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October 14, 2019

4 dead as Guineans protest president's bid to extend power

At least four people have been killed in Guinea's capital after police fired tear gas and bullets Monday to disperse ...

October 14, 2019

Haiti's embattled president faces 5th week of protests

Haiti's embattled president faced a fifth week of protests on Monday as road blocks went up across the country after ...

October 14, 2019

EU nations commit to arms export ban against Turkey

European Union nations vented outrage Monday at Turkey's military offensive in northern Syria against the Kurds and joined ...

October 14, 2019

Tunisia: Conservative law professor wins presidential race

Tunisia's election commission said a preliminary count shows Islamist-backed law professor Kais Saied has won the country's ...

October 14, 2019

Porsche SUV plunges onto train tracks, burns; 2 teens die

A Porsche SUV plummeted off an overpass onto train tracks below, where it burst into flames, killing two teenagers and ...

October 14, 2019

Pomp in London, Brexit talks in Brussels as deadline looms

Brexit divorce talks in Brussels are making slow progress, both sides said Monday as some EU ministers said they could even ...

October 14, 2019

Protests erupt as Spain convicts leading Catalan separatists

Riot police charged at protesters outside Barcelona's airport Monday after the Supreme Court sentenced 12 prominent Catalan ...

October 14, 2019

Polish conservatives win lower house but lose Senate

Poland's conservative ruling Law and Justice party capitalized on its popular social spending policies to win a majority of ...

October 14, 2019

German police lost Halle gunman for an hour, lawmakers say

German lawmakers say police lost track for an hour of a suspected far-right extremist who killed two people after a failed ...

October 14, 2019

Pope's bodyguard resigns over new financial leaks scandal

The Vatican's latest leaks scandal claimed its first victim Monday, as Pope Francis' chief bodyguard resigned over the leak ...

October 14, 2019

Hong Kong police say homemade bomb targeted officers

A homemade, remote-controlled bomb intended to "kill or to harm" riot control officers was detonated as they deployed against ...

October 14, 2019

Royal Pomp: UK tradition on display for Parliament opening

Brexit may have Britain's political system in turmoil, but the State Opening of Parliament Monday provided a return to ...

October 14, 2019

NY Times: Violent parody video shown at Trump resort

A graphically violent parody video, shown at a meeting of President Donald Trump's supporters at his Miami resort, depicted ...

October 14, 2019

Japan looks for missing as typhoon kills as many as 48

Water still covered a road and the surrounding field in Kawagoe, Saitama, north of Tokyo on Monday, two days after a typhoon ...

October 14, 2019

Russia to conduct sweeping drills of its nuclear forces

Russia's military will this week undertake a sweeping drill of its strategic nuclear forces. The Defense Ministry said the ...

October 14, 2019

The Latest: Protests in Barcelona over prison sentences

The Latest on the trial of Catalan politicians and activists over their independence (all times local): 10:55 a.m.

October 14, 2019

Spanish court convicts Catalan leaders for secession attempt

Spain's Supreme Court on Monday convicted 12 former Catalan politicians and activists for their roles in a secession bid in ...

October 14, 2019

Philippine police chief resigns amid drug allegations

The Philippine national police chief resigned on Monday after he faced allegations in a Senate hearing that he intervened as ...