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N. Korea test-fires missiles again after joint drills end

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea's military said, a day a...

Aug 25, 2019

'Our bigger enemy': Trump escalates attack on Fed chief

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump launched a furious and highly personal Twitter attack Friday against the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell, fuming that the Fed once more "did NOTHING!" an...

Aug 25, 2019

Bolsonaro to send army to fight huge fires in the Amazon

PORT VELHO, Brazil - Under international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of Brazil's Amazon, President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized use of the military to battle the huge blazes while ...

Aug 25, 2019

Supreme Court: Ginsburg treated for tumour on pancreas

WASHINGTON - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumour on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining, according to the Supreme Court. It is...

Aug 25, 2019

5 die in stampede ahead of Algiers rap concert, probe opened

ALGIERS, Algeria - Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the cause of a stampede ahead of a rapper's concert at an Algiers sports stadium that left five youths dead, including a 13-year-old. T...

Aug 25, 2019

Nebraska court upholds state's approval of pipeline path

LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska's highest court lifted one of the last major hurdles for the Keystone XL pipeline in the state on Friday when it rejected another attempt to derail the project by opponents wh...

Aug 25, 2019

'Angel Has Fallen' tops box office with $21.3 million debut

NEW YORK - "Angel Has Fallen" has easily topped the box office with a $21.3 million debut, as the action sequel became the latest mid-budget release to find modest success in the often quiet late summ...

Aug 25, 2019

France opens Epstein-linked rape investigation

PARIS - France opened an investigation on Friday into the alleged rape of minors and a raft of other charges linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case, broadening the search to uncover potential victims and ...

Aug 25, 2019

US new home sales slid 12.8% in July

WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes fell a steep 12.8% in July, but the drop came after revisions to June sales showed the sales highest growth in 12 years. The Commerce Department said Friday that n...

Aug 25, 2019

Helicopter, small plane crash in Spain's Mallorca; 5 dead

MADRID - At least five people were killed Sunday in a collision between a helicopter and a small plane on the island of Mallorca, authorities said. The regional government of Spain's Balearic islands,...

Aug 25, 2019