BLED, Slovenia – European Council president Donald Tusk has rejected criticism of Europe’s handling of the migrant crisis and promised…
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Travelers crossing English Channel stranded as striking French workers block Calais port
PARIS – Some travelers trying to cross the English Channel are stranded because French workers are blockading the port of…
Read MoreWhy US must keep a close eye on Russia’s plans for the Arctic
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VATICAN CITY – The Vatican says its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, who has been charged by church prosecutors…
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A woman with an abnormal growth on her head that appears to be in the shape of a large horn…
Read MoreWest Virginia high school teacher recounts her efforts to calm gun-wielding teen hostage taker
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Thirty-year veteran teacher Twila Smith had scarcely begun the school year when a 14-year-old freshman entered her…
Read MoreOfficials: 3 killed in street fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces
ANKARA, Turkey – Officials say three people were killed in street fighting between Turkish security forces and Kurdish rebels in…
Read More2 NATO service members, 2 suspected attackers killed in insider attack in southern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO says two service members have been killed by men wearing Afghan National Security Forces uniforms in…
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10-year-old Ohio State fan tells cardiac surgeon not to make him a Michigan fan
Before undergoing cardiac surgery a 10-year-old Ohio boy asked his Michigan doctor if the staff was going to make his…
Read MoreNigeria’s graft fighting commission accused of diverting $15 billion in recovered assets
LAGOS, Nigeria – The chairman of Nigeria’s corruption-fighting Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is appearing before the Senate to answer…
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