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NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump may take a victory tour to states that elected him president, an aide said Saturday, as boisterous protests unfolded outside the tower where he holed up with members of his transition team and fielded calls congratulating him....
HAVANA (AP) -- Colombia's government and its largest rebel group signed a new, modified peace accord on Saturday following the surprise rejection of an earlier deal by voters in a referendum....
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he will continue his efforts to implement the Paris Agreement on global warming until the day President Barack Obama leaves office on Jan. 20....
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Jurors failed to come up with a verdict against a white former police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist and were leaning toward a lesser conviction, a prosecutor said Saturday after a mistrial was declared....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Thousands took to the streets Saturday across the United States as demonstrations against President-elect Donald Trump continued in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and beyond....
(Vatican Radio) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 12 billion dollar loan for Egypt over the next three years to help the country out of its deep economic crisis, despite concerns about social tensions and reports of human rights abuses including discrimination against Christians. Listen to the report by Stefan Bos: The IMF said Egypt had met strict its conditions to receive $2.75 billion immediately, with the rest subject to its economic performance and further reforms. In a statement IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the 12 billion dollar bailout was aimed at "addressing longstanding challenges". Egypt has faced high unemployment and a budget deficit of 12 percent of Gross Domestic Product. And the country failed to attract foreign investment since the political turmoil in 2011 and what became known as the Arab Spring, which saw former president Hosni Mubarak overthrown. Yet, IMF support comes with a price. The government was...
NEW YORK (AP) -- With his mink coat left in the locker room, Conor McGregor is set to take a swing at UFC history....
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll from a bomb blast at a Sufi shrine in southwest Pakistan Saturday has risen to 50 people with more than 100 wounded, officials said....
HAMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq (AP) -- For months, Islamic State group fighters drove thousands of civilians on forced marches across the Nineveh desert into the small town of Hamam al-Alil. Retreating ahead of methodical Iraqi advances on Mosul's southern approach, IS fighters converged here, rounding up men, women and children for use as human shields and killing dozens of others....
