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Fire on moving train kills 65 passengers in central Pakistan

MULTAN, Pakistan - A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove erupted on Thursday on a train travelling in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, killing at least 65 passengers, officials said. Flames ...

Oct 30, 2019

Strong quake jolts southern Philippines, 6 dead, scores hurt

DAVAO, Philippines - A powerful earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Tuesday, triggering landslides and loosening boulders that killed six people and injured more than 100 others in a region a...

Oct 30, 2019

Japan justice minister resigns in election fraud scandal

TOKYO - Japan's justice minister resigned Thursday over election fraud allegations involving his wife, also a lawmaker, and about his own reported gift-giving allegations, becoming the second Cabinet ...

Oct 30, 2019

Fire burns down structures at historic Japanese castle

TOKYO - A fire has spread among structures at Shuri Castle on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site. Firefighters were still battling the blaze a few hou...

Oct 30, 2019

Ex-All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton charged with child injury

KELLER, Texas - Former All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton has been charged with injury to a child after his 14-year-old daughter told his ex-wife that he had struck her. Hamilton, 38, surrendered Wednesda...

Oct 30, 2019

Google falls short on third-quarter profit

SAN FRANCISCO - Google parent company Alphabet reported mixed third-quarter results Monday, beating analyst expectations for revenue but falling short on profits. The stock fell more than 2% in after-...

Oct 30, 2019

North Carolina judges block current congressional map

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina judges on Monday blocked the state's congressional map from being used in the 2020 elections, ruling that voters had a strong likelihood of winning a lawsuit that argued...

Oct 30, 2019

Apple overcomes iPhone slump with strong fiscal 4Q showing

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is still running a well-oiled moneymaking machine despite cooling demand for its hottest product, the iPhone. Sales and revenue in the July-September quarter exceeded analyst est...

Oct 30, 2019

Wildfire forces residents, celebrities to flee

LOS ANGELES - A wildfire swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles on Monday, destroying several large homes and forcing LeBron James and thousands of others to flee. Meanwhile, a blaze in N...

Oct 30, 2019

Wildfires outside L.A. threaten homes, spare Reagan library

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - A wind-whipped outbreak of wildfires outside Los Angeles on Wednesday threatened thousands of homes and horse ranches, forced the smoky evacuation of elderly patients in wheelcha...

Oct 30, 2019