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Sarajevo officials: Nobel winner Handke not welcome in city

SARAJEVO, Bosnia - Nobel Literature Prize laureate Peter Handke was on Wednesday proclaimed persona non grata in the Bosnian capital for his apologist views toward Serb war crimes during the war in th...

Dec 11, 2019

Kosovo, Albania to boycott Nobel Literature award ceremony

PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo and Albania say they will boycott the Nobel Literature Prize ceremony Tuesday to protest the award being given to Austrian writer Peter Handke who both countries link to the ...

Dec 11, 2019

Anti-doping agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Russia was slapped Monday with a four-year ban from international sports events, including next summer's Tokyo Olympics, over a longstanding doping scandal, although its athlet...

Dec 11, 2019

Saudi Aramco starts trading after record $25.6 billion IPO

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's oil company Aramco is listed and started trading on the Saudi Tadawul stock exchange on Wednesday for the first time after a mammoth $25.6 billion initial public ...

Dec 10, 2019

The people sing: 'Les Mis' soothes, breaks Hong Kong hearts

HONG KONG - For Hong Kong spectators mentally and physically drained from six months of pro-democracy protests that have convulsed the city, a rousing performance of "Les Miserables" proved almost too...

Dec 10, 2019

Afghan bomber hits medical facility near Bagram Air Base

KABUL - A powerful suicide bombing targeted an under-construction medical facility on Wednesday near Bagram Air Base, the main American base north of the Afghan capital, the U.S. military said. The at...

Dec 10, 2019

Boungainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea

CANBERRA, Australia - The South Pacific region of Bougainville voted overwhelmingly to become the world's newest nation by gaining independence from Papua New Guinea, results showed Wednesday. Bougain...

Dec 10, 2019

Cardi B shows up at court in style for strip club fight case

NEW YORK - Cardi B turned up for a court appearance Tuesday in an attempted assault case, staying mum - except for fashion statements - as it proceeds. The Grammy-winning rapper sported a feather-trim...

Dec 10, 2019

Netflix says more than 26M watched 'The Irishman' in 7 days

NEW YORK - Netflix says that 26.4 million households worldwide watched "The Irishman" in its first week of streaming. That figure includes those who watched at least 70% of Martin Scorsese's 3 1/2 hou...

Dec 10, 2019

Adam Sandler on plunging into the Safdies' 'Uncut Gems'

TORONTO - Adam Sandler was waiting to be thrown into a midtown fountain on Sixth Avenue for a scene in Josh and Benny Safdie's "Uncut Gems" when he noticed a familiar face on the sidewalk. The Safdies...

Dec 10, 2019