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Barricades and sit-ins as Catalan voters face police

by Marianne Barriaux and Anna Cuenca Agence France-Presse BARCELONA, Spain - It was still pitch black when would-be voters lined up in Barcelona…

Canada’s Trudeau concerned and outraged over Edmonton attack

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed concern and outrage Sunday over a "terrorist attack" in which…

Two women stabbed to death in Marseille knife attack

by Francois Becker with Adam Plowright in Paris Agence France Presse MARSEILLE, France -- A suspected Islamist knifeman killed two…

Italy orders N. Korea ambassador home over missiles

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy has ordered North Korea's incoming new ambassador to leave the country in a protest over…

Machete, origami and reading: life in San Juan a week after Maria

by Leila Macor Agence France-Presse Alejandro Araujo whiles away the day doing jigsaw puzzles. At night, he sleeps on a…

Football: 29 hurt as French stadium barrier collapses

AMIENS, France (AFP) - Twenty-nine fans were hurt, five of them seriously, when a barrier collapsed Saturday at a stadium in the northern…

Air strikes kill 28 civilians in Syria safe zone: monitor

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- At least 28 civilians were killed in air strikes on northwestern Syria where a planned safe…

Poll shows Tokyo governor Koike’s party threat to Abe

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's lead in next month's election has shrunk as the popular Tokyo governor…

Tillerson in China to pile pressure on North Korea

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Beijing on Saturday to discuss efforts to…

Iraq cuts Kurdistan air links with outside world

by Wilson Fache with Shwan Mohammad in Sulaimaniyah Agence France Presse ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) -- The Iraqi government cut autonomous…

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