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Drowned father and daughter mourned at El Salvador cemetery

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - The bodies of a man and his young daughter who drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas are being laid to rest in their native El Salvador. About 50 people are car...

Jul 01, 2019

Iran says it has broken stockpile limit set by nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran acknowledged Monday it had broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by the 2015 nuclear deal, marking its first major departure from the unraveling agreement a...

Jul 01, 2019

Truce in US-China trade war as 2 rivals seek breakthrough

OSAKA, Japan - President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping agreed to a cease-fire Saturday in their nations' yearlong trade war, averting for now an escalation feared by financial markets, businesse...

Jul 01, 2019

Suspect in deadly Dutch tram shooting appears in court

BRUSSELS - Dutch prosecutors said Monday they have a "strong indication" that a man accused of fatally shooting four passengers on a tram in the central city of Utrecht in March had a "terrorist motiv...

Jul 01, 2019

Illegal or just immoral? Film explores texting suicide case

BOSTON - A new documentary asks whether a young woman who sent her suicidal boyfriend countless text messages encouraging him to take his own life should be behind bars as a convicted criminal. HBO's ...

Jul 01, 2019

Bus crashes into gorge in India's Kashmir, killing 35

SRINAGAR, India - An overcrowded minibus crashed into a gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 35 people and injuring 17 others, officials said. The bus plunged off the Himalay...

Jul 01, 2019

Protests escalate as Hong Kong marks handover to China

HONG KONG - Combative protesters tried to break into the Hong Kong legislature Monday as a crowd of thousands prepared to start a march in that direction on the 22nd anniversary of the former British ...

Jul 01, 2019

DMZ diplomacy: Kim accepts Trump invite to meet at border

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - President Donald Trump will meet Sunday with North Korea's Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the North and South, a day after he issued an unprecedented invi...

Jun 30, 2019

N. Korea says Trump's offer to meet Kim 'very interesting'

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Saturday President Donald Trump's offer to meet leader Kim Jong Un at the Korean Demilitarized Zone is a "very interesting suggestion," brightening prospec...

Jun 30, 2019

Japan resumes commercial whaling, seen as face-saving end

TOKYO - Japan has resumed commercial whaling after 31 years, meeting a long-cherished goal of traditionalists that's seen as a largely lost cause. Whaling boats embarked Monday on their first commerci...

Jun 30, 2019