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A bird? A plane? French inventor flies over English Channel
SANGATTE, France - Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a French inventor flying over the English Channel on his hoverboard. Looking like a superhero, Franky Zapata successfully completed the famed 3...
Aug 04, 2019
Kashmir tensions intensify amid India-Pakistan skirmishes
SRINAGAR, India - Tensions have soared along the volatile, highly militarized frontier between India and Pakistan in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, as India deployed more troops and ordered...
Aug 04, 2019
9 killed in Ohio in second US mass shooting within 24 hours
DAYTON, Ohio - Nine people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police said. Dayton police tweeted that a...
Aug 04, 2019
2020 Dems back gun limits after El Paso mass shooting
LAS VEGAS - Democratic presidential candidates expressed outrage Saturday that mass shootings have become chillingly common nationwide and blamed the National Rifle Association and its congressional a...
Aug 04, 2019
25 dead, 55 rescued after boats capsize in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines - Rescuers plucked more bodies in rough seas where three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce winds and waves off two central Philippine provinces, bringing the deat...
Aug 04, 2019
Trudeau given glimpse of life in the Far North during tour of Arctic Bay
ARCTIC BAY, Nunavut - Sitting on a bed next to the oldest Inuit woman in northern Nunavut, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heard and witnessed first-hand what life is like for the people of the Far Nort...
Aug 04, 2019
Conservatives, if elected, would work to restore ties with Saudi Arabia
OTTAWA - A Conservative government, if elected this fall, would work to fix Canada's relationship with Saudi Arabia by trying to build back rapport with the kingdom in areas that i...
Aug 04, 2019
Yemen officials: Al-Qaida kills at least 20 at military camp
SANAA, Yemen - Al-Qaida militants targeted a military camp in Yemen's southern Abyan province, killing at least 20 troops and setting off hours-long clashes that lasted into early morning Friday, Yeme...
Aug 04, 2019
Trump's latest tariffs weighs on markets ahead of payrolls
LONDON - Global stock markets remained under pressure Friday, particularly in Europe, after President Donald Trump's shocked investors with another tariff announcement on Chinese imports. Monthly U.S....
Aug 04, 2019
Thai leader orders investigation of Bangkok blasts; 4 hurt
BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha on Friday ordered an investigation into several small bombings in Bangkok that took place as Thailand was hosting a high-level meeting attended by U.S....
Aug 03, 2019