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Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr scoured special counsel Robert Mueller's confidential report on the Russia investigation with his advisers Saturday, deciding how much Congress and the Ameri...

Mar 25, 2019

Tens of thousands in southern Africa need help after cyclone

BEIRA, Mozambique - A second week has begun of efforts to find and help tens of thousands of people after Cyclone Idai devastated a large swath of Mozambique. Members of the Indian and South African m...

Mar 25, 2019

Anti-Brexit marchers flood into London, demand new vote

LONDON - Anti-Brexit protesters flooded into central London by the hundreds of thousands on Saturday, demanding that Britain's Conservative-led government hold a new referendum on whether Britain shou...

Mar 25, 2019

French yellow vest protests in Paris avoid last week's riots

PARIS - Scattered yellow vest protesters clashed with French police firing tear gas Saturday after a peaceful march through Paris, but tougher security measures and protest bans in high-risk neighbour...

Mar 25, 2019

Democrats debate Mueller strategy as findings loom

WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats plotted strategy Saturday as they awaited the conclusions of Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, with senior lawmakers demanding full transparency and preparing...

Mar 25, 2019

Protests held in Pittsburgh after cop cleared in shooting

PITTSBURGH - The father of a slain black teenager pleaded for peace Saturday after the acquittal of a white police officer triggered an apparent retaliatory shooting at the defence attorney's office a...

Mar 25, 2019

Thai election results delayed, anti-junta party claims win

BANGKOK - Thailand's election commission says it will release full vote counts from the first election since a 2014 coup on Friday as an anti-junta party claimed it won the most seats and will try to ...

Mar 25, 2019

Long-awaited video service expected from Apple on Monday

Apple is expected to announce Monday that it's launching a video service that could compete with Netflix, Amazon and cable TV itself. It's a long-awaited attempt from the iPhone maker, several years a...

Mar 25, 2019

US-allied Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State

BAGHOUZ, Syria - U.S.-backed forces declared military victory over the Islamic State group in Syria on Saturday after liberating the last pocket of territory held by the militants, marking the end of ...

Mar 25, 2019

Gaza rocket strikes home in central Israel, 7 wounded

KFAR SABA, Israel - An early morning rocket from the Gaza Strip struck a house in central Israel on Monday, wounding seven people, an Israeli rescue service said, an attack that could set off another ...

Mar 24, 2019