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China says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Beijing
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 8:33pm
Chinese state media say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a two-day state visit starting Tuesday.
Chinese state media say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting China from Tuesday to Wednesday
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 8:18pm
Chinese state media say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting China from Tuesday to Wednesday.
US, Amnesty International call for justice in Honduras
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 7:58pm
The United States' top diplomat and a global human rights group called on the Honduran government Monday to hold members of its security forces responsible for alleged abuses after November's elections.
China ambassador urges Australia against 'bias and bigotry'
Rod McGuirk, Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 7:52pm
China's ambassador to Australia said on Tuesday the strained diplomatic relationship between the two countries needed to move away from "bias and bigotry" and build trust.
Report says over 1 billion small arms in world, up from 2007
Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 7:09pm
There are over 1 billion firearms in the world today, including 857 million in civilian hands — with American men and women the dominant owners, according to a study released Monday.
Court includes Ecuador's ex-President Correa in kidnap probe
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 5:55pm
Ecuador's highest court has ordered former President Rafael Correa included in an investigation into a 2012 botched kidnapping of an opposition lawmaker.
UN chief warns Gaza violence is close 'to the brink of war'
Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 5:46pm
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the escalation of violence in Gaza is "a warning to all how close to the brink of war the situation is," and he is urging Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers to recommit to the cease-fire that ended their 2014 war.
UN says over 25,000 people fled Yemen fighting at Hodeida
Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 4:28pm
The U.N. spokesman said Monday that tens of thousands of residents have fled the fighting along Yemen's western coastline where Yemeni fighters backed by a Saudi-led coalition are engaged in fierce battles with Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
Gunfire injures 5 in Sweden, police tell public not to worry
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 4:26pm
Swedish police say several people were injured when shots were fired Monday in Malmo, Sweden's third-largest city.
Turkey charges father of NBA's Kanter as terror group member
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 4:24pm
A Turkish court has accepted an indictment charging the father of NBA player Enes Kanter with "membership in a terror group," the country's official news agency reported Monday.
Top Russian and US diplomats discuss Syria, North Korea
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 4:21pm
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday to discuss Syria, North Korea and plans for future U.S.-Russian contacts.
Spanish PM vows to exhume Franco from controversial site
Aritz Parra, Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 4:14pm
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday he wants to remove the remains of the late dictator Gen. Francisco Franco from a controversial mausoleum and turn the site into a monument for reconciliation.
Carlotta weakens to tropical depression off Mexico's coast
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 3:31pm
Former Tropical Storm Carlotta edged along Mexico's Pacific coast as a tropical depression Monday, bringing heavy rains that posed a threat of flash flooding and mudslides on shore.
Romania: Criminal justice revisions worsen graft worries
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 3:24pm
Romanian lawmakers approved revised criminal justice statutes Monday that critics called a setback for prosecuting corruption, votes that took place hours after an American diplomat urged Romania to keep fighting official corruption to prevent "hostile powers" from undermining the country.
Doubts loom over Colombia peace deal with hawk's election
Joshua Goodman and Christine Armario, Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 3:20pm
Uncertainty loomed over Colombia's fragile peace deal on Monday with the victory of one of its most hawkish critics in a bruising presidential runoff that laid bare deep divisions in the South American nation as it emerges from decades of bloody conflict.
AP PHOTOS: European teams sweep Day 5 of World Cup
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 3:02pm
Day 5 of the World Cup was a European sweep.
Russia, Egypt match at World Cup could test close ties
Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 1:44pm
Not since the Cold War days of the 1950s and 1960s has Egypt been as close to Russia as it is now.
Audi CEO detained in diesel emissions case
Frank Jordans, Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 1:39pm
German authorities on Monday detained the chief executive of Volkswagen's Audi division, Rupert Stadler, as part of a probe into the manipulation of emissions controls.
