CANBERRA, Australia – Australia secretly held a group of 46 Vietnamese asylum seekers on a warship at sea for almost…
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Death toll in Mexico tornado rises to 14, search continues for missing family of 4
MEXICO CITY – The body of a baby carried away by a tornado was found Tuesday in the northern Mexico…
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SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines is investigating how one of its jets suffered a power loss in both engines, falling 13,000…
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BEIJING – A former member of China’s national legislature has gone on trial for organizing prostitution and destroying evidence. Liang…
Read MoreSaudi-led airstrikes pound Shiite rebel positions in Yemen as fighting rages in east
SANAA, Yemen – Security officials and tribesmen say Saudi-led warplanes bombed Shiite rebels in their northern Yemeni stronghold as fighting…
Read MoreGerman industrial giant Siemens signs $10.5 billion deal to generate power in Egypt
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – German industrial giant Siemens AG has signed a $10.5 billion (10 billion euro) deal with Egypt…
Read MoreChina says 680 overseas fugitives accused of graft have returned amid anti-corruption campaign
BEIJING – Chinese authorities say 680 overseas fugitives accused of graft, fraud or other economic crimes have been extradited or…
Read MoreIsrael’s president urges UN to act against genocide and warns against seeing religion as enemy
UNITED NATIONS – The president of Israel is urging nations to wage an all-out war against genocide saying “the Holocaust…
Read MoreOpen for business: Vatican’s shave and shower opens for the homeless
VATICAN CITY – Homeless men and women are lining up outside the public restrooms off St. Peter’s Square to take…
Read MoreSon of former Iranian president appeals 15-year sentence over security, corruption charges
TEHRAN, Iran – A lawyer for the son of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says his client has appealed…
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