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Japan’s monkey sensation Punch turns 1, drawing a flood of well-wishing messages, in photos
ICHIKAWA, Japan (AP) — Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many…
Bridges and infrastructure hit as US struck deeper inside Iran
The United States has gradually expanded the scope of its attacks against Iran over the…
Annual mud festival opens in South Korea’s coastal city of Boryeong, in photos
BORYEONG, South Korea (AP) — Tourists played and frolicked during the opening of the annual…
11 European tourists and 1 local rescued after speedboat sinks in Indonesia. Boat captain missing
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers found alive 11 European tourists and a local crew…
Japan’s monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1 on Sunday
ICHIKAWA, Japan (AP) — Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many…
Wildfire leads to evacuations in some suburbs of the French city of Bordeaux
ARCACHON, France (AP) — Authorities in France are evacuating some suburbs of Bordeaux because of…
India’s ‘Cockroach’ protests take on Modi with unlikely weapons: Sharp, irreverent humor and memes
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s young protesters are mocking their government. And the jokes are…
Pompeii archaeologists reconstruct frescoed ceiling of a banquet hall, with more fragments to come
ROME (AP) — Archaeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city buried by the eruption of Mount…
Berlin’s first drag march brings protest, pride and flamboyant celebration to the streets
BERLIN (AP) — Drag queen Sister Daphne OSPI pushed aside her pink veil, fluttered her…
NYC stabbings suspect arrested on hate crime charges in both attacks
NEW YORK (AP) — A suspect in two separate stabbings on New York City streets…
Ukraine is still fortifying its border with Belarus years after Russia invaded from there
ALONG THE UKRAINE-BELARUS BORDER (AP) — More than four years after Russia launched its assault…
More than 200,000 people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boat
ARCACHON, France (AP) — Massive forest fires forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people in…
Kaepernick, Springsteen receive new ACLU award for activism in arts, business, science and sports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick received a new award from the American…
Oregon firefighters brace for windy and hot weather as they battle dozens of blazes
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters battling two of the largest blazes burning in Oregon were…
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US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of…
Tropical Storm Genevieve forms in the Pacific Ocean as Hurricane Fausto strengthens to Category 2
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Genevieve formed Friday in the Pacific Ocean as Hurricane Fausto…
Cape Verde’s World Cup sensation Vozinha to join Chile club Colo Colo
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — One of the breakout stars at the World Cup has a…
8 found dead in Michigan home after fire, some with gunshot wounds
Eight people, including six children, were found dead in a Michigan home after a fire,…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens in Democratic US Senate primary
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary…
Texts reveal teen who singer D4vd is accused of killing was pregnant, had abortion year before death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Text messages between singer D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez shown in…
A float plane changed course to avoid a storm before crashing on a Washington island, injuring 11
SEATTLE (AP) — The pilot of a float plane that crashed on a remote island…
UNESCO adds West Bank site and Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli objections
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A United Nations committee on Friday inscribed a major archaeological…
Police boat crashes into bridge in central London, sending officers into the Thames
LONDON (AP) — A police boat responding to a report of a person in the…
The Latest: Trump says US will investigate EU trade practices for ‘unethical’ fines on Google
President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will open a formal investigation into the…