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UK military seizes tanker that reported violent stowaways
LONDON - The U.K. military seized control of an oil tanker that dropped anchor in the English Channel after reporting Sunday it had seven stowaways on board who had become violent. Defence Secretary B...
Oct 25, 2020
Spain orders nationwide curfew to stem worsening outbreak
BARCELONA, Spain - Buckling under the resurgence of the coronavirus in Europe, the Spanish government on Sunday declared a national state of emergency that includes an overnight curfew in hopes of not...
Oct 25, 2020
At least 14 civilians killed by booby traps in Egypt’s Sinai
EL-ARISH, Egypt - More than a dozen civilians, including women and children, were killed in Egypt's restive northern Sinai Peninsula over the past two weeks from explosive devices laid down in their h...
Oct 25, 2020
Thai protesters shun Parliament, ask Germany to probe king
BANGKOK - Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand have expanded their protests internationally, marching to the German Embassy to appeal to Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to investigate whether...
Oct 25, 2020
Poles protest abortion ban in churches and on streets
WARSAW, Poland - Women's rights activists furious over a tightening of Poland's already restrictive abortion law staged protests outside and inside churches Sunday, disrupting Masses and finding thems...
Oct 25, 2020
Malaysian PM faces calls to resign after emergency rebuffed
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's prime minister faced calls to resign from both sides of the political aisle Monday after the king rebuffed his proposal for a coronavirus emergency that critics saw...
Oct 25, 2020
Pope names 13 new cardinals, including 1st Black US prelate
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday named 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red hat. In a surpr...
Oct 25, 2020
Egyptians vote in second day of parliamentary elections
CAIRO - Egyptians on Sunday trickled into polling stations on the second day of voting for the country's parliamentary election, amid a slight uptick in daily recorded coronavirus cases. The vote is l...
Oct 25, 2020
Nigeria's police order massive mobilization after unrest
LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria's top police official on Saturday ordered the immediate mobilization of all officers to "reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters" after days...
Oct 25, 2020
India's festive season spawns fears of renewed virus surge
NEW DELHI - Just weeks after India fully opened up from a harsh lockdown and began to modestly turn a corner by cutting new coronavirus infections by near half, a Hindu festival season is raising fear...
Oct 25, 2020
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