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2 Russian spies sentenced in Montenegro in coup attempt

PODGORICA, Montenegro - A Montenegro court on Thursday sentenced 13 people, including two Russian secret service operatives, to up to 15 years in prison after they were convicted of plotting to overth...

May 09, 2019

Pompeo meeting with Merkel cancelled over 'pressing issues'

BERLIN - A planned meeting in Germany between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chancellor Angela Merkel was cancelled at the last minute, according to the U.S. State Department Tuesday. Pompeo ...

May 09, 2019

South Korea: North Korea fires an unidentified projectile

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Thursday fired at least one unidentified projectile from the country's western area, South Korea's military said, the second such launch in the last five day...

May 09, 2019

Inside the Met Gala: Feathers, bling and ideas about 'camp'

NEW YORK - The cocktail bar was shutting down, and guests were being encouraged to commence the elegant trek to dinner through the majestic halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But Joan Collins ha...

May 09, 2019

China economy czar heading for Washington tariff war talks

BEIJING - China confirmed Tuesday its economy czar will go to Washington for trade talks despite fears he might cancel after President Donald Trump threatened to escalate a tariff war over Beijing's t...

May 09, 2019

Pressured over media rights, Myanmar frees Reuters reporters

YANGON, Myanmar - Two Reuters journalists whose imprisonment for their reporting on the Myanmar military's abuses of Rohingya Muslims drew the world's attention to curbs on freedom of the press were f...

May 08, 2019

Louis Vuitton show transports guests without flight at JFK

NEW YORK - Louis Vuitton's cruise show transported guests back in time as its cruise show showcased flashy 1980s-inspired outfits in a decidedly retro venue: the spacey, once-abandoned TWA terminal at...

May 08, 2019

Fox Sports, Stars Group to offer sports betting in deal

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A major U.S. sports network is getting into the sports betting game. Fox Sports says it is buying just under 5 per cent of the Stars Group for about $236 million, and that both c...

May 08, 2019

Plane skids off wet runway in Myanmar; pilot, 3 others hurt

YANGON, Myanmar - A plane operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines skidded off the runway while landing Wednesday evening at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport, injuring at least four people includin...

May 08, 2019

Denver is 1st US city to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms'

DENVER - Voters have made Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in "magic mushrooms." Preliminary results show that the citizen-led initiative narrowly pa...

May 08, 2019