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Rome eyes former mafia buildings to house migrants

[2017-08-31 08:48]

ROME - Rome authorities are looking into whether buildings confiscated from the mafia can be used to house migrants, a move that comes after police were criticized for the violent clashes that erupted as they tried to evacuate a building occupied by asylum-seekers.

Forecast brings Houston hope

[2017-08-31 08:48]

HOUSTON, Texas - The latest weather forecast delivered hope to Houston after five days of torrential rain submerged the nation's fourth-largest city: less than an inch of rain and perhaps even sunshine.

Female officers deployed to help victims of Marawi conflict

[2017-08-31 08:48]

MANILA - An all-female contingent of military and police personnel arrived in southern Philippines on Tuesday in an effort to give a "female touch" to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City.

Brexit looms large as Britain's May arrives for talks

[2017-08-31 08:48]

OSAKA, Japan - British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Japan on an official visit on Wednesday with an eye to soothing Brexit fears and pushing ahead on early free-trade talks with the world's No 3 economy.

US think tank receives $3m for China studies

[2017-08-31 08:48]

LOS ANGELES - A leading think tank in the United States has received a donation of $3 million to support its China policy studies, it was on announced Monday.

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Deal opens door to Iran pilgrims

[2017-08-30 08:42]

TEHERAN, Iran - In a diplomatic icebreaker between political foes, tens of thousands of Muslims from Iran have flocked to Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites.

Tillerson to abolish special envoys

[2017-08-30 08:42]

WASHINGTON - Most of the United States' special envoys will be abolished and their responsibilities reassigned as part of the State Department overhaul, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Congress on Monday, including envoys for climate change and the Iran deal.

Rail partnership breaks funding ground

[2017-08-30 08:42]

US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan applauded the public-private partnership that is being used to build a rail project in the Greater Washington area.

Group pulls plug on whale campaign

[2017-08-30 08:42]

SYDNEY - Activist group Sea Shepherd on Tuesday pulled the plug on its annual campaign to disrupt Japanese whaling, saying it can no longer match the country's military and economic power.

Actor pulls out of film over 'whitewashing'

[2017-08-30 08:42]

NEW YORK - British actor Ed Skrein has withdrawn from the upcoming Hellboy reboot a week after his casting sparked outcries of whitewashing.

Keeping up flow of information

[2017-08-30 08:42]

"Water has climbed to the stairs leading to the second floor. Our cars are in water and can't be started anymore. Dear friends, sorry I can't fulfill the appointments for the next few days, but I will do my best!"

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