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Top UK diplomat in USA criticizes Trump in leaked memos

LONDON - Leaked diplomatic cables reveal that Britain's ambassador to the United States regards President Donald Trump's administration as inept, hobbled by infighting, and unlikely to improve. The me...

Jul 07, 2019

Hong Kong protesters aim to take message to mainland Chinese

HONG KONG - Thousands of people, many wearing black shirts and some carrying British flags, were marching in Hong Kong on Sunday, targeting a mainland Chinese audience as a month-old protest movement ...

Jul 07, 2019

Greeks vote in 1st parliamentary election since bailout end

ATHENS, Greece - Greeks were voting Sunday in the first parliamentary election since their country emerged from three successive international bailouts still struggling with a crippling nearly decade-...

Jul 07, 2019

Frankfurt prepares to defuse WWII bomb, thousands evacuated

FRANKFURT - Thousands of people have been evacuated from a district of Frankfurt that includes the European Central Bank headquarters as authorities prepare to defuse a 500-kilo (1,100-pound) World Wa...

Jul 07, 2019

Iran ramping up uranium enrichment beyond 2015 deal limits

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran announced Sunday it will raise its enrichment of uranium, breaking another limit of its unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and further heightening tensions between Tehr...

Jul 07, 2019

At Tehran symphony, music lovers seek escape from reality

TEHRAN, Iran - Aficionados of Western classical music have carved out a niche for themselves in Iran, where cultural expression remains tightly controlled by strict rules imposed after the 1979 Islami...

Jul 07, 2019

AP Sources: Jeffrey Epstein arrested in NY on sex charges

NEW YORK - Wealthy financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was arrested Saturday in New York on sex-trafficking charges involving allegations that date to the 2000s, according to law enf...

Jul 06, 2019

Brazilian bossa nova pioneer Joao Gilberto dies at 88

RIO DE JANEIRO - Joao Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic sound...

Jul 06, 2019

Southern California reels from magnitude 7.1 quake

LOS ANGELES - A quake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted much of California, cracking buildings, setting fires, breaking roads and causing several injuries while seismologists warned that large aftershock...

Jul 06, 2019

During loss, Fabio Fognini says Wimbledon should be bombed

WIMBLEDON, England - Already on Grand Slam probation, top-10 player Fabio Fognini could be in more trouble after saying during his third-round match at Wimbledon on Saturday that he wanted a bomb to h...

Jul 06, 2019