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January 22, 2020

ACLU pressing Nat'l Archives on censored women's march photo

The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding answers from the National Archives in the wake of a scandal over politically ...

January 22, 2020

Rio de Janeiro 2019 homicides fall as police killings surge

The number of homicides in Rio de Janeiro plunged to a record low in 2019, while police killings surged to a previously ...

January 22, 2020

Auschwitz survivor remembers emptiness

Eva Umlauf was only two years old when she was liberated from Auschwitz. She doesn't have any conscious memories from her ...

January 22, 2020

The Latest: WTO chief says debate over trade rules will last

The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local): 7:25 p.m. The head of the World Trade ...

January 22, 2020

Russia's Putin remains secretive about his future role

Russian President Vladimir Putin remained tight-lipped about his future role Wednesday as he fast-tracks a set of ...

January 22, 2020

Barr appoints members of presidential law enforcement panel

Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday named 18 law enforcement officials to a presidential commission that aims to study ...

January 22, 2020

Notre Dame renovation chief says rebuild won't be rushed

The French army general in charge of rebuilding fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris says renovation work will begin ...

January 22, 2020

8 ethnic Albanians convicted in Kosovo of terrorism charges

A Kosovo court on Wednesday convicted eight ethnic Albanian men of preparing terrorist acts and trying to destabilize the ...

January 22, 2020

Kosovo PM hails deal on flights with Serbia as step forward

Kosovo outgoing prime minister on Wednesday hailed the agreement with Serbia on a resumption of commercial flights, which ...

January 22, 2020

Trump says he has 'great confidence in Senate'

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had great confidence in the US Senate as it plunged into his impeachment ...

January 22, 2020

Top judge elected as Greece's first female president

Greece’s lawmakers elected their country’s first female president Wednesday, with an overwhelming majority voting in favor ...

January 22, 2020

Greek islanders strongly protest overcrowded refugee camps

Thousands of Greek residents and business owners joined a strike and protested Wednesday on the Greek islands hardest hit by ...

January 22, 2020

8 crew members kidnapped from Greek-flagged tanker freed

Eight crew members of a Greek-flagged tanker ship have been freed more than 20 days after being kidnapped by gunmen off the ...

January 22, 2020

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. SENATE APPROVES ...

January 22, 2020

Trump wants to deliver State of Union even if trial underway

President Donald Trump says he wants to deliver the State of the Union as scheduled even if his impeachment trial is ongoing.

January 22, 2020

Islamic extremists kill Nigerian pastor, attack his hometown

Islamic militants in Nigeria have killed a Christian pastor who had pleaded for his life in a video just days earlier, and ...

January 22, 2020

Battle for India's new citizenship law moves to top court

India's top court on Wednesday began hearing dozens of petitions seeking the revocation of amendments to the citizenship law ...

January 22, 2020

S. Korean military decides to discharge transgender soldier

South Korea's first known transgender soldier pleaded to be allowed to continue serving after the military decided Wednesday ...