US alliance of states upholding Paris deal

SAN FRANCISCO - The US Climate Alliance, launched by three states in the wake of President Donald Trump's announcement to withdraw from the Paris agreement on climate change, has expanded to include a total of 13 members.

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Comey 'stunned' by Trump stand

Fired former FBI boss says he made notes during meetings with president

Arab states expand list of Qatar-linked 'terrorist' groups

DUBAI/DOHA - Four Arab states that cut ties with Qatar this week over its alleged support of terrorism on Friday designated dozens of groups and individuals with alleged links to Qatar as "terrorists" - intensifying a rift that threatens the region's stability.

Body count grows, but no sign of missing plane

YANGON/SANLAN, Myanmar - The tally of retrieved bodies rose to 31 on Friday as Myanmar's hunt for a military transport plane that went missing over the Andaman Sea with 122 people on board stretched into a third day.

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Ghana's budding filmmakers have a home to call their own

KUMASI, Ghana - India has its Bollywood and Nigeria, Nollywood. Even New Zealand has a Wellywood.

Renowned violinist gives gift of music to young refugees

JERUSALEM - As a boy growing up in Palestinian refugee camps, Ramzi Aburedwan was immortalized in a well-known photo, holding stones to throw at Israeli soldiers.

Caught in the deadly crossfire

IRBIL, Iraq - After days of shelling by Iraqi forces, about 200 residents decided to take their chances and flee from one of the last pockets of Mosul controlled by the Islamic State group.

'No helmet, no fuel' policy targets road fatalities

NEW DELHI - With 400 deaths per day, or one every four minutes, India has one of the worst road safety records in the world.

NASA selects 12 from crush of applicants

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - NASA chose 12 new astronauts on Wednesday from its biggest pool of applicants ever, hand-picking seven men and five women who could one day fly aboard the nation's next generation of spacecraft.

Museum celebrates products that flopped

HELSINGBORG, Sweden - Green Heinz ketchup? Fat-free Pringles? Colgate frozen lasagna? You don't need to be an expert to know these products weren't successful.