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November 14, 2018

Majority of Calgary voters say 'no thanks' to 2026 Olympics

A majority of Calgary voters are saying "no thanks" to a potential bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics, and while the vote is ...

November 14, 2018

Asian leaders push toward pacts on South China Sea, trade

Leaders from Southeast Asia, China and other neighboring countries met in Singapore on Wednesday and cited progress on ...

November 14, 2018

Norway honors US woman who tended to WWII sailors' graves

The Norwegian government has awarded an American woman a commemorative medal for her work caring for the graves of Norwegian ...

November 14, 2018

Things to know about Michelle Obama's book, arena tour

Michelle Obama's 12-stop jaunt across the country — and an ocean — is not your average book tour. Of course, the former first ...

November 14, 2018

Expensive APEC summit sows division in host Papua New Guinea

After three decades of promoting free trade as a panacea to poverty, the APEC grouping of nations that includes the U.S.

November 14, 2018

The Latest: UN Security Council takes no action on Gaza

The latest on the outbreak of violence between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers (all times local): 4 a.m. The U.N.

November 14, 2018

Trump right and wrong on 'French' wine tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump is partly right but far from completely correct when he says that France's "big tariffs" make it ...

November 14, 2018

Sri Lankan top court suspends decree dissolving Parliament

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the president's order to dissolve Parliament and hold new elections, opening ...

November 13, 2018

Italy's doesn't budge in clash with EU over budget deficit

Italy's populist government maintained its controversial 2.4 percent budget deficit in responding to EU demands for changes, ...

November 13, 2018

Bolton says tape doesn't link Saudi prince to critic's death

President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Tuesday that people who have listened to an audio recording of the ...

November 13, 2018

Norway says Russia jammed GPS signal during NATO drill

The Norwegian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Russian forces in the Arctic disturbed GPS location signals during a recent ...

November 13, 2018

Markets Right Now: Plunging oil prices sink energy stocks

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. The steepest fall in oil prices in more than three ...

November 13, 2018

Premier: Romania ready for EU presidency amid EU criticism

Romania's prime minister dismissed suggestions Tuesday that the country isn't prepared to take over the rotating presidency ...

November 13, 2018

Cease-fire takes hold between Israel and Hamas

Hamas and other militant groups said Tuesday they had accepted an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire to end two days of intense ...

November 13, 2018

UK Cabinet to meet after Britain, EU reach draft Brexit deal

After months of stalled talks, false starts and setbacks, negotiators from Britain and the European Union struck a proposed ...

November 13, 2018

Trump rips Macron over trade, wine, his low approval ratings

Nursing grievances from a weekend visit to France, President Donald Trump lit into French President Emmanuel Macron on ...

November 13, 2018

US sanctions 4 Hezbollah operatives over action in Iraq

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on four operatives linked to the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah ...

November 13, 2018

Slovak president condemns questioning of protest organizers

Slovakia's president has condemned a move by the country's police, which started questioning the organizers of recent massive ...

November 13, 2018

FBI report shows 17 percent spike in hate crimes in 2017

Hate crimes across the United States spiked 17 percent in 2017 — marking a rise for the third straight year — with a 37 ...