Palestinians outraged over US threat

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians have condemned as "blackmail" US President Donald Trump's threat to withhold future aid payments over what he called the Palestinians' unwillingness to talk peace with Israel.

Bitter cold turns Niagara Falls into winter wonderland

NIAGARA FALLS, United States - Niagara Falls is one place the nation's deep freeze is as much seen as it is felt.

48 dead after bus careens off cliff

LIMA, Peru - At least 48 people died when a bus tumbled down a cliff onto a rocky beach on Tuesday along a narrow stretch of highway known as the "Devil's Curve", Peruvian police and fire officials said.

New York fire injures 23, including children

NEW YORK - A fire destroyed a building and injured 23 people on Tuesday, just days after the city's deadliest inferno in 25 years.

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War of words between allies

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan summoned the US Ambassador David Hale in protest against US President Donald Trump's tweet about Pakistan's "lies and deceit", which Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif dismissed the outburst as a political stunt.

German parties at odds ahead of coalition talks

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Chrstian Democrats, or CDU, and the center-left Social Democrats traded barbs about migration and tax cuts on Tuesday amid mounting questions about whether they can agree to renew the "grand coalition" that ruled the country for the past four years.

Bone-chilling cold grips wide swath of US, at least 2 dead

WASHINGTON - Bonechilling cold has gripped much of the central United States as 2018 began, breaking century-old records and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the dangerously low temperatures.

9 killed as inmates battle at Brazilian prison

BRASILIA - Nine inmates were killed and their bodies were set on fire after a riot in a prison in Brazil's central state of Goias on Monday, local authorities said.

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Palestinians recall envoy over Jerusalem

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories - The Palestinians have recalled their envoy to the United States for consultations after US President Donald Trump's designation of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Colorado shooter slays deputy in 'ambush' attack

DENVER, Colorado - Authorities in suburban Denver were investigating what led a 37-year-old man to fire more than 100 rounds in his apartment on sheriff's deputies, killing one and injuring four others. Two civilians were also injured.