of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. "We lost a dear friend who walked an exhausting path to ...

Aug 19, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Annan's legacy of fighting for equality and rights lives on

Kofi Annan left the United Nations far more committed than it had been to combating poverty, promoting equality and fighting for human rights _ and until his death Saturday he was speaking out strong...

Aug 19, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Ban offers condolences after Annan's death

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday mourned the death of Kofi Annan, the Nobel laureate and Ban's predecessor, saying that he will always be remembered. Annan -- who had led the Unit...

Aug 18, 2018
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Japan must do more for WWII 'comfort women': UN experts

Japan should do more for victims of wartime sexual slavery, UN rights experts said at a hearing on Friday, insisting Tokyo had yet to provide full redress and reparations. Mainstream historians say ...

Aug 18, 2018
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Trump’s military parade delayed until at least 2019

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department says the Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump won’t happen in 2018. Col. Rob Manning, a Pentagon spokesman, said Thursday that the mi...

Aug 17, 2018
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US threatens more sanctions, keeping alive Turkish crisis

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and the United States exchanged new threats of sanctions Friday, keeping alive a diplomatic and financial crisis that is threatening the economic stability of the NATO country...

Aug 17, 2018
World News
Women accused of assassinating Kim Jong Nam face key court ruling

Two women accused of assassinating the half-brother of North Korea's leader in a brazen hit that shocked the world face a key court ruling Thursday, with their families hopeful they will be acquitted...

Aug 15, 2018
World News
Japanese emperor tries to make amends for his father's war

For his last time, Japan's Emperor Akihito addressed a memorial service Wednesday marking the end of World War II. Once again, he expressed "deep remorse" for the war. It was in keeping with what by...

Aug 15, 2018
World News
At least 100 security forces killed in fight for Afghan city: minister

At least 100 security forces have been killed in the ongoing struggle to push the Taliban from the embattled Afghan city of Ghazni, a government minister said Monday, four days after the fighting beg...

Aug 13, 2018
World News
Cooler weather helps crews fight Southern California fire

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) -- Aided by slightly cooler temperatures, firefighters made steady progress Sunday in battling a wildfire that destroyed 16 structures as it raged through Southern Californ...

Aug 13, 2018
World News
[Newsmaker] Blithe tone belied desperate actions of Seattle plane thief

SEATTLE (AP) -- He cracked jokes, complimented the professional demeanor of an air traffic controller and apologized for making a fuss. But the friendly tone of a 29-year-old airport worker who stol...

Aug 13, 2018
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Investors sue Tesla's Musk over go-private tweets

Two investors filed suit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the electric car company after he tweeted he wanted to take the firm private, causing the share price to inflate and short-selling investors t...

Aug 12, 2018
World Business
'Suicidal' airport worker steals, crashes empty plane from Seattle airport

SEATAC, Washington (AFP) -- A 29-year-old "suicidal" airport worker who commandeered an empty plane from Seattle's main airport and took it on an hour-long flight chased by F-15 fighter jets before c...

Aug 12, 2018
World News

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