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NKorea launches ICBM in possibly its longest-range test yet

Published on Tue, 11/28/2017 - 3:17pm
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WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea abruptly ended a 10-week pause in its weapons testing Tuesday by launching what the Pentagon said was an intercontinental ballistic missile — possibly its longest-range test yet — a move that will escalate already high tensions with Washington.

Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning said the missile was launched from Sain Ni, North Korea, and traveled about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) before landing in the Sea of Japan within 370 nautical kilometers (200 nautical miles) of Japan's coast. It flew for 53 minutes, Japan's defense minister said.

Royal romance: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to wed next year

Published on Mon, 11/27/2017 - 2:49pm
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LONDON (AP) — Newly engaged Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Monday lifted the secrecy that had shrouded their 18-month romance, revealing they met on a blind date, bonded during a camping trip under the stars in Botswana and that Harry proposed over a roast chicken dinner at their London home, getting down on one knee to pop the question.

Militants attack Egyptian mosque, kill at least 235 people

Published on Fri, 11/24/2017 - 3:12pm
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CAIRO (AP) — In the deadliest-ever attack by Islamic extremists in Egypt, militants assaulted a crowded mosque Friday during prayers, blasting helpless worshippers with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades and blocking their escape routes. At least 235 people were killed before the assailants got away.

Argentina president: Search for missing sub will continue

Published on Fri, 11/24/2017 - 3:09pm

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's president said Friday that an international search will continue for a submarine carrying 44 crew members that has been lost in the South Atlantic for nine days and that the sub's disappearance will be investigated.

Tiger escapes from zoo, roams streets of Paris

Published on Fri, 11/24/2017 - 3:07pm

PARIS (AP) — Police in Paris say a tiger escaped from a circus in the city and roamed the streets of the French capital for "some time" before being killed.

Police said that the big cat was "neutralized" by a staff member from the circus near a bridge over the River Seine, about two kilometers from the Eiffel Tower.

Police authorities tweeted "all danger is over" alongside a tiger emoticon.

Syria talks in Russia, Saudi Arabia aim to unify rival sides

Published on Wed, 11/22/2017 - 12:41pm
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MOSCOW (AP) — The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran on Wednesday discussed ways to promote a peaceful settlement in Syria, including the return of refugees, humanitarian aid and prisoners' exchange, while fractured Syrian opposition groups were meeting in Saudi Arabia in a bid to overcome their divisions and form a united front for Syrian peace talks in Geneva.

On surprise Russia trip, Assad and Putin talk post-war Syria

Published on Tue, 11/21/2017 - 1:36pm
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MOSCOW (AP) — On a surprise trip to Russia, Syria's Bashar Assad discussed potential new peace initiatives for post-war Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin who declared that Russia's two-year military campaign in Syria is wrapping up, the Kremlin said Tuesday.

Moscow released footage of Assad warmly embracing Putin, who hosted him in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday, ahead of a summit between Russia, Turkey and Iran and a new round of Syria peace talks in Geneva later this month.

Argentina analyzing sounds in search for missing submarine

Published on Mon, 11/20/2017 - 3:03pm
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MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Experts are analyzing sounds that might have come from an Argentine submarine lost for five days with 44 crew members on board, the country's navy said Monday.

Spokesman Enrique Balbi told reporters that a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft was dispatched to check an area where the noise was heard by two Argentine navy ships to help in the effort to isolate the source of the sounds.

The "noise" was heard in the South Atlantic about 220 miles (360 kilometers) from the Argentine coast and at a depth of about 650 feet (200 meters), Balbi said.

Climate talks wrap up with progress on Paris rulebook

Published on Fri, 11/17/2017 - 3:56pm
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BONN, Germany (AP) — Global talks on curbing climate change wrapped up Friday, with delegates and observers claiming progress on several key details of the 2015 Paris accord.

The two-week negotiations focused on a range of issues including transparency, financial assistance for poor nations and how to keep raising countries' targets for cutting carbon emissions.

Rare manuscripts to be sold from alleged Paris pyramid scam

Published on Thu, 11/16/2017 - 2:29pm
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PARIS (AP) — Thousands of French investors are hoping to recover some of the money they lost in an alleged pyramid scheme when a collection of rare manuscripts goes up for auction starting next month.

The 130,000-piece collection has been estimated to be worth a sum that could run eight or nine figures. It includes the original 1785 manuscript for "The 120 Days of Sodom," the explicit and ultimately influential novel the Marquis de Sade wrote in the Bastille prison.