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Both Korean leaders, US signal turn to diplomacy amid crisis

Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 07:13 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Even as North Korea presented leader Kim Jong Un with plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam and "wring the windpipes of the Yankees," both Koreas and the United States signaled their...

Protests, vigils around US decry white supremacist rally

Monday, 14 August 2017, 06:43 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Sunday, 13 August 2017, 18:39 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked...

World's oldest man, a Holocaust survivor, dies at 113

Saturday, 12 August 2017, 16:48 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Israel Kristal, the world's oldest man who lived through both World Wars and survived the Auschwitz concentration camp has passed away just a month short of his 114th birthday, his family said...

Fear spreads over tainted eggs despite low risk to consumers

Saturday, 12 August 2017, 16:44 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Experts say the risk of getting sick from eating an egg tainted with insecticide is low. But that hasn't stopped stores in Germany and the Netherlands from stripping them from supermarket shelves, or...

Train collision in northern Egypt kills 43; 122 injured

Saturday, 12 August 2017, 08:21 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Two passenger trains collided on Friday just outside Egypt's Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, killing 43 people, according to authorities, the country's deadliest rail accident in more than a...

Trump: If North Korea attacks US, it 'will regret it fast'

Saturday, 12 August 2017, 08:07 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Friday issued fresh threats of swift and forceful retaliation against nuclear North Korea, declaring the U.S. military "locked and loaded" and warning that the communist...

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