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Countries agree to limit sales of elephants to zoos

GENEVA - Countries have agreed to limit the controversial sale of wild elephants caught in Zimbabwe and Botswana, to the delight of conservationists but the dismay of some of the African countries inv...

Aug 29, 2019

Myanmar court sends filmmaker to prison for army remarks

YANGON, Myanmar - A court in Myanmar has found a prominent filmmaker guilty of defaming the military with his postings on Facebook and sentenced him to a year in prison. The lawyer defending Min Htin ...

Aug 29, 2019

Yemen colonel: Airstrikes kill at least 30 troops near Aden

CAIRO - A Yemeni commander says airstrikes have hit government forces near the southern port city of Aden to fight separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 30 troops. Col. Moha...

Aug 29, 2019

S. Korean court sends Park, Samsung heir cases to new trials

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's top court on Thursday sent back jailed ex-President Park Geun-hye's corruption case to a lower court for separate trials on the charges on which she was convi...

Aug 29, 2019

Swedish prosecutor won't appeal A$AP Rocky verdict

COPENHAGEN - A Swedish prosecutor said Tuesday he won't appeal a verdict against American rapper A$AP Rocky and his two bodyguards who were found guilty of assault for a June 30 street brawl in Stockh...

Aug 29, 2019

Back at US Open, Serena beats Sharapova for 19th time in row

NEW YORK - Serena Williams was not about to let Maria Sharapova make a match of this. So facing a break point early in the second set, Williams conjured up a backhand passing shot so good, so powerful...

Aug 28, 2019

MSNBC's O'Donnell: I shouldn't have reported Trump story

NEW YORK - MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says he made an "error in judgment" in reporting a story about President Donald Trump's finances based on a single source. O'Donnell's tweet on Wednesday came aft...

Aug 28, 2019

PR firm: 'Every iota' of Smollett claim true; police differ

CHICAGO - Jussie Smollett's PR team says "every iota" of his account of being the victim of a racist, anti-gay attack in Chicago is supported by police evidence despite police repeatedly saying it was...

Aug 28, 2019

Sen. Gillibrand says she's ending 2020 presidential bid

WASHINGTON - Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand (KEER'-sten JIHL'-uh-brand) is dropping out of the presidential race. The 52-year-old New York senator announced her decision Wednesday on Twitter as her campa...

Aug 28, 2019

Viola Davis set to play Michelle Obama in proposed series

LOS ANGELES - Viola Davis is set to portray Michelle Obama in a Showtime series under development about America's first ladies. Davis also is an executive producer on the project, which Showtime said ...

Aug 28, 2019