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Frenchman, 71, to cross the Atlantic - in a barrel

[2018-12-28 08:10]

BORDEAUX - A 71-year-old Frenchman set sail across the Atlantic on Wednesday in a barrel-shaped orange capsule, hoping to reach the Caribbean within three months thanks to ocean currents alone.

DR Congo elections put back because of violence

[2018-12-28 08:10]

KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday announced that key elections due to take place nationwide on Dec 30 would be postponed to March in two regions troubled by violence.

Indonesian rescuers struggle to reach tsunami-hit villages

[2018-12-27 07:50]

SUMUR, Indonesia - Indonesian rescue teams on Wednesday struggled to reach remote areas on the western coast of Java amid an "extreme weather" rain warning after a tsunami killed more than 400 people last week.

Syrian air defenses claim to down Israeli missiles

[2018-12-27 07:50]

BEIRUT - Syrian air defenses allegedly shot down Israeli missiles near the capital Damascus on Tuesday, local state media reported. Israel said it was protecting itself from anti-aircraft fire.

Intl experts join Mexico helicopter crash probe

[2018-12-27 07:50]

MEXICO CITY - International experts have been invited to join the investigation into a helicopter crash that killed two prominent politicians in Mexico on Christmas Eve, the government said on Tuesday.

Israel PM Netanyahu calls for early elections

[2018-12-27 07:50]

JERUSALEM - Israeli ruling coalition's decision on Monday to dissolve the parliament and hold early elections has led the country into a three-month rocky election campaign, as incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under investigation over corruption allegations.

More migrants try to cross English Channel

[2018-12-27 07:50]

PARIS - British and French authorities said about 40 migrants were rescued in the waters between southern England and northern France on Christmas Day, amid a spike in attempts by migrants to cross the English Channel to British shores on small boats.

Stealth tsunami struck like a ghost

[2018-12-26 07:45]

TANJUNG LESUNG, Indonesia - As the white strobe lights flashed hypnotically, the band's lead singer screamed into the crowd: "We are! We are Seventeen! Seventeen!" He then let loose with a long note as the guitarist wailed behind him.

At least 43 killed in Kabul govt compound attack

[2018-12-26 07:45]

KABUL - An hourslong gun and suicide attack on a Kabul government compound killed at least 43 people, the health ministry said on Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest assaults on the Afghan capital this year.

Disabled Venezuelans learn to dance

[2018-12-26 07:45]

CARACAS, Venezuela - A stray bullet crushed Iraly Yanez's aspirations of becoming a professional dancer eight years ago as it ruptured two of her vertebrae and left her paraplegic.

Cease-fire in Yemen as UN monitor visits port city

[2018-12-26 07:45]

HODEIDAH, Yemen - The head of a UN team monitoring the UN-backed cease-fire in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah visited its main port, neighborhoods and some frontlines on Monday.

Biblical city sees spike in pilgrims

[2018-12-26 07:45]

BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West Bank city's largest Christmas celebrations in years.

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