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U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World Cup dreams alive
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Malik Tillman stepped up for a free kick with a bloody sock and a new right boot after …
Strong typhoon leaves 42 dead, 20 missing in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thick mud and debris coated many villages around the Philippine capital on Friday after a typhoon killed at least 42 people and caused extensive flooding that sent people fleeing to their…
EXPLAINER: Is Georgia's upcoming ballot 'audit' a recount?
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia says it’s going to be tallying — by hand — nearly 5 million ballots that were cast in its very close presidential election on Nov. 3. But is it a recount? An “audit"? And why are they doing i…
Ex-Croatia PM Sanader convicted of corruption; party fined
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A court in Croatia convicted a former prime minister of corruption and sentenced him Friday to eight years in prison for funneling state money through an advertising agency for personal gain …
11 Germans charged with alleged far-right terror plot
BERLIN (AP) — Eleven German men have been charged with belonging to a far-right terror organization on allegations they were planning deadly attacks on Muslims to create unrest and eventually overthrow the German g…
11 killed as India, Pakistan trade fire in disputed Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani and Indian troops clashed in disputed Kashmir, leaving 11 people dead, including three Indian soldiers, and wounding more than 30 others on both sides, officials said Friday.…
Polish bishops defend John Paul II after McCarrick report
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish bishops defended St. John Paul II on Friday against evidence that he rejected reports that ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick slept with his seminarians, seeking to salvage a papal legacy t…
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits remote corner of Nevada
MINA, Nev. (AP) — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck a remote corner of Nevada early Friday, shaking the desert and a nearby town, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Morocco launches military operation in Western Sahara
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The Moroccan military launched an operation in a U.N.-patrolled border zone in the disputed Western Sahara to clear a key road it said had been blockaded for weeks by supporters of the pro-ind…
Poland blames violence at far-right march on hooligans
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s ruling right-wing party has blamed violence, injuries and damage during recent national holiday event that it backs on hooligans and provocateurs.
Georgia hand tally of presidential race getting underway
ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials in Georgia's 159 counties are undertaking a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from an audit required by state law.
AP PHOTOS: Drones light up Seoul sky, urge virus vigilance
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With masked spectators watching from below, hundreds of drones lit up the night sky in South Korea’s capital on Friday in a synchronized display to encourage citizens to remain vigilant ag…
2 men in Denmark charged with murder, not hate crime
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two brothers, suspected in the killing of a biracial man on a Danish island in June, were Friday formally charged with murder after the prosecution ruled out a racially motivated crime be…
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Germany criticizes new Russian sanctions over Navalny case
BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Friday criticized an announcement by Russia's foreign minister that Moscow is imposing sanctions against German and French officials in response to EU measures taken over the …
Japan Nobel laureate Koshiba who found neutrinos dies at 94
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese astrophysicist Masatoshi Koshiba, a co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in physics for confirming the existence of elementary particles called neutrinos, has died. He was 94.