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Philippine volcano still 'life threatening' despite lull
TAGAYTAY, Philippines - An erupting Philippine volcano remains life threatening despite weaker emissions and fewer tremors, an official said Friday and advised thousands of displaced villagers not to ...
Jan 17, 2020
Pakistani court hands down 55-year sentences to 86 Islamists
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani court has sentenced 86 members of a radical Islamist party to 55-year prison terms each for taking part in violent rallies in 2018 over the acquittal of a Christian woman in a ...
Jan 17, 2020
Video: 20 seconds of terror between missiles in Iran crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran's top diplomat acknowledged Wednesday that Iranians "were lied to" for days after the Islamic Republic accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner. The admission cam...
Jan 16, 2020
Trump campaign tries robust outreach to expand his appeal
WASHINGTON - Selfies on a "Women for Trump" bus tour through Iowa. Volunteer training at a "Black Voices for Trump" organizing session in Philadelphia. A vice-presidential headliner at a "Latinos for ...
Jan 16, 2020
World's biggest yearly human migration begins again in China
BEIJING - As the Lunar New Year approaches, Chinese travellers flocked to train stations and airports Friday to take part in a nationwide ritual: the world's biggest annual human migration. Around 3 b...
Jan 16, 2020
Guatemala officials disperse migrants, but some keep trying
CHIQUIMULA, Guatemala - United States officials are crediting tough measures taken over the past year and co-operation from regional governments for sharply reducing the number of Central American mig...
Jan 16, 2020
Australia raises with Iran imprisoned Australian academic
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's foreign minister said on Friday she had raised with her Iranian counterpart the fate of an imprisoned Australian-British academic, who has gone on hunger strikes and ...
Jan 16, 2020
China reports second death in coronavirus outbreak
BEIJING - A second person has died from a new form of coronavirus in central China, health authorities said. A 69-year-old man surnamed Xiong fell ill with the respiratory condition on Dec. 31, accord...
Jan 16, 2020
Iran's top leader to lead Friday prayers at time of crisis
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader will deliver a Friday sermon in Tehran for the first time since 2012, as the Islamic Republic grapples with the fallout from the targeted killing of its top genera...
Jan 16, 2020
It's a boy for 1st Japan Cabinet member on paternity leave
TOKYO - Japan's environment minister became father to a boy and is going ahead with his planned paternity leave - still a rarity in Japan where men are under pressure to put work before family. Shinji...
Jan 16, 2020
