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October 17, 2018

The Latest: G-7 nations express concern over Khashoggi case

The latest on the disappearance of a Saudi writer who Turkish officials fear was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Moon Jae-in attend a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris

October 17, 2018

Germany's struggles continue with loss to France

Germany is out of contention for another international trophy after France handed Joachim Loew's struggling team its latest ...

October 17, 2018

US-Italy soccer exhibition to be played in Genk, Belgium

The U.S. men's national team's year-ending exhibition against Italy on Nov. 20 will be played in Genk, Belgium. The match ...

October 17, 2018

Germany loses again in 2-1 defeat to World Cup winner France

Germany's year just keeps getting worse. France handed the struggling Germans a 2-1 defeat in the UEFA Nations League on ...

October 17, 2018

US to enter trade talks with Japan, European Union, Britain

The Trump administration notified Congress on Tuesday that it plans to pursue trade agreements with the European Union, Japan ...

October 17, 2018

US tops revised competiveness ranking for 1st time since '08

Organizers of the annual Davos conference ranked the United States first in their ranking of the world's most competitive ...

October 16, 2018

IAAF delays testosterone rules until Semenya case verdict

The governing body of track and field will not apply rules to limit natural testosterone levels in female runners until the ...

October 16, 2018

Sandgren upsets fifth-seeded Pouille in Stockholm

American Tennys Sandgren upset fifth-seeded Lucas Pouille of France 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday to reach the second round of the ...

October 16, 2018

Basking in the Tuscan Sun

After my breast cancer diagnosis and as I was going through what would be more than a year of treatments that included ...

October 16, 2018

The Latest: Anna Burns wins Man Booker prize for 'Milkman'

The Latest on the Man Booker Prize for fiction (all times local): 9:50 p.m. Anna Burns has won the prestigious Man Booker ...

October 16, 2018

Groeneveld scores as Netherlands draws 1-1 with Belgium

Arnaut Groeneveld celebrated his first start for the Netherlands by scoring a first-half equalizer Tuesday as the Dutch drew ...

October 16, 2018

Spain pressured to free imprisoned Catalan activists

Politicians and human rights groups urged the Spanish government Tuesday to release imprisoned separatists facing rebellion ...

October 16, 2018

Google to charge for apps on Android phones in Europe

Google plans to start charging smartphone makers to pre-install apps like Gmail, YouTube and Google Maps on Android handsets ...

October 16, 2018

Macron seeks new start in French govt reshuffle in TV speech

President Emmanuel Macron made a rare televised address Tuesday to reassure the French public that all was under control ...

October 16, 2018

Macron seeks new start in French govt reshuffle in TV speech

President Emmanuel Macron made a rare televised address Tuesday to reassure the French public that all was under control ...

October 16, 2018

EU official urges Britain's May to get creative on Brexit

The European Union largely abandoned hope of clinching a Brexit deal this month and a top EU official implored British Prime ...

October 16, 2018

EU official urges Britain's May to get creative on Brexit

The European Union largely abandoned hope of clinching a Brexit deal this month and a top EU official implored British Prime ...

October 16, 2018

Instagram users get free sushi in Milan with proof of posts

A Milan sushi bar has come up with a new electronic payment method that is based on a currency more valuable than cash in ...

October 16, 2018

New Pompeii discovery shifts date of Mount Vesuvius eruption

New excavations in the ancient buried city of Pompeii have yielded a truly historic find: a charcoal inscription apparently ...