Cuba confirms 110 dead in Friday's plane crash, 3 survivors in serious condition

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HAVANA –Cuba confirmed here on Saturday that 110 people were dead from Friday's Boeing 737 crash close to Havana's Jose Marti International Airport.  Transportation Minister Adel Yzquierdo told...

UN condemns blasts that kill 8 at cricket stadium in Afghanistan

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UNITED NATIONS –The United Nations has condemned Friday's attack in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least eight people and injured at least 55 at a cricket stadium.  UN...

Zimbabwean president to announce election date at end-May

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MUTARE, Zimbabwe –Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Saturday that he will proclaim the 2018 election date at the of May.  Addressing a rally in Mutare, Manicaland province marking...

India court jails ex-diplomat for spying for Pakistan

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NEW DELHI –An Indian diplomat convicted of passing state secrets to Pakistan's intelligence services has been jailed for three years, her lawyer said Sunday.  Madhuri Gupta was found...

Trump, Moon discuss N. Korea's threat to scrap summit

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SEOUL – US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday discussed North Korea's recent threats to cancel its unprecedented summit with Washington, Seoul's presidential office said.  ...

Malaysian PM meets with Singaporean PM

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KUALA LUMPUR –Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid a visit to his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday, becoming the second Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leader after...

US first lady returns to White House after kidney procedure

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WASHINGTON –US First Lady Melania Trump returned to the White House on Saturday after undergoing a procedure to address a "benign" kidney condition.  "She is resting comfortably and...

Never lie to children, says Japanese animation master

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CANNES, France – Mamoru Hosoda is one of the greats of Japanese animation, whose films like "The Boy and the Beast" and "The Girl who Leapt Through Time" are seen...

Cuba mourns after 107 killed in airliner crash

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HAVANA –Cuba began two days of national mourning Saturday for victims of the crash of a state airways plane that killed all but three of its 110 passengers and crew.  ...

The PM is corruption: Rahul Gandhi

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New Delhi–Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not only abetting the corruption, but is corruption himself.  Addressing the media, Gandhi said, "You...

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle declared husband and wife

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WINDSOR, United Kingdom – Prince Harry and US TV star Meghan Markle were married in Windsor Castle on Saturday in a star-studded and emotional ceremony watched live by cheering crowds...

Divided Britain unites for royal wedding revelry

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LONDON –At street parties and pubs around the country, Britons celebrated Saturday's royal wedding with bunting, booze and bonhomie in a welcome respite from the divisions and uncertainties of Brexit.  ...

New Catalonia president includes jailed, exiled leaders in govt

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BARCELONA – Catalonia's new president Quim Torra on Saturday named two former ministers, jailed by Madrid for backing independence from Spain, together with two others who fled into exile, to his...

Wenger, still in 'shock', sets deadline for future plan

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LONDON –Arsene Wenger admits he is still in shock after the curtain finally came down on his 22-year-reign as Arsenal manager and told The Guardian he will decide by the...

Italy's Five Star unveils programme for govt with far-right

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ROME –Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement on Friday published a policy programme for government drafted with the far-right League, taking the parties a step close to ending after months of...