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Man killed in shark attack in Western Australia state

SYDNEY, Australia - A man died Sunday after being attacked by a shark in Western Australia state, the eighth fatality in the country this year. Police were called to Cable Beach, a popular tourist spo...

Nov 22, 2020

Polls open in Burkina Faso for election marred by violence

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Voters went to the polls Sunday in Burkina Faso for a presidential and legislative election that have been marred by ongoing extremist violence in this landlocked West Afri...

Nov 22, 2020

Äzerbaijanis who fled war look to return home, if it exists

BAKU, Azerbaijan - As Azerbaijan regains control of land it lost to Armenian forces a quarter-century ago, civilians who fled the fighting decades ago wonder if they can go back home now - and if ther...

Nov 22, 2020

UK leader to end England's coronavirus lockdown on Dec. 2

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to end an England-wide lockdown as scheduled on Dec. 2 and will announce a return to regional restrictions as statistics show that coronavirus infec...

Nov 22, 2020

Trump team requests recount of Georgia presidential vote

President Donald Trump's legal team said Saturday that his campaign has requested a recount of votes in the Georgia presidential race after results showed Democrat Joe Biden winning the state. Republi...

Nov 21, 2020

G-20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Group of 20 summit opened on Saturday with appeals by the world's most powerful leaders to collectively chart a way forward as the coronavirus pandemic overshadows th...

Nov 21, 2020

Protesters burn part of Guatemala's Congress building

GUATEMALA CITY - Hundreds of protesters broke into Guatemala's Congress and burned part of the building Saturday amid growing demonstrations against President Alejandro Giammattei and the legislature ...

Nov 21, 2020

Mortar shells hit Kabul residential areas; at least 8 dead

KABUL - About 23 mortar shells slammed into different parts of the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding 31 others, an official said. The shells were fired from two ca...

Nov 21, 2020

Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble postponed

HONG KONG - Singapore and Hong Kong on Saturday postponed a planned air travel bubble meant to boost tourism for both cities, amid a spike in coronavirus infections in Hong Kong. The air travel bubble...

Nov 21, 2020

India says Pakistani shelling kills soldier in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India - An Indian soldier was killed and another wounded by Pakistani shelling along the highly militarized frontier dividing Kashmir between the two nuclear-armed rivals, the Indian army sa...

Nov 20, 2020