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Colombian drug cartel put a $70K bounty on dog

A Colombian drug sniffing dog named Sombra has had record success with the country's counter-narcotics forces, and now a drug cartel wants her dead. Fernando Vergara / AP A Colombian drug gang has out a $70,000 bounty on a police…

Pakistan election marred by allegations of election rigging

Cricket star Imran Khan has declared victory in Pakistan's general elections, but his win is being overshadowed by allegations of election rigging. Opposition parties slammed the outcome, but a European Union monitoring team said despite problems, "over all the election…

Putin "ready" to visit D.C., invites Trump to Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he is "ready" to visit Washington to hold another meeting with President Donald Trump, who he said was also ready to meet, but that the "conditions" must be right for the reunion. Mr.…

Old WWII ammo hampers forest fire fight in Germany

Firefighters battle a forest fire near Lichtenwalde, in Germany's Brandenburg state, July 26, 2018, in an image taken from video handed out by the state police.  REUTERS/handout BERLIN -- German authorities say a forest fire near a village southwest of…

Arson linked to deaths in Greek town built like a "fire trap"

ATHENS, Greece -- Greek authorities said Thursday there were serious indications that a deadly wildfire that gutted a vacation resort near Athens was started deliberately. Meanwhile experts have warned that the devastated coastal town had been built like a "fire…

World's oldest person dies at 117

A photo provided by the Guinness World Records shows Chiyo Miyako, who was certified as the world's oldest living person before her death on July 27, 2018, at the age of 117 years 81 days. Chiyo was born in Wakayama,…

Seth Rogen to be the new voice of Vancouver public transit

Never underestimate the power of a social media campaign. TransLink BC, the public transportation system in Vancouver, British Columbia, announced Thursday that actor Seth Rogen will lend his voice to announcements -- an initiative born from a social media request.…

How to watch the longest lunar eclipse of the century

This montage of images taken by skywatcher Keith Burns shows the Dec. 20, 2010 total lunar eclipse. The photos won a NASA space photography contest. NASA The longest lunar eclipse this century will coincide with Mars' closest approach to Earth…

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