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Strong quake hits near Greek capital of Athens, sparks fear

ATHENS, Greece - A strong earthquake hit Friday near the Greek capital of Athens, causing residents to run into the streets in fear and firefighters to check for people trapped in elevators. The Athen...

Jul 19, 2019

Sweden wants extension of rapper's detention after fight

COPENHAGEN - U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky should be held for another week in pre-trial detention to allow police to finish investigating a June 30 fight in downtown Stockholm, a prosecutor said Friday. Dani...

Jul 19, 2019

Ukraine's president says he backs prisoner swap with Russia

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president on Friday outlined the details of an impending prisoner swap with Russia, saying that Kyiv is willing to release a jailed Russian journalist in exchange for a Ukrai...

Jul 19, 2019

Pakistan arrests US-wanted terror suspect in Mumbai attacks

MULTAN, Pakistan - Pakistan on Wednesday arrested a radical cleric and U.S.-wanted terror suspect implicated in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, officials said, just days ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan's ...

Jul 19, 2019

Sudanese military, protesters sign power-sharing document

CAIRO - Sudan's pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council signed a document early Wednesday that outlines a power-sharing deal, but the two sides are still at work on a more contentious c...

Jul 18, 2019

Trump to nominate Eugene Scalia for labour secretary

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will nominate lawyer Eugene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to be his new labour secretary. Trump tweet...

Jul 18, 2019

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99

WASHINGTON - John Paul Stevens, the bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the Supreme Court's leading liberal, died Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Flori...

Jul 18, 2019

Nuclear industry push for reduced oversight gaining traction

WASHINGTON - Fewer mock commando raids to test nuclear power plants' defences against terrorist attacks. Fewer, smaller government inspections for plant safety issues. Less notice to the public and to...

Jul 18, 2019

British Open back at Royal Portrush and puts on quite a show

PORTRUSH, Ireland - An emotional opening shot by Darren Clarke. A shocking one by Rory McIlroy. Tiger Woods had his worst score to start a British Open. Brooks Koepka quickly got into contention again...

Jul 18, 2019

Rapper YG's home searched after deputy-involved shooting

LOS ANGELES - Authorities searched the Los Angeles-area home of rapper YG on Thursday in connection with a police shooting in Compton that killed a bystander earlier this month. Deputy Marvin Crowder,...

Jul 18, 2019