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October 16, 2019

Chaos as Hong Kong lawmakers thwart leader's annual address

In chaotic scenes, furious pro-democracy lawmakers twice forced Hong Kong's leader to stop delivering a speech laying out her ...

October 16, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez, Omar endorse Bernie Sanders for president

Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar are endorsing Bernie Sanders for president. The Sanders campaign ...

October 16, 2019

Ex-Rep. Sessions subpoenaed in Giuliani grand jury probe

A federal grand jury has subpoenaed former Republican Rep. Pete Sessions for information about his interactions with Rudy ...

October 16, 2019

Haiti president breaks silence, says will not resign

President Jovenel Moïse broke his silence Tuesday and said it would be irresponsible for him to resign amid Haiti's unrest, ...

October 16, 2019

EU: Brexit deal in sight but UK must still do more

European Union officials hoped to sketch out a Brexit deal with Britain within hours, but negotiations stretched into early ...

October 15, 2019

7-story building collapses in Brazil; 1 dead, others trapped

A seven-story building collapsed Tuesday in an upscale part of the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, killing one person and ...

October 15, 2019

Police chief: ‘No excuse’ for black woman’s death

Fort Worth’s police chief pleaded with the city to not allow the killing of a black woman by a white police officer reflect ...

October 15, 2019

Romanian president asks Ludovic Orban to form new government

Romania's president on Tuesday nominated Ludovic Orban of the center-right National Liberal Party to form a new government ...

October 15, 2019

Ukraine peace plan in limbo after inconclusive talks

A plan for Ukrainian and separatists to pull back their troops and weapons in eastern Ukraine remained in limbo after another ...

October 15, 2019

Nigerian police raid frees scores of beaten, starved boys

Beaten. Starved. Sexually assaulted. Chained. For the second time in a month, police in northern Nigeria have raided a ...

October 15, 2019

MeToo leader launches new hashtag to mobilize voters

The founder of #MeToo is using the second anniversary of the movement to launch a new effort intended to mobilize voters ...

October 15, 2019

Hunter Biden denies wrongdoing in Ukraine, China dealings

Hunter Biden, acknowledging that his family name created business opportunities, rejected assertions by President Donald ...

October 15, 2019

Mozambique votes in a crucial test of recent peace deal

Mozambique turned to vote-counting on Tuesday in an election that tests a wary peace in the southern African nation of nearly ...

October 15, 2019

AP Top Stories October 15 A

Here's the latest for Tuesday, Oct. 15th: Kurdish-led administration says conditions worsening in northern Syria; Officer ...

October 15, 2019

Brexit secretary: Deal with EU still very possible

British Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said on Tuesday that talks on Britain's departure from the European Union were ...

October 15, 2019

The Latest: Migrant in Austria kills 1, injures 1

The Latest on Europe migrant issues (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Austrian police say a 33-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker who ...

October 15, 2019

Today in History for October 15th

Highlights of this day in history: Convicted Nazi war criminal Herman Goering commits suicide behind bars; World War I spy ...

October 15, 2019

Clashes over Catalan separatists' convictions injure 170

New disruptions to Catalonia's transportation network on Tuesday followed a night of clashes between activists and police ...

October 15, 2019

Money, hatred for the Kurds drives Turkey's Syrian fighters

The Syrian fighters vowed to kill "pigs" and "infidels," paraded their Kurdish captives in front of cameras and, in one ...

October 15, 2019

Foreigners exit northeastern Syria fearing government reach

It was a sign of the sudden transformation sweeping Kurdish-run northeast Syria: foreign aid workers and journalists packed ...