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Egyptian voters urged to allow el-Sissi rule until 2030
CAIRO - Egyptian pro-government media urged a "yes" vote Sunday, the second day of a nationwide referendum that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030. Critics have bl...
Apr 21, 2019
Pope celebrates Easter Sunday amid bloodshed in Sri Lanka
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis celebrated Easter Mass on Sunday, marking the most joyful moment of the year for the faithful even as the church faced a fresh round of bloodshed targeting Christians in Sr...
Apr 21, 2019
Trump brushes off Romney's criticism, points to loss in 2012
WASHINGTON - Sen. Mitt Romney says he's "sickened" by the dishonesty the Russia investigation found in the Trump White House, but the president fires back that Romney should have put the same energy i...
Apr 21, 2019
Whitecaps take on Orlando after grabbing first win of MLS season
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps finally have a win in the books but there was little time for celebration this week. Less than 24 hours after posting a 1-0 victory over Los Angeles FC on...
Apr 21, 2019
Former counsel may have saved Trump from himself
WASHINGTON - Don McGahn was barely on speaking terms with President Donald Trump by the time he left the White House last fall. But special counsel Robert Mueller's report reveals the president may ow...
Apr 21, 2019
Northern Ireland journalist is killed; police hunt suspects
LONDON - Police in Northern Ireland said Friday they are searching for multiple suspects in the fatal shooting of a journalist during overnight rioting in the city of Londonderry. The Police Service o...
Apr 21, 2019
Fire-ravaged Notre Dame now stabilized, firefighters leave
PARIS - Architects and construction workers have stabilized the damaged structure of Notre Dame cathedral, four days after a fast-spreading fire ravaged the iconic Paris building, and firefighters wer...
Apr 21, 2019
Democrats subpoena Mueller report amid calls for impeachment
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, has issued a subpoena for special counsel Robert Mueller's full report as Democrats intensified their investigation of ...
Apr 21, 2019
Trump sours on Mueller report after initial upbeat view
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is lashing out at current and former aides who co-operated with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, insisting the deeply unflattering picture they paint...
Apr 21, 2019
Explosions kill at least 30 in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - At least 30 people were killed and nearly 300 wounded in near simultaneous blasts that rocked three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, officials said. The bl...
Apr 21, 2019