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Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years in prison

FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif speaks during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan September 26, 2017. REUTERS ISLAMABAD -- A Pakistani anti-graft tribunal has convicted the country's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and sentenced him to 10…

Elvis Costello reveals he had surgery for "aggressive" cancer

LONDON -- Musician Elvis Costello has canceled the rest of his European summer tour after undergoing surgery for a "small but very aggressive" cancerous tumor. The post-punk singer-songwriter says he needs time to recover after the operation. The 63-year-old musician…

"Tiny" but unpredictable, this season's first hurricane is born

An image published early on July 6, 2018, by the National Hurricane Center, shows the wind speed probabilities predicted for Hurricane Beryl through early the next week.  NOAA/NWS/National Hurricane Center Overnight Tropical Storm Beryl gathered strength, and early on Friday…

Rescuers say time running out to save trapped boys

MAE SAI, Thailand -- Thai authorities overseeing the rescue operation for 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave in the country's north said they have a "limited amount of time" to get them out, as they…

Pompeo in N. Korea to "fill in some details" of Trump-Kim deal

Catapulting forth continued U.S.-North Korea diplomacy, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo set his sights on high bar when he landed in Pyongyang on Friday morning: Specifying North Korea's commitment on denuclearization. This marks Pompeo's third visit to Pyongyang this…

Sizing up the impact of China tariffs

The World Trade Organization said uncertainty about a possible trade war is already dragging down the world economy. The WTO issued the warning just before new U.S. tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports go into effect at midnight Thursday.…

Fireworks explosions near Mexico City kill 19

A police officer keeps watch at a site damaged due to fireworks explosions in the municipality of Tultepec, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico, July 5, 2018. DANIEL BECERRIL/REUTERS MEXICO CITY -- Nineteen people were killed and at least…

Dad protecting his children killed by polar bear

A 31-year-old father was killed this week in a polar bear attack while protecting his children in Canada's northernmost territory of Nunavut, according to Canadian media reports. The man, Aaron Gibbons, was unarmed when the bear attacked him on Sentry…

"Trump Baby" balloon OK'd to fly during Trump's London visit

People inflate a helium-filled Donald Trump balloon which they hope to deploy during the president's July 2018 visit in London. Simon Dawson / REUTERS A giant balloon dubbed the "Trump Baby" will be allowed to fly near London's Parliament during President Trump's…

Kim Dotcom loses latest appeal to avoid extradition to U.S.

Kim Dotcom speaks to media after being released on bail at North Shore District Court, Feb. 22, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. Sandra Mu/Getty Images WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Flamboyant internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his former colleagues have…

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