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Indonesia, Thailand mark 15th anniversary of massive tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Thousands of people knelt in prayer in Indonesia's Aceh province at ceremonies Thursday marking the 15th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history's worst ...

Dec 26, 2019

German opera singer, conductor Schreier dies at 84

FRANKFURT - Opera singer and conductor Peter Schreier, who won fame at the Salzburg festival and Milan's La Scala, has died in Dresden, Germany. He was 84. The dpa news agency reported Thursday that h...

Dec 26, 2019

New Mexico police investigate killing of 4 on Christmas Day

RIO RANCHO, N.M. - Police in New Mexico on Thursday were investigating the shooting of four people found dead on Christmas Day in a home in a suburb of Albuquerque. Police in the community of Rio Ranc...

Dec 26, 2019

West Coast fishery rebounds in rare conservation 'home run'

WARRENTON, Ore. - A rare environmental success story is unfolding in waters off the U.S. West Coast. After years of fear and uncertainty, bottom trawler fishermen - those who use nets to scoop up rock...

Dec 26, 2019

Rapper DaBaby handcuffed, given pot citation after concert

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was handcuffed and cited on a misdemeanour marijuana charge in North Carolina hours after he performed a concert and gave away toys to children. Charlo...

Dec 26, 2019

Melania Trump silently forges path through impeachment

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton spent the morning of her husband's impeachment visiting Capitol Hill to rally Democrats to his side. Pat Nixon kept assuring reporters her husband wouldn't quit - right up...

Dec 26, 2019

Home for the holidays: Prince Philip leaves hospital

LONDON - Prince Philip was discharged from a London hospital Tuesday and immediately taken by helicopter to join other senior royals at Queen Elizabeth II's rural retreat in time for a traditional fam...

Dec 26, 2019

Aussie PM: Some volunteer firefighters to receive paid leave

PERTH, Australia - Australia's beleaguered prime minister announced Tuesday that volunteer firefighters from the federal public sector will receive paid leave entitlements in a move to help contain wi...

Dec 25, 2019

Israeli lawmaker aims to oust Netanyahu in Likud primary

JERUSALEM - Israel's governing Likud party was holding primaries on Thursday, in the first serious internal challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his more than a decade in power. V...

Dec 25, 2019

Residents of NW Syria flee new government offensive

BEIRUT - Syrian government forces pressed ahead Monday with a new military assault on the country's last rebel stronghold that began last week, an offensive that has set off a mass exodus of civilians...

Dec 25, 2019