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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A relative of the late Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez has been freed after being kidnapped and held for ransom for over three months.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo are scheduled to address the U.N. Security Council on Monday afternoon following Kosovo's decision to transform its existing 4,000-strong security force into a regular army and Serbia's threat of armed intervention.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union's top court has ruled Poland must immediately suspend a law that lowered the retirement age for Supreme Court judges.
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LONDON (AP) — Police in Britain say they have evacuated part of a main street in the Welsh capital, Cardiff, after a hotel received threats.
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HOTAN, China (AP) — Barbed wire and hundreds of cameras ring a massive compound of more than 30 dormitories, schools, warehouses and workshops in China's far west. Dozens of armed officers and a growling Doberman stand guard outside.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Despite opposition from the United States and Hungary, the U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a non-binding compact that provides more robust support for countries where most of the world's more than 25 million refugees live.
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LONDON (AP) — UK Labour Party leader submits motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May but result would be non-binding.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Kosovo's prime minister says the country feels betrayed by the European Union, which it is aspiring to join one day, because of the bloc's delays on enacting visa-free travel for its citizens.
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A Bosnian official says migrants are being illegally pushed back into its territory by police in neighboring Croatia.
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's official news agency says three people have been arrested for their alleged roles in a deadly train accident.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Rona Ramon, whose husband was killed in the 2003 Columbia space shuttle disaster and who later lost a son in a military plane crash, has died.
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BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say five Frankfurt police officers are under investigation over allegations they shared far-right images, videos and texts in a chat group with one another.
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LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May says delayed vote on Brexit deal will be held week of Jan 14.
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PARIS (AP) — A French police labor union is urging the government to invest in rebuilding the country's police forces while calling for a work slowdown to protest planned cuts in the national police budget.
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a rally in Konya, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Erdogan said he received "positive answers" from U.S. President Donald Trump on the situation in northern Syria, where Turkey has threatened to launch a new operation against Ame…
BOSTON (AP) — A chance meeting in a hotel lobby sparked an unlikely friendship between former NBA star Charles Barkley and a cat litter scientist in Iowa.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Eleven police officers in a suburb of Washington, D.C., have been suspended after two off-duty officers were wounded in what police called an accidental shooting at a holiday party.
HOUSTON (AP) — Shackled at their ankles and wrists and their shoelaces removed, a long line of men and women waited on the tarmac as a team of officers patted them down and checked inside their mouths for anything hidden.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In the midst of the worst farm crisis since the 1980s, Farm Aid announced today that it distributed more than half a million dollars in grant funding in 2018. Farm Aid grants invest in organizations working to build resilient farmers, who are k…
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a rally in Konya, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Erdogan said he received "positive answers" from U.S. President Donald Trump on the situation in northern Syria, where Turkey has threatened to launch a new operation against Ame…
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ARCHIVO - Fotografía de archivo de julio de 2016 del clérigo islamista Fethullah Gulen mientras habla con la prensa en su residencia en Saylosburg, Pensilvania. (AP Foto/Chris Post, Archivo)
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — A prominent U.S. archbishop is asking the Vatican for answers about the status of an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct against his predecessor.
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A relative of the late Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez has been freed after being kidnapped and held for ransom for over three months.
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FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 file photo, Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj addresses the media during a news conference at the federal chancellery in Vienna, Austria. Haradinaj said on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, that Kosovo feels betrayed by the European Union, which it aspires to j…
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo are scheduled to address the U.N. Security Council on Monday afternoon following Kosovo's decision to transform its existing 4,000-strong security force into a regular army and Serbia's threat of armed intervention.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union's top court has ruled Poland must immediately suspend a law that lowered the retirement age for Supreme Court judges.
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LONDON (AP) — Police in Britain say they have evacuated part of a main street in the Welsh capital, Cardiff, after a hotel received threats.
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In this photo provided by the UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech in the House of Commons in London, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that the postponed vote in Parliament on Britain's Brexit agreement with the European Union wil…
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HOTAN, China (AP) — Barbed wire and hundreds of cameras ring a massive compound of more than 30 dormitories, schools, warehouses and workshops in China's far west. Dozens of armed officers and a growling Doberman stand guard outside.
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In this photo provided by the UK Parliament, Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers a speech in the House of Commons in London, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that the postponed vote in Parliament on Britain's Brexit agreement with the European Un…
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Despite opposition from the United States and Hungary, the U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a non-binding compact that provides more robust support for countries where most of the world's more than 25 million refugees live.
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ARCHIVO - Fotografía de archivo del 13 de diciembre de 2018 de un soldado Israel en su nuevo puesto, cerca del pueblo fronterizo de Mays al-Jabal, Líbano. (AP Foto/Hussein Malla, Archivo)
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LONDON (AP) — UK Labour Party leader submits motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May but result would be non-binding.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Kosovo's prime minister says the country feels betrayed by the European Union, which it is aspiring to join one day, because of the bloc's delays on enacting visa-free travel for its citizens.
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Una mujer camina por un parque cubierto de nieve en Belgrado, Serbia, el lunes 17 de diciembre del 2018. (AP Foto/Darko Vojinovic)
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A Bosnian official says migrants are being illegally pushed back into its territory by police in neighboring Croatia.
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's official news agency says three people have been arrested for their alleged roles in a deadly train accident.
