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US filmmaker Oliver Stone praises Putin for role in Syria

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - American filmmaker Oliver Stone has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "stabilizing force" in the Middle East. Stone, who made the documentary "The Putin Interviews,"...

Oct 30, 2019

Buster Douglas to promote long odds against Tyson to inspire

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Buster Douglas will mark the 30th anniversary of his upset boxing victory over Mike Tyson with a campaign aimed at inspiring others who face long odds. The 59-year-old Douglas joined ...

Oct 30, 2019

Chile scraps Asia-Pacific and climate summits amid protests

SANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean President Sebastin Piera says ongoing protests have led him to call off two major international summits that his country had been scheduled to host. Piera announced Wednesday...

Oct 30, 2019

Taylor Swift to receive artist of the decade award at AMAs

LOS ANGELES - Superstar singer Taylor Swift will receive the artist of the decade award at the American Music Awards next month. Dick Clark Productions announced Wednesday that Swift will be honoured ...

Oct 30, 2019

Kevin Hart: World forever changed by car wreck

LOS ANGELES - Comedian Kevin Hart says his "world was forever changed" after he suffered a serious back injury when the vintage muscle car he was riding in crashed nearly two months ago in California....

Oct 30, 2019

'Tarzan' actor's son unarmed when fatally shot by deputies

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Authorities say the son of actor Ron Ely was unarmed when he was fatally shot earlier this month at the "Tarzan" star's home. The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department says four d...

Oct 30, 2019

Nielsen says World Series is a snooze for most TV viewers

NEW YORK - Fans in Washington and Houston may be excited, but the rest of the country is reacting to the World Series with a collective yawn. Through the first five games, the World Series has been av...

Oct 30, 2019

Denmark allows Russia-Germany gas pipeline

COPENHAGEN - Denmark said Wednesday that it is giving permission for a joint German-Russian underwater gas pipeline to be laid to through its territory, in a blow to the United States, which had fierc...

Oct 30, 2019

Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads

BEIRUT - On a main thoroughfare in Beirut on Monday, Lebanese protesters set up a living room with an area rug, a couch and a refrigerator. On another, they held a morning yoga class. And on a third r...

Oct 30, 2019

IS leader's death ushers in new phase for the group

BEIRUT - One of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's last audio messages was an appeal for his followers to do everything in their power to free Islamic State detainees and the women being held in jails and camps i...

Oct 30, 2019