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Judge denies bail for Rushdie’s attacker, bars interviews
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A judge refused to grant bail Thursday to the man accused…
Negotiations with the Canadian men’s soccer team could go on beyond the World Cup
The countdown to the World Cup in Qatar is ticking. And at the same time,…
Review: ‘Beast,’ with Idris Elba, has B-movie bite
Sharks, grizzlies, giant snakes and rampaging apes have traditionally been the go-to choices for animal-kingdom…
Stars Coffee, anyone? Starbucks successor opening in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — People in Moscow who were disappointed when Starbucks closed its coffee shops…
High-level talks in Ukraine yield little reported progress
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Turkey’s leader and the U.N. chief met with in Ukraine with…
EU-mediated Serbia-Kosovo meeting ends without agreement
BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo failed Thursday to reach an agreement…
California advances broadest US law sealing criminal records
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would have what proponents call the nation’s most sweeping law…
Israel raids Palestinian rights groups it labeled terrorists
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it…
Another anti-graft figure leaves top post in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — One of the last remaining official pillars of Guatemala’s effort to…
Climate protesters target the Vatican’s Laocoon statue
ROME (AP) — Italian environmental activists staged a second museum protest in as many months,…
UN: Myanmar’s ruler open to UN visit to Suu Kyi but not now
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military-installed government “expressed openness to arranging a…
The AP Interview: Refugee head sees lesson in Ukraine crisis
GENEVA (AP) — Europe’s embrace of millions of Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion showed that…
Famed Iran art museum closes to deal with insect infestation
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tehran’s contemporary art museum has issued an apology and temporarily closed…
Chicago cop charged, allegedly pinned boy while off-duty
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — A Chicago police sergeant has been charged in an off-duty…
Colombian rebels free 5 soldiers, 1 policeman ahead of talks
HAVANA (AP) — A Colombian guerrilla group says it has freed six captive members of…