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UK police given more time to quiz Parliament crash suspect
LONDON (AP) — British police have been given more time to question the suspect in a car crash outside Parliament that injured three people. Salih Khater, a British citizen originally from Sudan, was arrested Tuesday…
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Turkish lira rebounds after Qatar pledges $15 billion
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish lira continued to rebound from record losses on Thursday a day after Qatar pledged $15 billion in investments to help Turkey’s economy. The currency strengthened some 2 percent against…
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Judge criticizes German officials over radical’s deportation
BERLIN (AP) — A judge is accusing German authorities of testing the limits of the law in the deportation to Tunisia of a suspected former aide to Osama bin Laden, whom courts have ordered returned…
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Australian sex abuse victim settles with Catholic order
PERTH, Australia (AP) — A 74-year-old man with terminal cancer said on Thursday he could die happy after reaching a 1 million Australian dollar ($727,000) landmark settlement against a Catholic religious order for sexual abuse…
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Husband arrested in missing family case in Colorado
FREDERICK, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say the husband of a missing family in Colorado has been arrested in connection with the case. The Frederick Police Department said Chris Watts was taken into custody. Watt’s pregnant…
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Endangered Green, Loggerhead turtles make comeback in Cyprus
LARA BEACH, Cyprus (AP) — For these ancient reptiles, a stretch of beach on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has been their home for thousands of years. Against the setting sun, the tiny turtles that…
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Rights group: Change needed for free election in Maldives
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An international human rights group said Thursday that the Maldives government is intimidating the political opposition and the media and that threatens the prospects for a fair presidential election next…
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Gunmen besiege Kabul compound as Afghans mourn Shite dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen besieged a compound belonging to the Afghan intelligence service in Kabul on Thursday, police said, as the city’s Shiite residents held funeral services for the victims of a horrific suicide…
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The Latest: Italian highway operator faces volatile trading
MILAN (AP) — The latest developments following the deadly collapse of a highway bridge in Italy (all times local): 9:45 a.m. The holding company for Autostrade per l’Italia was facing a volatile trading day after…
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Forests group halts plan to endorse Indonesian paper giant
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The main global group for certifying sustainable wood has suspended plans to give its influential endorsement to Indonesian paper giant Sinarmas after revelations it cut down tropical forests and used an…
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Former Indian PM Vajpayee in critical condition in hospital
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top leaders and politicians are visiting the New Delhi hospital where doctors say former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is in critical condition after a prolonged illness. Vajpayee, 93, has…
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Women’s trial in Kim Jong Nam killing heads to defense phase
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AP) — Two women on trial for the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader’s half brother were told Thursday to make their defense after the judge found evidence of a “well-planned…
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Italian highway operator slams moves to revoke concession
MILAN (AP) — The Atlantia holding company that controls Italy’s main highway operator says the concession cannot be revoked without citing specific failures by the company in the deadly bridge collapse in Genoa. Atlantia said…
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AM-Prep: Kickers
BABY BORN ON BUS ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — City buses usually don’t have those “baby on board” signs that used to be so common back in the day. But there should have been on…
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Asian stocks slide as investors fret over China’s economy
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell Thursday after deepening worries about global economic growth, particularly in China, set off a rout on Wall Street. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 0.1 percent to 22,192.04…
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