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Raul Castro presents grim portrait of Cuban reforms
Associated Press | April 17, 2016 3:26 amHAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Raul Castro delivered a grim report on the state of the country on Saturday, acknowledging that the communist bureaucracy he… -
US sending commandos, combat aircraft to Philippines
Associated Press | April 17, 2016 1:42 amMANILA, Philippines (AP) — In a military buildup certain to inflame tensions with China, the United States said Thursday it will send troops and combat… -
The Latest: 1,500 injured, 80 seriously, in Japan quakes
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 11:57 pmMASHIKI, Japan (AP) — The Latest on earthquakes in Japan (all times local): 12:40 p.m. Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga says 1,500 people have been… -
Kenya: President has rally to celebrate ICC dropping charges
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 11:25 pmNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta held a rally Saturday attended by thousands to celebrate the withdrawal of the crimes against humanity charges… -
Thousands mark 2nd anniversary of S. Korean ferry disaster
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 9:28 pmSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of South Koreans participated in memorial events Saturday for the more than 300 people who died in a ferry… -
US frees 9 Guantanamo prisoners, sends them to Saudi Arabia
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 9:07 pmMIAMI (AP) — The U.S. has released nine more prisoners from its base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sent them to Saudi Arabia for resettlement,… -
Plucked from the uncertainty of Lesbos: 12 Syrian refugees
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 8:37 pmROME (AP) — Pope Francis says his gesture is “a drop of water in the sea” of Europe’s migration crisis. Yet for 12 Syrian refugees,… -
Rival camps reflect Brazil’s divide amid impeachment
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 8:01 pmBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Separated by only a boulevard, two rival camps of demonstrators in Brazil’s capital underscore the sharp ideological divide that is playing… -
AP PHOTOS: The path of destruction from Japan’s earthquakes
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 7:05 pmTOKYO (AP) — Back-to-back deadly earthquakes on successive nights near the city of Kumamoto in southern Japan have toppled buildings and triggered landslides. Residents are… -
The Latest: Man stabbed at Greek port where migrants camped
Associated Press | April 16, 2016 5:59 pmBERLIN (AP) — The Latest on European efforts to respond to the wave of migration (all times local): 9:35 p.m. An Afghan man is being…