Maria nearing battered Caribbean

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - A second powerful storm in as many weeks was bearing down on a string of battered Caribbean islands, with forecasters saying Maria would strengthen rapidly into a major hurricane as it ripped into the Leeward Islands on Monday night.

World's oldest person dies at 117 in Jamaica

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - The world's oldest person has died in Jamaica. Violet Brown was 117 years and 189 days old.

Burst fuel pipe to disrupt NZ flights through this week

WELLINGTON - A rupture in the main pipeline carrying jet fuel to New Zealand's largest airport has disrupted the travel plans of thousands of people and is expected to cause further flight cancellations and delays into next week.

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80 held in St. Louis protests

ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Hundreds of police officers in full riot gear responded to the streets of downtown St. Louis after another day of peaceful protests over an ex-police officer's acquittal in the death of a black man gave way to property damage and dangerous encounters with officers.

Georgia Tech student with knife killed by campus police

Campus police shot and killed a Georgia Tech student who they said was advancing on officers with a knife.

UK proposes new security treaty with EU after Brexit

LONDON - The United Kingdom was scheduled to propose on Monday signing a new security treaty with the European Union after Brexit to maintain and intensify cooperation to thwart "evergrowing and increasingly cross-border threats".

Attack on US students 'not terror act'

PARIS - A woman threw acid at four US female students at a train station in the French city of Marseilleon Sunday, an attack police said they did not believe was terrorism-related.

US attends climate talks, still plans to pull out

MONTREAL - The United States attended a meeting on Saturday of ministers from more than 30 of the nations that signed the Paris climate-change agreement, though the White House issued a statement saying it will stick with plans to pull out of the deal.

Rerun in doubt as acrimony deepens

NAIROBI, Kenya - Doubts are growing over Kenya's ability to hold a rerun of its presidential election in just one month as key players remain unable to agree on how to conduct a credible vote, analysts say.

Protest turns violent after peaceful rallies against police acquittal

ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Clashes between demonstrators and riot-clad police marred the end of what had been a largely peaceful second day of protest rallies in St. Louis following the acquittal of a white police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man.

Diner dishes up dementia project

TOKYO - Diners have no complaints about the service at a pop-up restaurant in central Tokyo, where the 17 waiters and waitresses suffer from dementia.