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Georgia's Kemp probes Democrats over alleged voter systems hack
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, the Republican candidate in Tuesday's hotly contested gubernatorial election, has opened a probe of the state Democratic Party over what his office alleged on Sunday was a failed attempt to hack voter regis...
JPMorgan spreads its urban development money to Paris
JPMorgan Chase & Co , the biggest U.S. bank by assets, said on Sunday that it has selected impoverished areas around Paris as the first foreign focus of an urban economic development strategy it started four years ago in Detroit.
Ethiopia's Desisa takes NYC Marathon, Keitany is women's winner
Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa surged to the men's title and Kenya's Mary Keitany won a dominant fourth women's crown at the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed: Khashoggi probe will exonerate leader
Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a top international businessman from the kingdom, said on Sunday that an official investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will exonerate the country's leader.
Box Office: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' rocks with $50 million, 'Nutcracker' crumbles
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - There's a new box office queen in town.
Gunman at Florida yoga studio had been accused of harassment
A gunman who killed two women at a Florida yoga studio and wounded five other people before taking his own life had previously been accused of harassing young women, police said on Saturday.
Iranian marchers chant 'Death to America' on eve of U.S. oil sanctions
Thousands of Iranians chanting "Death to America" rallied on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy during the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the imminent reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran's oil sector.
U.S. warns its citizens in Tanzania ahead of anti-gay crackdown
The United States has warned its citizens in Tanzania to be cautious after commercial capital Dar es Salaam announced a crackdown on homosexuality, which is a criminal offense in the East African country.
Emirates seeks Rolls-Royce A380 engine deal, nothing finalised
Emirates is edging towards a deal with Rolls-Royce to power its latest Airbus A380 superjumbos but has not yet reached a final agreement, the Dubai-based airline said on Sunday.
Ready for a fight: Voter enthusiasm surges among U.S. Hispanics
Hispanics are more interested in voting this year than in the last U.S. congressional midterm elections in 2014 and their enthusiasm outpaces that of all U.S. adults, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national tracking poll released on Sunday.
Myanmar by-election results 'a lesson' for Suu Kyi's party
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) expects to have won only seven of 13 seats up for grabs in by-elections, a spokesman said on Sunday, conceding that Myanmar's ruling party needed to do more for voters from ethnic minor...
Indonesia extends search for jet crash victims, second black box
Indonesian authorities on Sunday extended by three days the search for victims and a black box from the wreckage of a Lion Air passenger jet that crashed near Jakarta last week, killing all 189 people on board.
Sri Lanka's ousted PM says U.S., Japan freeze aid over political crisis
Sri Lanka's deposed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the United States and Japan had frozen more than a billion dollars of development aid after his abrupt dismissal raised doubts about the future of democracy in the island.
Indonesia extends search for victims, second black box from crashed jet
Indonesian authorities on Sunday extended by three days the search for the victims and a black box from the wreckage of a passenger jet that crashed last week, killing all 189 people on board.
Bahrain court overturns acquittal of opposition leaders
A Bahraini court on Sunday ordered life sentences for three senior opposition members, overturning a previous acquittal on charges of spying for Qatar.
French far-right overtakes Macron in EU parliament election poll
France's far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party jumped ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's LREM for the first time in a poll of voting intentions for May 2019 European Parliament elections.
Trade war, spy claims cloud horizon for China airshow
Trade frictions with the United States and accusations of industrial espionage are set to cast a cloud over China's largest aerospace meeting this week, as suppliers consider what the country's slowing economy could mean for booming jet dem...
China's boulevard to nowhere: The battle for influence in APEC's Pacific host
Workers are putting the finishing touches on a Beijing-funded boulevard designed to showcase Papua New Guinea's (PNG) capital to visiting world leaders at this month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
All-UK customs Brexit deal report is 'speculation' - PM May's office
A report suggesting an all-UK customs deal will be written into the legally binding agreement governing Britain's withdrawal from the EU to avoid the need for an Irish backstop is "speculation", Prime Minister Theresa May's office said.
Italian storms claim 17th life, and 14 million trees
Heavy rain and gales devastating parts of Italy have claimed two more lives, taking the overall death toll to at least 17, and laid waste to vast swathes of forest.