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People of colour make gains in mayoral races across the US

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - People of colour made history this week by winning municipal races in places their families were once ignored or prevented from voting, including a New Mexico mayor whose father wa...

Nov 09, 2019

Hundreds of thousands evacuated ahead of Bangladesh cyclone

DHAKA, Bangladesh - With a strong cyclone approaching Bangladesh on Saturday, authorities used more than 50,000 volunteers and officials to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people to shelters across ...

Nov 09, 2019

UK police ID all 39 Vietnamese victims found in truck

LONDON - UK police say they have formally identified the 39 people found dead in a container truck in southeastern England and notified their families in the apparent people-smuggling tragedy. The aut...

Nov 09, 2019

Court sentences Congo warlord to 30 years for atrocities

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court passed its highest ever sentence Thursday, sending a Congolese warlord known as "The Terminator" to prison for 30 years for crimes including m...

Nov 09, 2019

South Korea deports North Koreans who fled after killing 16

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - In an extremely unusual case, South Korea deported two North Korean fishermen on Thursday after finding they had killed 16 other crew members on their boat and then fled to...

Nov 08, 2019

Indian court rules in favour of Hindu temple on disputed land

NEW DELHI - India's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Hindu temple on a disputed religious ground and ordered that alternative land be given to Muslims. The dispute over land ownership has been o...

Nov 08, 2019

Saudi recruitment of Twitter workers reflects insider risks

Allegations that two former Twitter employees spied on users for the Saudi government have spotlighted the threat posed by insiders who exploit their access to the mountains of sensitive data held by ...

Nov 08, 2019

China sentences fentanyl traffickers after US tip about ring

XINGTAI, China - A Chinese court sentenced nine fentanyl traffickers on Thursday in a case that is the culmination of a rare collaboration between Chinese and U.S. law enforcement to crack down on glo...

Nov 08, 2019

7 Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers detained or face arrest

HONG KONG - Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers have either been detained or face arrest Saturday, in a move expected to escalate public fury during months of unrest. A police statement said one o...

Nov 08, 2019

Top Iowa aide to Steyer's campaign resigns after AP report

DES MOINES, Iowa - A top Iowa aide to businessman Tom Steyer resigned Friday, a day after The Associated Press revealed he had privately offered campaign contributions to local politicians in exchange...

Nov 08, 2019