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Renzi splits Italy's Democrats, shaking govt coalition

ROME - Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi has left the ruling Democratic Party to set up a new centrist force, in a risky move that further weakens the already shaky government forged only two weeks ...

Sep 17, 2019

Bombing hits Afghan president's rally in northern province

KABUL - Afghan officials say a sticky bomb attached to a police vehicle went off near a campaign rally by President Ashraf Ghani in the country's northern Parwan province. There was no immediate word ...

Sep 17, 2019

Iran's supreme leader: No talk with the US at any level

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says "there will be no talks with the U.S. at any level" - remarks apparently meant to end all speculation about a U.S.-Iran meeting at the ...

Sep 16, 2019

Israelis vote in repeat election centred on PM Netanyahu

JERUSALEM - Israelis have begun voting in an unprecedented repeat election that will decide whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power. Against the prospect of a likely indictme...

Sep 16, 2019

Despite panic, no evidence of shooting at movie theatre

ARLINGTON, Va. - Authorities in northern Virginia say they have found no evidence that a shooting occurred at a movie theatre that's part of a popular mall. Reports of a shooting had prompted panic an...

Sep 16, 2019

Decks collapse during firefighter event; at least 22 injured

WILDWOOD, N.J. - A home's multilevel deck collapsed Saturday evening at the Jersey Shore during an event weekend, trapping people and injuring at least 22, including some children, officials said. No ...

Sep 16, 2019

Taiwan says Solomon Islands switches recognition to China

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Solomon Islands switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China on Monday, becoming the latest country to leave the dwindling Taiwanese camp. Taiwan's Foreign Ministry confir...

Sep 16, 2019

Union votes to strike at General Motors' US plants

DETROIT - The United Auto Workers union announced Sunday that its roughly 49,000 workers at General Motors plants in the U.S. would go on strike just before midnight because contentious talks on a new...

Sep 16, 2019

'SNL' rescinds cast invitation to Gillis over YouTube video

NEW YORK - "Saturday Night Live" has rescinded its invitation to a cast member who posted a video last year in which he used a racial slur for Chinese people and derided Asians trying to learn English...

Sep 16, 2019

AP source: New York prosecutors subpoena Trump's tax returns

New York City prosecutors have subpoenaed President Donald Trump's tax returns. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday that the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyr...

Sep 16, 2019