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UN chief calls for advancing peace process in Georgia

[2018-08-09 07:30]

UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said more work is needed to boost the reconciliation and peace process in Georgia.

Europe bakes again in heat wave

[2018-08-08 07:45]

PARIS - Europe baked in near-record temperatures on Monday but some respite was on the horizon after weeks of nonstop sunshine as people come to terms with what may prove to be the region's new normal in an era of climate change.

Explorer Amundsen's ship returns to Norway

[2018-08-08 07:45]

OSLO - The ship used by Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen finally returned home on Monday, completing its journey around the North Pole 100 years after her chaotic expedition started.

Bolivian minister touts discipline from Shaolin

[2018-08-08 07:45]

LA PAZ, Bolivia - The world would be a better place if more people studied the way of life of China's Shaolin warriors, Bolivia's Foreign Affairs Minister Fernando Huanacuni has said.

Screen legend Redford calls cut on acting career

[2018-08-08 07:45]

LOS ANGELES - Oscar winner Robert Redford will retire from acting following this autumn's release of his upcoming film The Old Man& The Gun, the 81-year-old told Entertainment Weekly in a story published on Monday.

Picture purrfect as 'lucky cat' temple proves online hit

[2018-08-08 07:45]

TOKYO - Tokyo's Gotokuji temple has long attracted spiritual visitors with its thousands of figurines of beckoning white cats, thought to bring good luck. But of late it has brought in another breed: Instagrammers.

Japan marks day atomic bombs fell

[2018-08-07 07:11]

TOKYO - A bell tolled on Monday in Hiroshima as Japan marked 73 years since the world's first atomic bombing, with the city's mayor warning that rising nationalism worldwide threatened peace.

Slovenians strive to live in peace with bears as population booms

[2018-08-07 07:11]

MARKOVEC, Slovenia - When he used to go hunting, Miha Mlakar would dream of killing a bear. But today, the 33-year-old from Slovenia makes his living watching the animals, peacefully, in their natural forest environment.

Farmers plot how to salvage future amid Australia's devastating drought

[2018-08-07 07:11]

SYDNEY - The worst drought in living memory is sweeping parts of eastern Australia, leaving farmers struggling to cope and asking questions about their future.

Millions on the line in 'I Love NY' spat

[2018-08-07 07:11]

ALBANY, New York - The big, blue "I Love NY" signs lined up in groups of five along New York state highways and roads are hard to miss. And that, say federal transportation officials, is the problem.

Neglected ancient city of Volubilis rises again

[2018-08-07 07:11]

MOULAY DRISS ZERHOUN, Morocco - Situated in a fertile plain at the foot of Mount Zerhoun, the sprawling remains of Morocco's oldest Roman site - Volubilis - have survived pillage and long periods of neglect.

Europe wilts under record heat

[2018-08-06 07:28]

MADRID - Europe sweltered on Saturday in intense heat with temperatures hitting record highs in parts of Portugal, while elsewhere the high temperatures exacerbated fires and melted the asphalt on highways.

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