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Thai police search for more firearms in said plot to kill PM
BANGKOK – Thai police said Monday that they’re looking for more weapons believed to be…
Match-making: Dutch coalition building process begins
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – An initial round of match-making talks to investigate possibilities for a…
Police investigate subway station fight between teens
PHILADELPHIA – Police in Philadelphia are searching for a group of teenagers involved in a…
Norway tops global happiness report overtaking Denmark
HELSINKI – A global happiness report has made Norway’s foreign minister, well, happy. Norway jumped…
2020 Olympic golf course votes to amend membership policy
TOKYO – The course that will host the 2020 Olympic golf tournament has avoided being…
She’s 100! Britain marks singer Vera Lynn’s landmark day
LONDON – Britain has taken a nostalgic trip into the past to celebrate the 100th…
Sharers rather than authors more important on social media
NEW YORK – The person who shares a news story on social media is more…
Egyptian, Palestinian leaders meet for reconciliation talks
CAIRO – Egyptian and Palestinian leaders held talks in Cairo on Monday in what Egyptian…
Extremist pleads guilty; had Islamic State data in cuff link
LONDON – A British court has disclosed that an Islamic State-linked extremist has pleaded guilty…
3 Tennessee death row inmates lose Supreme Court appeals
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from three Tennessee death-row inmates who say…
Serbia police seize over a ton of marijuana
BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbian police say they have seized over a ton of marijuana and…
Who’s happy, who’s not: Norway tops list, Canada 7th
WASHINGTON – If you want to go to your happy place, you need more than…
Study finds gum-chewing shoppers spend more time browsing stores
TORONTO – A new study suggests shoppers chewing gum may spend more time browsing, and…
Bahrain political activist faces new incitement charges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A human rights group says a prominent Bahraini political activist…
Holten’s Covent Garden tenure has controversial ending
LONDON – Kasper Holten concluded 5 1/2 years as director of opera at Covent Garden…