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Hundreds of thousands evacuated as cyclone hits Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh - A strong cyclone made landfall early Sunday in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of people have moved to shelters across the low-lying delta nation's vast coastal region. Pac...

Nov 11, 2019

AP sources: Former Trump adviser John Bolton has a book deal

NEW YORK - Former national security adviser John Bolton has a book deal, The Associated Press has learned. The hawkish Bolton departed in September because of numerous foreign policy disagreements wit...

Nov 11, 2019

Chrissy Teigen honoured at Baby2Baby gala

CULVER CITY, Calif. - Chrissy Teigen said she felt honoured to receive an award at the Baby2Baby Gala, but her acceptance speech wasn't all about her achievement: "No kid should go hungry. No kid shou...

Nov 11, 2019

New York Rep. Peter King won't seek reelection in 2020

New York Rep. Peter King announced Monday he will not seek reelection in 2020. The 14-term Republican congressman said in a Facebook post that his commute was a main factor in his decision, saying he ...

Nov 11, 2019

Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations' highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Lawyers for Gambia said in a...

Nov 11, 2019

Turkey starts returning IS fighters, deports US national

ANKARA, Turkey - A U.S. national who is a member of the Islamic State group has been deported home, a Turkish official said Monday, as Ankara began repatriating captured foreign IS fighters. Turkish I...

Nov 11, 2019

Hindus rejoice, Muslims deplore India court ruling on temple

NEW DELHI - India's Supreme Court ruled in favour of a Hindu temple on a disputed religious ground in the country's north and ordered that alternative land be given to Muslims to build a mosque - a ve...

Nov 10, 2019

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers charged, student mourned

HONG KONG - Police in Hong Kong said Saturday that they have arrested and charged six pro-democracy lawmakers, a move that could escalate public fury a day after the death of a university student link...

Nov 10, 2019

Hong Kong protester appears shot by police in online video

HONG KONG - A video posted online in Hong Kong shows police shooting at least one protester as demonstrators disrupted the morning rush hour. A police officer collars one protester and then shoots ano...

Nov 10, 2019

Missing Clark Atlanta University student found dead

ATLANTA - A missing Clark Atlanta University student has been found dead, authorities said Friday. The body of Alexis Crawford, 21, was found at a park in DeKalb County, Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shi...

Nov 10, 2019