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Hospital fire kills 9 COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey - A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey after an oxygen cylinder exploded, killing nine people, the health minister said. The...

Dec 19, 2020

Biden transition team criticizes co-operation from Pentagon

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden's transition team expressed frustration Friday with the level of co-operation they're getting from political appointees at the Department of Defence, sayin...

Dec 19, 2020

Epstein-linked modeling agent charged with rape of minors

PARIS - A modeling agent associated with disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein has been charged in France with sexual harassment and the rape of minors over 15 years old. Jean-Luc Brunel was arrest...

Dec 19, 2020

Rockets hit US base in Afghanistan, no casualties reported

KABUL - Five rockets were fired at a major U.S. base in Afghanistan on Saturday, but there were no casualties, NATO and provincial officials said. The rockets hit Bagram Airfield, said Wahida Shahkar,...

Dec 19, 2020

Asia Today: Sydney beach suburbs in lockdown as cases rise

SYDNEY, Australia - Sydney's northern beaches will enter a lockdown similar to the one imposed during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March as a cluster of cases in the area increased to 41. Fro...

Dec 19, 2020

India’s virus cases cross 10 million as new infections dip

NEW DELHI - India's confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 10 million with new infections dipping to their lowest levels in three months, as the country prepares for a massive COVID-19 vaccination i...

Dec 18, 2020

Illegal winery busted at Alabama town's sewage plant

RAINSVILLE, Ala. - Sheriff's officials say they've busted an illegal winery that was operating at a municipal sewage plant in a small north Alabama town. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office said in a s...

Dec 18, 2020

Kobe Bryant's widow slams lawsuit from mom seeking support

LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant's widow has denounced a lawsuit from her mother claiming she is owed years of pay for working as an unpaid assistant and support promised by the basketball legend, who was ki...

Dec 18, 2020

Berlin film festival postponed to later in 2021 due to virus

BERLIN - The annual Berlin International Film Festival is being put off this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and split into two parts later in 2021, organizers said Friday. The "Berlinale" had be...

Dec 18, 2020

Sexual assault charge dropped against rapper Mystikal

SHREVEPORT, La. - A sexual assault charged was dropped against New Orleans rapper Mystikal, who was released from jail on a $3 million bond almost two years ago. On Thursday, a Caddo Parish grand jury...

Dec 18, 2020