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Una sommelier abre botellas de prosecco durante una degustación de vinos en Asolo, Italia, el 15 de octubre del 2018. La popularidad del espumante del norte de Italia, más barato que el champagne, sigue aumentando y ya no es un vino para ocasiones especiales sino que se bebe en todo momento.…
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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, in London Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, for the House of Commons to make a statement on the EU Summit held recently in Brussels. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, in London Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, for the House of Commons to make a statement on the EU Summit held recently in Brussels. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, in London Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, for the House of Commons to make a statement on the EU Summit held recently in Brussels. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, in London Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, for the House of Commons to make a statement on the EU Summit held recently in Brussels. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Four members of the Welsh Guards wait with women dressed as fairy-tale characters to go inside 10 Downing Street for a 'Dreams and Wishes' charity event in London, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Dreams and Wishes is a charity that help with terminally ill children(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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ARCHIVO- En esta foto de archivo del 24 de noviembre de 2018 el presidente electo de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, segundo desde la derecha, marcha durante una ceremonia que conmemora el 73 aniversario de la Brigada de Infantería de Paracaidistas de Brasil en Rio de Janeiro. Bolsonaro, un ex capit…
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ARCHIVO - En esta foto de archivo del 5 de diciembre de 2018 el presidente electo de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, escucha una pregunta durante una entrevista de prensa en Brasilia. Bolsonaro, un ex capitán de ejército de 63 años, se prepara para tomar las riendas de un país socavado por la corrup…
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Rona Ramon, whose husband was killed in the 2003 Columbia space shuttle disaster and who later lost a son in a military plane crash, has died.
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FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 file photo, an Israeli soldier looks out from one of their new positions, near the southern border village of Mays al-Jabal, Lebanon. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said Monday, 17, 2018 that Lebanese soldiers have gone on alert after Israeli …
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FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 file photo, an Israeli soldier walks next to an excavator, near the southern border village of Mays al-Jabal, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said Monday, 17, 2018 that Lebanese soldiers have gone on alert afte…
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Parliamentary deputy of the oppositional Hungarian Socialist Party MSZP Zsolt Molnar, left, helps MSZP deputy Tamas Harangozo climb the fence of the public broadcaster MTVA in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Oppositional lawmakers protest against the amendments to the labour code a…
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Parliamentary deputy of the oppositional Hungarian Socialist Party MSZP Zsolt Molnar, left, watches Democratic Coalition's (DK) deputy Zsolt Greczy, right, receiving help to climb the fence of the headquarters of the public broadcaster MTVA in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Opposi…
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BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say five Frankfurt police officers are under investigation over allegations they shared far-right images, videos and texts in a chat group with one another.
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A Bosnian man shovels snow near Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Schools closed down for two days Monday in the central municipalities of Konjic and Jablanica, while trucks and heavy vehicles have been banned from some snow-covered roads. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
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A Bosnian man shovels snow near Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Schools closed down for two days Monday in the central municipalities of Konjic and Jablanica, while trucks and heavy vehicles have been banned from some snow-covered roads. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
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A rescued person is rushed out on a stretcher after a fire broke out at the five-story government-run ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Andheri, Mumbai, India, Monday, Dec.17, 2018. Police say the fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit. (AP Photo)
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LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local):
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LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May says delayed vote on Brexit deal will be held week of Jan 14.
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PARIS (AP) — A French police labor union is urging the government to invest in rebuilding the country's police forces while calling for a work slowdown to protest planned cuts in the national police budget.
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Fire brigade personnel try to rescue people after a fire broke out at the five-story government-run ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Andheri, Mumbai, India, Monday, Dec.17, 2018. Police say the fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit. (AP Photo)
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A rescued person is attended to after a fire broke out at the five-story government-run ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Andheri, Mumbai, India, Monday, Dec.17, 2018. Police say the fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit. (AP Photo)
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A rescued person is attended to after a fire broke out at the five-story government-run ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Andheri, Mumbai, India, Monday, Dec.17, 2018. Police say the fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit. (AP Photo)
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A rescued person is rushed out after a fire broke out at the five-story government-run ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Andheri, Mumbai, India, Monday, Dec.17, 2018. Police say the fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit. (AP Photo)
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MOSCOW (AP) — The special envoy of the United States on Ukraine has dismissed Russia's warning of a Ukrainian offensive near Crimea as an attempt to deflect attention from its own aggressive actions.
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ARCHIVO - Fotografía de archivo del martes 31 de mayo de 2016 del comerciante ruso Viktor Vekselberg durante el Consejo de Asuntos Internacionales de Rusia en Moscú, Rusia. (AP Foto/Pavel Golovkin, Archivo)
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ARCHIVO - Fotografía de archivo del 2 de julio de 2015 del magnate ruso Oleg Deripaska durante las celebraciones del Día de la Independencia en la casa Spaso, residencia del embajador estadounidense, en Moscú, Rusia. (AP Foto/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Archivo)
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ARCHIVO - Fotografía de archivo del 12 de octubre de 2017 del director ejecutivo de VTB Andrei Kostin, izquierda, y el ministro de Economía de Rusia, Maxim Oreshkin, saliendo de una reunión con el presidente de Rusia Vladimir Putin y el presidente de Kazajistán Nursultan Nazarbayev en la res…
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BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's state-run news agency says Lebanese soldiers have gone on alert after Israeli troops rolled out barbed wire along the border.
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YEHUD, Israel (AP) — An Israeli nonprofit says it has pushed back the launch of what it hopes will be the first private spacecraft to land on the moon.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A police official says five people were killed in a village in Western Kenya after residents resisted the arrest of a suspect in domestic abuse case.
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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The head of Albania's top court has been removed after he failed to account for his income.
