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Kremlin says Kim Jong Un will visit Russia this month

MOSCOW - The Kremlin says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia later this month. It said in a brief statement Thursday that Kim will visit Russia "in the second half of April" on Russian ...

Apr 18, 2019

Gunmen kill 14 passengers on bus in southwestern Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan - Gunmen ambushed a bus and killed 14 passengers after going through their ID cards and forcing them out on a highway in a remote area of southwestern Pakistan before dawn Thursday, o...

Apr 18, 2019

Strong quake rattles Taiwan, but no major damage apparent

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's east coast Thursday afternoon, rattling buildings across the island but causing no major damage or injuries. The bureau said the quak...

Apr 18, 2019

France to hold daylong tribute to Notre Dame firefighters

PARIS - It's a day of tribute to the Paris firefighters who saved Notre Dame Cathedral from collapse and rescued its treasures from encroaching flames. French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting them...

Apr 18, 2019

Judge says Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are now single

LOS ANGELES - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are officially single, though more work is left before the terms of their divorce are final. Los Angeles Superior Court documents show that Judge John W. Oud...

Apr 17, 2019

North Korea test-fires a new tactical guided weapon

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea has test-fired a "new-type tactical guided weapon," its state media announced Thursday, in a possible attempt to register displeasure with currently deadlocked ...

Apr 17, 2019

AP sources: Ex-Virginia Gov. McAuliffe to rule out 2020 run

RICHMOND, Va. - Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe won't run for president in 2020, according to two people familiar with calls he made Wednesday to allies. McAuliffe had flirted with a Democratic p...

Apr 17, 2019

Feds seek dismissal of plutonium lawsuit; no quake concerns

RENO, Nev. - The U.S. Energy Department is asking a federal judge in Reno to dismiss the state's lawsuit challenging plutonium shipments to Nevada, adding that the material at the storage site north o...

Apr 17, 2019

Bus carrying Germans crashes, kills 28 on Portugal's Madeira

LISBON, Portugal - A tour bus carrying German tourists crashed on Portugal's Madeira Island on Wednesday, killing 28 people and injuring 28 others, local authorities said. The bus carrying 55 people r...

Apr 17, 2019

Parole granted for driver in deadly 1981 Brink's heist

ALBANY, N.Y. - Former radical activist Judith Clark was granted parole Wednesday after serving more than 37 years behind bars for her role as getaway driver in a 1981 Brink's armoured truck robbery th...

Apr 17, 2019