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North Korea's Kim inspects newly built submarine
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 7:29pm
North Korea's state media say leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a newly built submarine to be deployed soon.
Venezuela capital in the dark again after massive blackout
Fabiola SÁnchez and Joshua Goodman, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 4:18pm
The lights went out across much of Venezuela Monday, reviving fears of the blackouts that plunged the country into chaos a few months ago as the government once again accused opponents of sabotaging the nation's hydroelectric power system.
Mexico, US to launch plan against arms smuggling at border
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 10:52am
The Mexican government said Monday it has reached agreement with the United States for a joint operation to combat gun smuggling along the U.S. border after seeing a spike in the number of illegal firearms detected.
Yemeni officials: fighting among rebel allies kills 10
Ahmed El-Haj, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 10:34am
Yemeni officials say fighting between two tribal groups loyal to the country's rebels has killed at least 10 people in the northwestern Amran province.
Kosovo prime minister formally hands in resignation letter
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 9:58am
Kosovo's prime minister has formally handed in his resignation after being summoned for questioning by a Hague-based court investigating crimes against ethnic Serbs during and after the country's 1998-99 war.
Sri Lanka imposes emergency for 4th month after bombings
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 9:57am
Sri Lanka's government has extended emergency laws that give wide-ranging powers to security forces for the fourth time since the Easter Day bomb blasts that killed more than 250 people.
Congo's health minister quits over Ebola response changes
Saleh Mwanamilongo, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 8:53am
Congo's Health Minister Oly Ilunga resigned from his post Monday to protest the president's decision to take over management of the response to the Ebola outbreak.
B.C. police searching for 2 missing, investigating murders
Jim Morris, Rob Gillies and Jonathan Drew, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 7:59am
The separate discoveries of three bodies and a burning car with missing occupants are shaking rural northern British Columbia.
AP Explains: Deadly mega-fires bring new challenge to Europe
Barry Hatton, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 7:34am
The European Union describes wildfires as "a serious and increasing threat" across the continent.
Japan's Abe pushes charter change despite election results
Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 7:29am
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday called for public debate on revising Japan's pacifist constitution, saying voters who handed his ruling bloc a majority in weekend parliamentary elections have given him a mandate.
Egypt hands out 11 life sentences for joining Islamic State
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 7:29am
An Egyptian court has sentenced 11 people to life in prison on charges of joining the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.
Missing Polish boy's body found; dead father only suspect
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 6:45am
Prosecutors in Poland say the father of a 5-year-old boy whose body was found over the weekend is the sole suspect in the child's slaying.
Kenya's finance minister arrested, to be charged with fraud
Tom Odula, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 6:37am
Kenya's finance minister has been arrested on charges of fraud and corruption over contracts for the construction of two dams in western Kenya, a top police official said Monday.
Cambodian leader denies allowing China naval base
Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 5:56am
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday strongly denied that he was allowing China to set up a military outpost in the Southeast Asian nation, after a news report alleged that the two nations signed a secret pact allowing Beijing exclusive use of a naval base on the Gulf of Thailand.
89 safely rescued after Mumbai office building catches fire
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 5:54am
Firefighters rescued 89 people after a nine-story office building caught fire on Monday in Mumbai, India's financial capital, an official said. No injuries were reported.
Denmark police investigate after 100 gravestones vandalized
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 5:44am
About 100 gravestones in Denmark have been found vandalized with graffiti in a cemetery adjacent to Hadsund Church in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula.
UK legislator charged with 2 sexual assaults against women
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 5:32am
A Conservative Party legislator in Britain has been charged with sexually assaulting two women.
Afghan officials: Airstrike kills 6 in eastern province
Rahim Faiez, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 5:27am
A joint airstrike by NATO and Afghan forces killed at least six civilians in eastern Logar province, officials said Monday.
