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A winner in GOP plans to repeal Obamacare: tanning salons
As Republicans try to shore up support for their health care overhaul, one group can’t…
Indonesia survey shows massive coral death from cruise ship
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia says nearly 19,000 square meters (204,000 square feet) of coral reef…
Turkey warns Russia following sniper fire from Syria
ANKARA, Turkey – A senior Turkish official says his country has warned Russia that Ankara…
Turkey trying to exclude airport, airline from laptop ban
ANKARA, Turkey – A senior official says Turkey is taking steps to keep Istanbul’s main…
Aid group says medical assistance needed in Iraq’s Mosul
BAGHDAD – A leading international relief organization has appealed for more medical assistance to cope…
UN-mediated Syria talks resume in Geneva
GENEVA – The top deputy for the U.N. Syria envoy is shuttling between Geneva hotels…
EU summons Turkish delegate over Erdogan comments
BRUSSELS – The European Union has summoned Turkey’s permanent representative to the bloc to explain…
Family hopes new posters lead to tips about 8 slain in Ohio
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Relatives of eight people slain in southern Ohio last year are distributing…
More speed, but will Formula One be more of the same?
MELBOURNE, Australia – Faster cars and fiercer competition are the great expectations of the new…
Actress Naturi Naughton expecting first child
LOS ANGELES – Actress Naturi Naughton says she is expecting her first child in July.…
Pakistani president at military parade offers talks to India
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan held a military parade on Thursday to mark its national day, with…
Bahrain sentences 3 to death on terror charges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A Bahrain court sentenced three people to death and 14…
At 93 years old, Zimbabwe’s Mugabe remains a jet-setter
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe’s 93-year-old leader might be slowing down, but his busy foreign travels…
Philippines: 2 Malaysians rescued from Abu Sayyaf militants
JOLO, Philippines – Two Malaysian sailors held captive for eight months by Muslim militants were…
In Trump’s America, Hungary finds a friendlier partner
WASHINGTON – Hungary’s government built a fence along its southern border, boasts about making Europe…
Applications for US jobless aid rise to still-low 258,000
WASHINGTON – More people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, but applications are still at…
Uganda at ‘breaking point’ as South Sudan refugees pour in
KAMPALA, Uganda – Uganda is at a “breaking point” as almost 3,000 South Sudanese refugees…
A dairy-for-lumber deal? Think-tank paper proposes Canada-U.S. swap for NAFTA
WASHINGTON – The most common uses of Canadian dairy normally include milk, cream, yogurt, butter…
Foreign ministry says French national kidnapped in Chad
N’DJAMENA, Chad – A French citizen employed by a private company was kidnapped in Chad…
German state bans mosque group after imam calls for killings
BERLIN – German state officials say they’ve banned an Islamic cultural association that ran a…
Leafs prospect Adam Brooks looking to bring a championship back to Regina
A few years ago, Adam Brooks was sitting at the end of the bench, wondering…
Feast for the soul: Jim Harrison on wine and food
“A Really Big Lunch” (Grove), by Jim Harrison In 2004, Jim Harrison wrote an article…
Debbie Reynolds’ son says she prepared him for her death
LOS ANGELES – Todd Fisher says his mother, Debbie Reynolds, set him up “for her…
Shaken but defiant, Parliament resumes work after attack
LONDON – Lawmakers and lords, researchers and reporters, cleaners and catering staff returned to Britain’s…