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Mikel Merino stars again as Spain edges Belgium 2-1 in the World Cup quarterfinals
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper …
Myanmar firebrand monk Wirathu surrenders to police
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A nationalist Buddhist monk in Myanmar noted for inflammatory rhetoric surrendered on Monday to police, who have been seeking his arrest for over a year for insulting comments he made about t…
Attack on Afghan university leaves 19 dead, 22 wounded
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen in Afghanistan stormed the Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador, sparking an hours-long gun battle and leaving at least 19 dead and…
Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says hours-long siege of the Kabul University is over, with at least 25 dead and wounded
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says hours-long siege of the Kabul University is over, with at least 25 dead and wounded.
Global shares boosted by stronger China factory data
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares rose Monday on signs of recovery in manufacturing in China and Europe, though new lockdown measures in major economies are clouding the outlook again.
Gunbattle strikes Afghan university amid Iran book fair
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen stormed Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, sparking an hourslong gunbattle at the war-torn country's largest scho…
UK's Johnson faces opposition from his own party on lockdown
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing opposition from his own party as he prepares to ask British lawmakers to back plans for a second national lockdown to combat the exponential spread of COVID-19.
The Latest: Portugal's president mourns virus victims
LISBON, Portugal -- Portugal’s president has marked a day of national mourning for COVID-19 victims with a ceremony outside his riverside “pink palace.”
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Rescuers weep with joy as Turkey pulls 2 girls from rubble
IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — In scenes that captured Turkey's emotional roller-coaster after a deadly earthquake, rescue workers dug two girls out alive Monday from the rubble of collapsed apartment buildings three days af…
Tens of thousands in Bangladesh protest against France
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of Muslims marched in the streets of Bangladesh's capital on Monday in the country's largest protest yet against the French president's support of secular laws that allow …
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Lyon man questioned by police over Greek priest shooting
GENEVA (AP) — A Greek Orthodox parishioner who was recently caught on video scuffling with a Lyon priest who was shot outside his church and hospitalized over the weekend says local police raided his home on Monday.
Libya's warring sides discuss implementing cease-fire
CAIRO (AP) — Military leaders from Libya’s warring sides arrived Monday in the oasis town of Ghadames, the United Nations said, for the first face-to-face talks inside Libya since last year's attack on the capital …
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