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Parents say college student killing may have been hate crime

SANTA ANA, Calif. -— The parents of a 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania student killed and buried in a California park said Tuesday that the killing may have been a hate crime against their gay ...

Jan 17, 2018
World News
Japan city uses emergency system to recall blowfish packages

TOKYO -- A city in central Japan used its emergency loudspeaker system in an attempt to recall four packages of blowfish meat after discovering a fifth one contained the potentially deadly liver. No...

Jan 16, 2018
World News
Glowing red lava causes more to flee from Philippine volcano

MANILA, Philippines -- Glowing-red lava spurted in a fountain and flowed down the Philippines' most active volcano on Tuesday in a stunning display of its fury that has sent more than 34,000 villager...

Jan 16, 2018
World News
Spain expected to replace US as second top tourism destination: UNWTO

Spain is expected to replace the United States as the world's second tourism destination while France has retained the top spot, the UN World Tourism Organization said Monday. "It is expected" that ...

Jan 15, 2018
World
Missile-alert mistake feeds doubts about a real emergency

When Jonathan Scheuer got an alert on his phone of a ballistic missile headed for Hawaii, he and his family didn’t know what to do. They went to their guest bedroom, then decided it would be safer on...

Jan 15, 2018
World
Hawaii 'missile alert' sparks anger, demands for answers

Authorities faced anger and demands for answers Sunday after a false alarm about an incoming ballistic missile caused panic in Hawaii, a Pacific archipelago already on edge over fears of a North Kore...

Jan 14, 2018
World News
Hawaii officials mistakenly warn of inbound missile

HONOLULU — A false alarm that warned of a ballistic missile headed for Hawaii sent the islands into a panic Saturday, with people abandoning cars in a highway and preparing to flee their homes until ...

Jan 14, 2018
World News
[Graphic News] Ultra Violet is 2018 color of the year

Pantone Color Institute has chosen a vibrant purple shade named Ultra Violet as its color of the year for 2018. Ultra Violet is described by Pantone as “a dramatically provocative and thoughtful p...

Jan 11, 2018
World
UK trade deficit worsens, sparking new Brexit concern

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's trade deficit has risen to a five-month high, official data showed Wednesday, sparking concern over looming Brexit talks. The deficit in goods and services, the gap between ...

Jan 10, 2018
World
Woman bit penis of rapist: police

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - A woman in South Africa bit the penis of a man who raped her in front of her five-year-old child, police said Wednesday as they searched for the "severely injured" attacker. The...

Jan 10, 2018
World
Turkey reopens iconic 'Iron Church' after revamp

The leaders of Turkey and Bulgaria on Sunday reopened the Bulgarian St Stephen's Church in Istanbul after seven years of restoration, a gesture of harmony in an often turbulent relationship between t...

Jan 7, 2018
World News
Iranian tanker ablaze after collision off China; 32 missing

An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China's eastern coast, leaving its entire crew of 32 missing, most of them Iranians, authorities said Sunday. The missing -- ...

Jan 7, 2018
World News
Merkel 'optimistic' in new bid to end political impasse

Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced optimism as she opened talks Sunday with Germany's second biggest party on renewing their alliance, in a new attempt at shaking Europe's biggest economy out of paralys...

Jan 7, 2018
World News
[Graphic News] India the top remittance receiving country in world

Indians working abroad sent home $68 billion in 2015, making India the top remittance receiving country, surpassing China. Other top receiving countries for remittances from Asia include the Philipp...

Jan 7, 2018
World Business
Australia to ease barriers on medical marijuana export

Australia has declared that it aims to become the world’s largest supplier of marijuana for medical use, which is predicted to reach a market size of approximately 60 trillion won ($56.5 million) by ...

Jan 5, 2018
World News

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