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Algeria: Skepticism greets president's planned exit

ALGIERS, Algeria - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's long-awaited announcement of his departure has fallen flat, as protesters and opposition figures say it doesn't go far enough to satisfy de...

Apr 02, 2019

Israel, Hamas take first steps toward Gaza cease-fire deal

JERUSALEM - A cease-fire deal appeared to take hold between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers on Sunday, with Israel expanding the permitted fishing zone and easing some tight restrictions on movement th...

Apr 02, 2019

Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely

KIEV, Ukraine - Early results in Ukraine's presidential election showed a comedian with no political experience with a sizable lead over 38 rivals but far from a first-round victory, while the incumbe...

Apr 02, 2019

US struggling with growing number of asylum seekers

WASHINGTON - Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day, a major expansion of a top government effort to address the sw...

Apr 02, 2019

Pakistan, India trade fire in disputed Kashmir: 7 people die

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and India traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, leaving seven people dead - three Pakistani soldiers, a Pakistani villager, an Indian woman and a girl and a mem...

Apr 02, 2019

Japan gov't says era name translates as 'beautiful harmony'

TOKYO - Japan's government said Tuesday that the official translation of the era name for the new emperor will be "Beautiful Harmony," setting off confusion while offices rush to make changes before C...

Apr 02, 2019

Pope: Women have 'legitimate claims' for justice, equality

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis says women have "legitimate claims" to seek more justice and equality in the Catholic Church, but has stopped short of endorsing more sweeping calls from his own bishops to...

Apr 02, 2019

Barnier says chaotic Brexit becomes ever more likely

BRUSSELS - EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier says that Britain's exit from the European Union without a deal "becomes day after day more likely" after the U.K. parliament again rejected alternatives ...

Apr 02, 2019

Suspect arrested in S Carolina university student's death

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Police arrested a man Saturday in connection with the death of a college student who apparently got into the suspect's car thinking it was her Uber ride. Nathaniel David Rowland, 24, ...

Apr 01, 2019

Trump suffers setbacks in environmental rulings in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Trump administration has suffered a pair of setbacks in attempting to reverse environmental policies set for Alaska by former President Barack Obama. U.S. District Court Judge ...

Apr 01, 2019