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11 endangered wild elephants rescued from mud in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Eleven endangered wild elephants were rescued in Cambodia on Saturday, four…
Bulgarian nationalists protest at Turkish border before vote
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Bulgarian nationalists kept up their protests at the Turkish border Saturday against…
Corroded South Korean ferry loaded onto transport vessel
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – Salvage crews towed a corroded 6,800-ton South Korean ferry and…
Russia’s Sidorova wins world curling semifinal to set up rematch with Homan
BEIJING – Russia’s Anna Sidorova defeated Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg 9-3 in Saturday’s semifinal at the…
US military plane makes emergency landing in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia – An American military plane made an emergency landing at an airport in…
Canada’s O’Brien wins silver in final World Cup snowboard slopestyle of season
SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic – Canada’s Spencer O’Brien finished second in the final World Cup…
Somalia’s proposed new cabinet challenged by lawmakers
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s parliament speaker is urging the new prime minister to review his…
Vancouver Canucks sign forward Brock Boeser to entry-level contract
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Brock Boeser to an entry-level contract on Saturday.…
Ex-CIA chief: Flynn’s firm discussed removing cleric from US
WASHINGTON – Former CIA Director James Woolsey has accused the Trump administration’s former national security…
Failure on health bill also hurts prospects for tax overhaul
WASHINGTON – House Republicans’ failure to repeal Barack Obama’s health care law deals a serious…
Trump son-in-law’s ties to Israel raise questions of bias
JERUSALEM – Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, has deep business and…
Pope visits Milan housing project; urges compassion for poor
MILAN – Pope Francis focused his one-day visit Saturday to the wealthy northern Italian city…
Guam cathedral in receivership over $1.9 million debt
HAGATNA, Guam – A Guam cathedral is in financial trouble as it has collected $1.9…
American guilty of attacking Japanese tourist gets 22 years
LOCKPORT, N.Y. – A western New York man found guilty of attacking a Japanese tourist…
Self-driving Uber SUV struck during Arizona accident
TEMPE, Ariz. – Officials say a self-driving Uber SUV was operating on its own when…
Congolese militia decapitates more than 40 police: Officials
BENI, Congo – A Congolese militia group has decapitated 42 policemen after ambushing them in…
NYC says Trump Tower resident wrongly rented out on Airbnb
NEW YORK – A woman who owns an apartment at Trump Tower is being fined…
London attacker had worked in Saudi Arabia teaching English
LONDON – The British man who killed four people during a London rampage had made…
Airstrikes across rebel-held Syria kill and wound scores
BEIRUT – Airstrikes hit a women’s prison and a clinic in rebel-held parts of Syria…
Idaho woman says she crashed because she saw a sasquatch
MOSCOW, Idaho – A northern Idaho woman told police she crashed into a deer because…
Vehicle attacks: Easy success for IS, a challenge for police
BASEL, Switzerland – In the battlefields of Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State group became…
Dozens arrested in Kyrgyzstan protest over jailed dissident
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – Supporters of a jailed former lawmaker tried to break through a police…
French fighter jets stage flyover over New York harbour
NEW YORK – French Air Force fighter jets have staged a colorful flyover across New…
Halifax man charged for assaulting distracted texter, police say
HALIFAX – A Halifax man has been charged with assault after he became enraged by…