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At least 12 killed in Slovakia bus crash including children

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - A bus collided with a truck in Slovakia on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 17 more, officials said. Online news site tvnoviny.sk reported that the bu...

Nov 15, 2019

Fed’s Powell sees steady growth, signals pause in rate cuts

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Fed is likely to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate unchanged in the coming months, unless the economy shows signs ...

Nov 15, 2019

Trump to stress defence spending by US allies at NATO summit

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump plans to attend a meeting of NATO leaders next month in London, where he will try to convince U.S. allies that they should increase defence spending. Trump has long...

Nov 15, 2019

Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded

VENICE, Italy - The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of e...

Nov 15, 2019

Rough transcript of first Trump-Zelenskiy call released

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump released the summary transcript of an April congratulatory call with Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday. It is the latest salvo in the White Ho...

Nov 15, 2019

'Sad day' or 'scam'? What to watch at impeachment hearing

WASHINGTON - A "solemn day" or a "show trial"? Americans and the world can decide for themselves as House Democrats let the public in to the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Hou...

Nov 15, 2019

Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte in court in Tahiti over cannabis growth

MONTREAL - Canadian entrepreneur Guy Laliberte, founder of the Cirque du Soleil circus company, appeared before a judge in French Polynesia on Wednesday over claims of cannabi...

Nov 15, 2019

Diplomats accuse Trump as impeachment hits Americans’ TVs

WASHINGTON - On Day One of extraordinary public impeachment hearings, the top American diplomat in Ukraine revealed new evidence that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about political "inves...

Nov 15, 2019

Chileans agree to replace dictatorship-era constitution

SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's most important political parties have agreed to call for a new constitution to replace one impose by a military dictatorship almost 40 years ago. It's a move that follows a m...

Nov 15, 2019

Domingo to sing at 100th anniversary Salzburg Festival

Plcido Domingo is scheduled to sing two concert performances in Verdi's "I Vespri Siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers)" next summer as part of the 100th anniversary Salzburg Festival, which features 221 p...

Nov 15, 2019