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Saudi carrier cancels troubled Boeing 737 order for Airbus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Saudi budget airline is ordering 30 Airbus planes in a deal that replaces a $6 billion agreement it had with Boeing for its troubled 737 Max jets, which have been groun...

Jul 08, 2019

Fams mourn João Gilberto at Rio de Janeiro funeral

RIO DE JANEIRO - Fans from around the world are honouring bossa nova pioneer Joo Gilberto, filing past his coffin at his funeral in Rio de Janeiro. Gilberto's body is being displayed in an open casket...

Jul 08, 2019

Months of aftershocks could follow big California earthquake

RIDGECREST, Calif. - Officials in Southern California expressed relief Saturday that damage and injuries weren't worse after the largest earthquake the region has seen in nearly 20 years, while voicin...

Jul 08, 2019

London daredevil scales one of Europe's tallest buildings

LONDON - A free climber in London has scaled one of the tallest buildings in Europe. The man who climbed The Shard early Monday morning was spoken to by police after he made his ascent but hasn't been...

Jul 08, 2019

Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson sing duet in London

LONDON - It was 1976 all over again in London as Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson performed a song from their movie "A Star Is Born." Headlining British Summer Time in Hyde Park Sunday night, S...

Jul 08, 2019

Spacey accuser could be forced to testify on missing phone

NANTUCKET, Mass. - The man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a bar could be forced to testify about what happened to a cellphone wanted by the defence. A Massachusetts judge has ordered the a...

Jul 08, 2019

3 runners gored racing with bulls at Pamplona's festival

PAMPLONA, Spain - Five people were hospitalized after the opening bull run of this year's San Fermin festival in Pamplona, including two Americans and a Spaniard who were gored by bulls, officials in ...

Jul 08, 2019

Intl court convicts Congo rebel leader known as 'Terminator'

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a notorious rebel commander known as "The Terminator" of 18 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes including mur...

Jul 08, 2019

First US children's series with Alaska Native lead kicks off

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Natives are sharing their world with a general audience in the nation's first-ever children's series featuring indigenous leads. "Molly of Denali" premieres July 15 on PBS K...

Jul 07, 2019

Massive choir a place for Estonians to find identity, solace

TALLINN, Estonia - Tens of thousands of Estonians joined in singing folk songs Sunday on the 150th anniversary of a music festival that inspired resistance to Soviet control and later received recogni...

Jul 07, 2019