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Top Pakistani court upholds acquittal, frees Christian woman
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's top court on Tuesday upheld its acquittal of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, clearing the last legal hurdle and freeing Aasia Bibi to leave the country in a ...
Jan 29, 2019
French yellow vest movement dogged by intolerance, extremism
PARIS - Intolerance and conspiracy theories have haunted the margins of France's "yellow vest" movement since the first protests over fuel taxes roused the discontented middle of French society. The m...
Jan 29, 2019
Ukraine's incumbent president announces re-election bid
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he will run for re-election in March's presidential vote. Poroshenko declared Tuesday that he will seek another five-year term in office on Ma...
Jan 29, 2019
Sentencing hearing continues for truck driver in deadly Broncos bus crash
MELFORT, Sask. - Many more families of those who died and were injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash are expected to speak in court today. About half of 75 victim impact statements are still ...
Jan 29, 2019
Meng Wanzhou's case is scheduled to return to a Vancouver court today
VANCOUVER - The case of a senior executive of Chinese tech juggernaut Huawei Technologies is scheduled to return to court in Vancouver today. The U.S. Department of Justice laid out its case Mond...
Jan 29, 2019
20 dead as bombs target Sunday Mass in Philippine cathedral
JOLO, Philippines - Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 20 people and wounding 111 other...
Jan 29, 2019
3-time major champion Andy Murray says he had hip operation
Andy Murray did have a second hip operation, after all, getting a metal implant one year after his first procedure on the joint. The three-time major champion posted a message Tuesday on Instagram say...
Jan 29, 2019
Some national parks open to visitors post-shutdown
MINNEAPOLIS - Park rangers were once again greeting visitors at some national parks across the United States and flight operations at major airports were returning to normal on Saturday, one day after...
Jan 29, 2019
Rivals Maduro and Guaido vie for Venezuelan military backing
CARACAS, Venezuela - The struggle for control of Venezuela turned to the military Sunday, with supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido handing leaflets to soldiers detailing a proposed amnesty law...
Jan 29, 2019
Search for Brazil dam survivors renews as death toll hits 58
BRUMADINHO, Brazil - Brazilian rescue crews returned to mud-covered flats Sunday to resume the search for hundreds of people missing in the wake of a dam collapse after the operation was suspended for...
Jan 29, 2019
