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US, UN weigh in on Duterte’s Hitler remarks, call them “troubling”

  (Reuters) -- The U.S. State Department on Friday (September 30) called "troubling" Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's comments likening himself…

12 bodies found in western Mexican river

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AFP) -- Authorities have recovered 12 bodies in a western Mexican river near a lake popular among US…

US paper facing threats for endorsing Clinton

by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A conservative Arizona newspaper is facing death threats and losing subscriptions…

Princess Charlotte says first word in public on Canadian tour

Britain's Princess Charlotte, 1, spoke for the first time in public on Thursday (September 29) during her family's Canadian tour,…

US orders families of govt personnel to leave DR Congo

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday ordered families of government personnel stationed in the Democratic Republic…

One dead, 114 hurt as New Jersey train crash causes major damage

by Thomas URBAIN HOBOKEN, United States (AFP) -- A speeding commuter train that plowed into a New Jersey station during…

US-Philippines military alliance ‘ironclad’: Pentagon chief

SAN DIEGO, United States (AFP) -- US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday that America's alliance with the Philippines was…

Clinton hits Trump over Cuba embargo ‘violation’

by Andrew BEATTY CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- Democrat Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump Thursday of breaking the law by…

Firefighters battle aggressive wildfires in nothern California

A wildfire raged for a third day through high chaparral and timber in the Santa Cruz mountains southeast of San…

Quake jolts Nicaragua, one dead

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) -- A 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Nicaragua on Wednesday, killing a woman and damaging homes close the epicenter…

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