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BEIRUT (AP) -- The Latest on developments in the civil war in Syria where a cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia is due to start at sundown (all times local):...
(Vatican Radio) Initial results show conservatives have received most votes in Sunday's early election in Croatia, winning about 62 seats ' in the 151-seat parliament, but not enough to rule alone. Its rival left-leaning People's Coalition, which include the Social Democrats, won 53. Third-placed are kingmakers Most, or Bridge, with 12 seats, raising fears of more political uncertainty in the new European Union member state. Listen to Stefan Bos' reports Yet, supporters of the conservative Croatian Democratic Union, or HDZ, celebrated as their party received more votes than expected.The results present a major success for the HDZ party, which also led the previous right-wing government that collapsed in June after less than six monthsin power amid infighting and scandals. That triggered the worst political turmoil in the country since it joined the European Union in 2013. Though HDZ did better than expected, analysts say tt will need smal...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mere minutes before heading out to face Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final, Stan Wawrinka met in the locker room with his coach and felt as nervous as he ever had. Wawrinka was shaking. Started to cry, even....
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Savvy Shields had only been Miss America for less than an hour, but she already had a clear vision of what she hopes America will look like at the end of her term next year....
BEIRUT (AP) -- A cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia is set to begin at sunset in Syria amid mixed messages of commitment from various rebel factions but with verbal backing by President Bashar Assad's government....
WAKHAN, Afghanistan (AP) -- In a picturesque corner of Afghanistan, a unique conservation effort has helped bring the elusive snow leopard back from the brink and given hope to one of the poorest and most isolated communities on earth....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- THE ISSUE: In much of the U.S., families spend more on child care for two kids than on housing. And if you're a woman, it's likely you earn less than your male colleagues even though 1 in 4 households with kids relies on mom as the sole or primary breadwinner. That's according to the latest research that suggests while the U.S. economy has improved, women and their families are still struggling to make the numbers work....
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Gathered for a free music festival, a crowd waits to see one of the headline attractions - an exhibit about fast-food ingredients....
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea is capable of detonating another nuclear device at its main atomic test site any time it chooses, Seoul officials said Monday, as the United States reportedly planned to send two nuclear-capable supersonic bombers to the South in a show of force against Pyongyang....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is meeting with the top four leaders of Congress ahead of a month's-end deadline to fund the government or face a shutdown, and with money all but gone to address the worsening Zika crisis....
