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Government: 95 dead in latest massacre to hit central Mali

BAMAKO, Mali - Unknown assailants killed at least 95 people in an ethnic Dogon village overnight in the latest massacre to destabilize central Mali, a government official said Monday. There was no imm...

Jun 10, 2019

Naval War College head reassigned pending probe

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Navy says the president of the U.S. Naval War College has been administratively reassigned pending the outcome of an inspector general investigation. The reassignment of Rear Ad...

Jun 10, 2019

Trade disruptions, taxing tech companies are talk of G-20

FUKUOKA, Japan - How to reorder the global financial system in an era of trade stand-offs and technological change held the attention of financial officials from the Group of 20 major economies on Sat...

Jun 10, 2019

Swedish police shoot man threatening people at train station

STOCKHOLM - Swedish police officers shot and wounded a man who was banging a bag on the ground and claiming to have a bomb at a train station Monday, authorities and a witness said. Police were alerte...

Jun 10, 2019

Amid criticism, Trump defends Mexico deal avoiding tariffs

STERLING, Va. - With his threatened Mexican tariffs now on the backburner, President Donald Trump was looking to claim victory even as some of his Democratic challengers for the White House criticized...

Jun 10, 2019

Top Iran diplomat warns US it cannot 'expect to stay safe'

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it "cannot expect to stay safe" after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance ami...

Jun 10, 2019

Tony highlights: A historic win and a strong night for women

NEW YORK - When effervescent actress Ali Stroker came onstage to accept her historic trophy as the first actor in a wheelchair to win a Tony, it wasn't just the feel-good moment of the night. It may h...

Jun 10, 2019

Ally of Kazakhstan's longtime ex-leader wins presidency

MOSCOW - Preliminary results show an ally of Kazakhstan's former president has won the presidential election. The Central Election Commission in this Central Asian country said Monday that Kassym-Joma...

Jun 10, 2019

Rapper Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys dies at 52

A publicist for rapper Bushwick Bill says the founder of the iconic Houston rap group the Geto Boys has died. Bill's publicist, Dawn P., told The Associated Press that the rapper died Sunday at 9:35 p...

Jun 09, 2019

Hong Kong leader signals extradition bill will go forward

Hong Kong's leader has signalled that her government will go ahead with proposed amendments to its extradition laws after a massive protest against them. Chief Executive Carrie Lam told the media Mond...

Jun 09, 2019