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Albania quake has 340 aftershocks, people afraid to go home

TIRANA, Albania - Fear and safety hazards kept many residents of Albania's capital of Tirana and the port city of Durres out of their homes Sunday after an earthquake the day before injured 105 people...

Sep 24, 2019

Arab lawmakers in Israel endorse Gantz for prime minister

JERUSALEM - The Arab bloc in Israel's parliament abandoned its usual hands-off stance Sunday and endorsed former military chief Benny Gantz for prime minister, potentially giving him the edge over har...

Sep 24, 2019

EU court: Dutch tax deal with Starbucks is legal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A European Union court overturned Tuesday a ruling by the European Commission that a tax deal between the Dutch government and Starbucks amounted to illegal state support for ...

Sep 24, 2019

EU top court rules in favour of Google on search engine issue

BRUSSELS - Google won a major case in the European Union on Tuesday, when the bloc's top court ruled that the U.S. internet giant doesn't have to extend the EU's "right to be forgotten" rules to its s...

Sep 24, 2019

Emmys apologizes for wrong photo during memoriam segment

LOS ANGELES - The TV Academy is apologizing for using a photo of a living composer instead of the image of the late Andre Previn during an Emmy's memoriam segment. The segment on Sunday used a photo o...

Sep 23, 2019

GM strike in 2nd week: Some progress but no end in sight

NEW YORK - The strike against General Motors by 49,000 United Auto Workers entered its second week Monday with progress reported in negotiations but no clear end in sight. Bargainers met all weekend a...

Sep 23, 2019

Kanye West attracts thousands to Wyoming for worship service

BILLINGS, Mont. - Kanye West has held an outdoor worship service that attracted thousands of people to the Wyoming city where he owns a ranch. The Billings Gazette reports West held the free event Sun...

Sep 23, 2019

AP interview: Colombia to denounce Maduro at UN meeting

BOGOTA - Colombia's president compared Nicols Maduro to Serbian war criminal Slobodan Milosevic as he goes on a diplomatic offensive to corral the Venezuelan socialist, warning that he would be making...

Sep 23, 2019

Emmy Awards viewership plunges to 6.9 million people

NEW YORK - The Emmy Awards plunged to a record-low viewership of 6.9 million, illustrating a collective shrug by the public for an annual program that celebrates the best of television and is designed...

Sep 23, 2019

Judges may not be buying that 'Stairway' needs new trial

A group of US judges don't seem inclined to order a new trial in a copyright fight over the Led Zeppelin song, "Stairway to Heaven." Members of an 11-judge panel at a Monday hearing before the 9th U.S...

Sep 23, 2019