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UN says 5 migrants drowned; over 700 intercepted off Libya
CAIRO - At least five people, including a woman and a child, drowned when a boat carrying at least 45 Europe-bound migrants capsized off Libya, a U.N. migration official said on Monday. The wreck was ...
May 10, 2021
EU talks up Afghan support as US leaves, security declines
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers on Monday debated ways to maintain support for Afghanistan's beleaguered government after a brutal weekend attack on a girls' school underscored deep concer...
May 10, 2021
China to draw 'separation line' on peak of Mount Everest
BEIJING - China will draw a "separation line" atop Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from being spread by climbers ascending Nepal's side of the mountain, Chinese state media reported Monday. A...
May 10, 2021
Nepal PM seek confidence vote as he faces 2nd split in party
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepal's prime minister asked parliament for a vote of confidence on Monday in an attempt to show he still has enough support to stay in power despite an expected second split within...
May 10, 2021
German Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican ban
BERLIN - Germany's powerful Catholic progressives are openly defying a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by offering such blessings at services in about 100 diffe...
May 10, 2021
South's Moon hopes to restart N. Korean diplomacy with Biden
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's leader said Monday he'll use his upcoming summit with President Joe Biden to push to restart diplomacy with North Korea, saying that the U.S. has opted for a ...
May 10, 2021
Bystanders stop man who stabbed 4 at New Zealand supermarket
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Shoppers and staff at a New Zealand supermarket were being praised for their bravery Monday after authorities said they managed to stop a frenzied man from hurting others aft...
May 10, 2021
Capitol rioters make questionable claims about police
PHOENIX - Joshua Matthew Black said in a YouTube video that he was protecting the officer at the U.S. Capitol who had been pepper sprayed and fallen to the ground as the crowd rushed the building entr...
May 10, 2021
China to draw 'separation line' on peak of Mount Everest
BEIJING - China will draw a "separation line" atop Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from being spread by climbers ascending Nepal's side of the mountain, Chinese state media reported Monday. A...
May 10, 2021
In India's northeast there's fear of a virus surge to come
GAUHATI, India - With experts saying the coronavirus is likely spreading in India's northeastern state of Assam faster than anywhere else in the country, authorities were preparing Monday for a surge ...
May 10, 2021