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Evacuations as wildfire roars through California country 24 Oct 2019 - 06:26 pm

Geyserville, United States: A fast-moving wildfire roared through California wine country early Thursday, prompting evacuations and threatening homes as authorities warned of the...

Trump says building a wall... in Colorado 24 Oct 2019 - 10:49 am

Pittsburgh, Donald Trump has made building a barrier to stop migrants on the US-Mexico border a central plank of his presidency, but on...

Shootout leaves nine dead in Mexico 24 Oct 2019 - 09:55 am

Mexico City: Nine people have been killed in southern Mexico in a shootout between two groups using high-powered weapons, authorities said Thursday. Several...

Bolivia's Morales set to win outright as disputed vote count nears completion 24 Oct 2019 - 08:51 am

LA PAZ, Bolivia's leftist leader Evo Morales was on track to win a fraught presidential race outright, edging to a decisive 10-point lead...

Russian 'agent' Maria Butina to be released from US prison 24 Oct 2019 - 08:14 am

Washington, Maria Butina, the red-headed gun advocate from Russia who built a network of high-level Republican contacts before being arrested for spying, is...

Argentina seeks to extradite ex-spy on sexual exploitation charges 23 Oct 2019 - 10:16 pm

BOGOTA/MEXICO CITY: Argentina is seeking the extradition from Mexico of a former spy accused of running a criminal organization that sexually exploited women,...

Biden: Trump has 'no idea' about working-class struggles 23 Oct 2019 - 07:40 pm

SCRANTON: Joe Biden hammered President Donald Trump's treatment of the middle class as he campaigned Wednesday in his childhood hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania,...

Republican lawmakers disrupt Democratic-led Trump impeachment inquiry 23 Oct 2019 - 07:40 pm

WASHINGTON: Republican lawmakers, encouraged by President Donald Trump to get tougher in fighting the impeachment inquiry against him, on Wednesday disrupted the Democratic-led...

Feds detain ex Russian Olympic official in South Florida 23 Oct 2019 - 07:40 pm

MIAMI: A former Russian Olympic Committee official who fled his country and claimed to have been poisoned after being criticized by Russian President...

2 being charged in death of missing girl found in trash 23 Oct 2019 - 05:20 pm

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Police say they will charge two people in the death of a 3-year-old Alabama girl whose body was found amid trash...

Trump says will remove US sanctions on Turkey 23 Oct 2019 - 05:20 pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Turkey was making a ceasefire in northern Syria permanent, prompting the United States to lift...

Missouri farmer charged in killing of Wisconsin brothers 23 Oct 2019 - 05:20 pm

KANSAS CITY: A Missouri cattle farmer was charged Wednesday with two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of two brothers from...

Bolivia's Morales says coup underway as rivals dispute vote 23 Oct 2019 - 05:20 pm

LA PAZ, Bolivia: Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday his opponents are trying to stage a coup against him as protests grew over...

The diplomat took notes; then he told a story 23 Oct 2019 - 02:20 pm

Washington: A secret cable. A disembodied voice. A coded threat. William Taylor, a career diplomat, went behind closed doors in the basement of...

Canada's Trudeau wins reelection but faces a divided nation 23 Oct 2019 - 08:53 am

Toronto: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau begins his second term facing an increasingly divided Parliament and country, with his rock-star appeal from four years...

Envoy testifies Trump tied Ukraine aid to politically motivated investigations 22 Oct 2019 - 11:55 pm

WASHINGTON: The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine testified on Tuesday he was told that President Donald Trump made the release of security aid...

Winner Trudeau faces a divided Canada 22 Oct 2019 - 11:20 pm

TORONTO: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau begins his second term facing an increasingly divided Parliament and country, with his rock-star appeal from four years...