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Poll puts Zelenskiy well ahead in Ukraine president race

KIEV, Ukraine - A new public opinion poll shows comedian and political neophyte Volodymyr Zelenskiy with an enormous lead over the incumbent in the campaign for Ukraine's presidency. The poll released...

Apr 11, 2019

WikiLeaks' Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London

LONDON - Police in London say they've arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy on a court warrant dating back to 2012. In a statement Thursday, police said Assange has been ...

Apr 11, 2019

UK's May faces Parliament after EU grants Brexit extension

LONDON - A clearly frustrated European Union has given Britain some headroom to find a way out of its Brexit quagmire by agreeing an extension to the country's departure until Halloween. But now it's ...

Apr 11, 2019

Geoffrey Rush wins case against Sydney newspaper publisher

CANBERRA, Australia - Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush won his defamation case on Thursday against a Sydney newspaper publisher and journalist over reports he had been accused of inappropriate behavi...

Apr 11, 2019

South Korean court orders easing of abortion ban

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - In a major reversal, South Korea's constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the easing of the country's decades-long ban on abortions, one of the strictest in the developed...

Apr 11, 2019

Nissan ex-chair Ghosn says a 'conspiracy' led to his arrest

TOKYO - Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn maintained his innocence in a video released by his legal team Tuesday and accused some executives at the Japanese automaker of a "conspiracy" that led to...

Apr 11, 2019

New Zealand's new gun laws get final assent to take effect

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's governor general has formally signed into effect sweeping gun laws outlawing military style weapons, less than a month after a man used such guns to kill 50 peo...

Apr 11, 2019

Sudanese army to deliver 'important statement' amid protests

CAIRO - Sudan's state TV says the country's armed forces will deliver an "important statement" and are asking the nation to "wait for it." The announcement raised expectations the statement Thursday c...

Apr 10, 2019

9 leaders of Hong Kong pro-democracy protests found guilty

HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court found nine leaders of 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations guilty Tuesday on public nuisance and other charges, a verdict that activists say likely presages more restriction...

Apr 10, 2019

Comeback! Cavs get their title, 85-77 in OT over Texas Tech

MINNEAPOLIS - Now that, Virginia, is the way to close out a season. And quiet those critics, too. Led by De'Andre Hunter and his NBA-ready game, the Cavaliers turned themselves into national champions...

Apr 10, 2019