Two shootings claim 5 lives in the US

Two separate shootings in the US cities of Chicago and Denver left five people dead and four wounded on Monday.

Saudi says CIA report on writer murder is false

CAIRO - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday that claims, including by the CIA, that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave the order to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi were false, according to an Arabic-language newspaper interview.

Russia announces lunar mission plan

Russia has announced to send its cosmonauts to land on the moon in 12 years and a woman is likely to head the mission, according to the country's manned space program developer and contractor.

UN hopes for meeting on Syria constitution next month

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations is still aiming to send invitations to 150 Syrians by mid-December to participate in a committee that would draft a new constitution for Syria, which is key to holding elections and ending the country's civil war, a UN envoy said on Monday.

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Hunt promises support for nuclear deal

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt visited Iran on Monday for talks on issues including the future of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Rain could hinder search for victims of California wildfire, raises flash flood fears

PARADISE, California - The search for remains of victims of the devastating Northern California wildfire has taken on new urgency as rain in the forecast could complicate those efforts while also bringing relief to firefighters on the front lines.

Macron stresses Europe peace role

Visiting French President Emmanuel Macron called for a stronger Europe to face common challenges during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the importance of the France-Germany partnership.

Former top justice grilled over Supreme Court trials scandal

SEOUL - A former South Korean top court justice was grilled on Monday over his alleged involvement in a judicial power abuse scandal believed to embroil a former Supreme Court chief justice.

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Wildfire toll rises to 76 as Trump visits

PARADISE, California - The number of people missing after California's deadliest and most destructive wildfire jumped on Saturday to 1,276, despite authorities locating hundreds of people who scattered when the Camp Fire tore through the mountain town of Paradise.

Woman's death casts shadow over France's protests against fuel taxes

PARIS - One protester was killed and 227 other people were injured eight seriously at roadblocks set up around villages, towns and cities across France on Saturday as citizens angry with rising fuel taxes rose up in a grassroots movement, posing a new challenge to beleaguered President Emmanuel Macron.