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Court: Iraqi cleric Mullah Krekar can be extradited to Italy
COPENHAGEN - An Iraqi-born cleric can be extradited to Italy, which suspects him of enticing recruits to fight in Iraq and Syria, a Norwegian court said Friday. Italy says Najmaddin Faraj Ahmad - know...
Oct 21, 2016
South Africa's move on ICC raises concerns of African exodus
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa on Friday reversed its early support for the International Criminal Court and said it will withdraw from it, raising concerns of a possible African exodus that would underm...
Oct 21, 2016
Cyprus police: Boat with 83 migrants aboard towed to harbour
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Cypriot authorities have transferred 83 Syrians who were towed into the east Mediterranean island aboard a boat with no captain to a reception centre, a police spokesman said Friday....
Oct 21, 2016
Ontario to import 2 terawatt hours of Quebec electricity annually under new deal
TORONTO - Ontario will import enough electricity from Quebec to power a city of more than 200,000 people under a seven-year agreement signed Friday, but the provinces won’t say how much Ontario ...
Oct 21, 2016
From Utah, McMullin calls for 'new conservative movement'
SALT LAKE CITY - Two months after he jumped into the presidential race as a political unknown, independent candidate Evan McMullin is surging in Utah polls and drawing large crowds of Republican-leani...
Oct 21, 2016
After rejecting Trump, McCain navigates tough GOP path
PHOENIX - In his pursuit of a sixth term, Republican Sen. John McCain reluctantly stood by Donald Trump for months despite personal insults and the bombastic businessman’s string of controversia...
Oct 21, 2016
Trump, Clinton spending furiously as Election Day nears
WASHINGTON - Defying his notorious stinginess, Donald Trump more than doubled his campaign spending last month compared to August. He burned through roughly $70 million as his standing in polls and am...
Oct 21, 2016
Calls for crackdown on anti-government extremists in Germany
BERLIN - German lawmakers called for a crackdown on anti-government extremists Friday in response to the killing this week of a police officer by an adherent of the so-called Reich Citizens Movement. ...
Oct 21, 2016
50 years on, UK marks mine disaster that killed 128 children
LONDON - People across Britain fell silent Friday to mark 50 years since a mountain of coal sludge collapsed onto a village in Wales, killing more than 140 people in one of the country’s worst m...
Oct 21, 2016
Australia agrees to first national gun amnesty in 20 years
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia will allow gun owners to hand in illegal firearms without penalty next year as concerns grow over gun crimes involving such weapons, a federal minister said Friday. Aus...
Oct 21, 2016