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Comedian headed for landslide victory in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - A comedian whose only political experience consists of playing a president on TV cruised toward a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election Sunday in what was seen as a reac...

Apr 22, 2019

Yellow vest anger burns in France, fueled by Notre Dame fire

PARIS - French yellow vest protesters set fires Saturday along a march through Paris to drive home their message to a government they believe is ignoring the poor: that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Not...

Apr 22, 2019

Police: 'New breed' of terrorists in Northern Ireland

LONDON - Police in Northern Ireland arrested two teenagers Saturday in connection with the fatal shooting of a young journalist during rioting in the city of Londonderry and warned of a "new breed" of...

Apr 22, 2019

Egyptians vote on changes that would extend el-Sissi's rule

CAIRO - Egyptians cast their ballots Saturday on the first of three days of voting on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030 and broaden...

Apr 22, 2019

Possible intel failures to be examined in Sri Lanka blasts

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Police in Sri Lanka said Monday the investigation into the Easter Sunday bombings will examine reports that the intelligence community failed to detect or warn of possible suicide...

Apr 21, 2019

Heiress pleads guilty in NXIVM sex slave case

NEW YORK - An heiress pleaded guilty on Friday in a sensational case accusing a cult-like upstate New York group of creating a secret harem of sex slaves for the group's self-anointed spiritual leader...

Apr 21, 2019

Officials: South Carolina school girl died of natural causes

WALTERBORO, S.C. - South Carolina authorities said Friday that the death of a fifth grade girl at school last month was due to natural causes and not a fight with another student, which they described...

Apr 21, 2019

Pope cites plight of migrants, children on Good Friday

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis used a Good Friday ceremony to decry "all the crosses" of suffering in the world, including those borne by migrants who find doors closed due to "political calculations" an...

Apr 21, 2019

Michelle Branch, Black Keys' Patrick Carney tie the knot

NEW YORK - Michelle Branch and Patrick Carney of the Black Keys are married. The Grammy-winning musicians tied the knot Saturday at the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans in front of close friends and...

Apr 21, 2019

Bahrain king reinstates citizenship of 551 amid mass trials

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Bahrain's king on Sunday reinstated the citizenship of 551 people convicted and stripped of their nationality amid a series of mass trials conducted during the island nat...

Apr 21, 2019