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October 31, 2019

Puerto Rico government official resigns amid FBI probe

The secretary of Puerto Rico's Department of Natural Resources is stepping down just days after announcing that her office ...

October 27, 2019

Vote in a small Italian region seen as 1st coalition test

Voting for governor of Italy's small Umbria region is being watched as a first electoral test of the country's uneasy ...

October 27, 2019

Far-right leader expected to gain support in German vote

Voters in the German state of Thuringia are casting ballots in a state election that could boost a far-right politician known ...

October 25, 2019

Ex-SS guard on trial: I saw people led into gas chamber

A 93-year-old former guard at the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp testified at his trial Friday that he once saw people ...

October 22, 2019

Berlin state government agrees on 5-year rent freeze

Berlin's state Cabinet has agreed on a rent freeze for five years to counter rising rents in one of Germany's hottest real ...

October 21, 2019

Russia to send strategic bombers to South Africa for visit

The Russian military says two of its nuclear-capable bombers will visit South Africa in what appears to be the first-ever ...

October 21, 2019

Russia's new focus on Africa takes advantage of US drift

Russian President Vladimir Putin is following China's lead and making a splashy bid for influence in Africa, hosting the ...

October 21, 2019

Public, election officials may be kept in the dark on hacks

If the FBI discovers that foreign hackers have infiltrated the networks of your county election office, you may not find out ...

October 20, 2019

White House: Summit at Trump property would look 'lousy'

President Donald Trump dropped plans to hold an international summit at his Doral resort in Florida after realizing "it looks ...

October 16, 2019

Court seems split on possible resentencing for teen sniper

Liberal and conservative justices seemed split Wednesday on whether to grant a new sentencing hearing to Lee Boyd Malvo, one ...

October 15, 2019

Czech top court dismisses taxation of church restitution

The Czech Republic's top court has dismissed legislation that would have taxed the compensation churches receive from the ...

October 11, 2019

Maine gov: State, Arctic must collaborate on climate, trade

Maine Gov. Janet Mills says her state must help Arctic nations with issues such as combating climate change and building ...

September 30, 2019

President's windmill hatred is a worry for booming industry

The winds are blowing fair for America's wind power industry, making it one of the fastest-growing U.S. energy sources.

September 30, 2019

Russian anti-doping CEO 'betrayed' by data tampering

The CEO of the Russian anti-doping agency said Monday he feels "betrayed" after evidence emerged that crucial doping data was ...

September 27, 2019

Dem senator: NRA acted as Russian 'asset' in run-up to 2016

The National Rifle Association acted as a "foreign asset" for Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election, and NRA insiders ...

September 25, 2019

Germany: Man convicted of membership in Islamic State group

A German court has convicted a German-Tunisian man of membership in the Islamic State group and another extremist ...

September 24, 2019

Kentucky governor says teen climate activist 'ill-informed'

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin touted the reliability of fossil fuels and called teen climate activist Greta Thunberg "remarkably ...

September 24, 2019

Nigeria claims fraud in case calling for $9.6B asset seizure

Nigeria's government is vowing to use all means at its disposal to persuade a British court to set aside a ruling that calls ...