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Michigan man uses battle axe to fight off intruder

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A Michigan man whose hobbies include ritualized combat with replica weapons from the Middle Ages says he wielded a battle axe he calls "my baby" to fend off an intruder. Thir...

Nov 10, 2019

No coalition troops hurt in rocket attack at Iraq base

BAGHDAD - A barrage of Katyusha rockets targeted an Iraqi air base that houses American troops south of the city of Mosul on Friday, officials said. No members of the U.S.-led coalition were injured. ...

Nov 10, 2019

Got a weird text? A telecom vendor says it's to blame

If you woke up to a weird text that seemed totally out of place, you aren't alone. A mysterious wave of missives swept America's phones overnight, delivering confusing messages from friends, family an...

Nov 10, 2019

War epic 'Midway' bests 'Doctor Sleep' at the box office

LOS ANGELES - Despite a fresh injection of four big movies into the marketplace including a Stephen King adaptation, a World War II epic, a glossy, holiday-themed romantic comedy and a family friendly...

Nov 10, 2019

Jordan retakes lands leased by Israel in 1994 peace accord

AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's king announced Sunday that his country is retaking "full sovereignty" over two pieces of land leased by Israel, reflecting the cool relations between the neighbouring countrie...

Nov 10, 2019

UN court says it has jurisdiction in Ukraine-Russia case

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - In a legal victory for Kyiv, the United Nations' highest court ruled Friday that it has jurisdiction in a case brought by Ukraine alleging that Russia breached treaties on ter...

Nov 10, 2019

Bannon says Stone was Trump campaign link to WikiLeaks

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's campaign viewed Roger Stone as an "access point" to WikiLeaks and tried to use him to get advanced word about hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton, a former top presid...

Nov 10, 2019

UK police identify truck victims; 10 teenagers among 39 dead

LONDON - Ten teenagers were among the 39 Vietnamese found dead in a truck container in southeast England last month, local police said Friday while relaying for the first time details of those who die...

Nov 10, 2019

Queen, politicians attend service as UK remembers war dead

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II and Britain's political leaders have led the country's Remembrance Sunday service for war dead. The queen, dressed in black, watched from a balcony as her son and heir Prin...

Nov 10, 2019

Iran's president: New oil field found with over 50B barrels

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country's south with over 50 billion barrels of crude, its president said Sunday, a find that could boost the country's proven reserves by a t...

Nov 10, 2019