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Saudi prince in Argentina as G20 summit tensions brew

by Denis BARNETT Agence France Presse BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- World leaders began arriving in Argentina Wednesday ahead of…

California fire mostly contained, death toll rises to 84

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The fire that has ravaged northern California is now almost completely contained, authorities said…

California fire death toll rises to 83

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The death toll from the wildfire in northern California rose to 83 Wednesday after…

Ex-Guatemalan soldier gets 5,160 years’ prison for civil war massacre

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) -- A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced a former soldier to 5,160 years in prison for…

California fire death toll rises to 81

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The death toll from the devastating wildfire in northern California rose to 81 Tuesday…

Toll rises to 77 in deadliest California wildfire

PARADISE, United States (AFP) -- The toll from the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history rose further on…

Michael Bloomberg donates $1.8 bn for college education

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday he's giving $1.8 billion for financial…

Boeing jet crash-lands at Guyana airport, 10 injured

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) --Ten people were injured in scenes described as "chaos" as a Boeing airliner carrying 126 people, most of them Canadians,…

Ted Cruz re-elected to Senate in Texas in win for Republicans

HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- Texas Republican Ted Cruz won re-election to a second term in the Senate, beating off…

Trump says soldiers can shoot migrants who throw stones at US military

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that soldiers deployed to the Mexican border could…

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