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Afghanistan’s vice president and a former warlord, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, had been forced into exile this year after authorities charged him with the kidnapping, torture and rape of a political opponent.

A US court in California on Friday rejected a motion by Roman Polanski’s rape victim to throw out the case against the renowned film director, saying that justice must be served in the interest of society.

A US court in California on Friday rejected a motion by Roman Polanski’s rape victim to throw out the case against the renowned film director, saying that justice must be served in the interest of society.

Terrorist attack occurred outside team hotel

Terrorist attack occurred outside team hotel

The Lincoln East Spartans trailed Bennington 2-1 after the first but all the deficit seemed to do was liven up the Spartan bats.

Justice may be slow, but this is ridiculous. The Manhattan federal judge who is overseeing a class-action lawsuit against 26 financial firms for allegedly rigging US Treasury auctions last held a hearing for the case on Aug. 22, 2016, court records show. At that time, Judge Paul Gardephe questioned whether the plaintiffs, a group of...

Receiver Kasen Williams, a Washington native who played for the Huskies, is hoping to finally make an impact on the local NFL team. In his third season with the Seahawks and limited contributions in the first two, Williams has made a major impact in the 2017 preseason. Of his six catches for 147 yards and [more]

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HANOI, Vietnam — Six people including four children in a family have been killed when a Vietnam War-era mortar shell they were sawing for scrap metal exploded. State-run Tuoi Tre newspaper says the victims died on the spot following the explosion in south-central province of Khanh Hoa on Friday. The blast also seriously injured the

Ousted White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon has returned at the helm of conservative Breitbart News website and chaired the outlet's evening editorial meeting on Friday.

Amid violent far-right rallies in the United States, warning signs of similar sentiment can be seen among factions across Canada

Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Zachary Orr announced his retirement from the NFL due to a congenital spine condition.

Julius Indongo emerged from an African village to become world champion and then unified world champion. On Saturday, he faces Terence Crawford and will seek to become the first undisputed champion since Bernard Hopkins in 2004.

Almost 2,500 migrants of mainly African origin have been evicted from a makeshift camp, the 35th such operation in Paris over the past 2 years, but the first conducted under “new” rules. They were taken to 18 refugee centers across the French capital.
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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Six people including four children in a family have been killed when a Vietnam War-era mortar shell they were sawing for scrap metal exploded.

Gamers get to revisit key battles in World War II in the exhausting, real-time strategy challenge Sudden Strike 4 (Kalypso Media and Kite Games, rated Teen, $59.99).

US Bell helicopter and Boeing’s joint venture won almost $32 million to repair various parts on the V-22 Osprey Tilt Rotor aircraft, the Defense Department said in a press release.

US Bell helicopter and Boeing’s joint venture won almost $32 million to repair various parts on the V-22 Osprey Tilt Rotor aircraft, the Defense Department said in a press release.

CHICAGO (AP) - Life in prison sentences have been handed two more members of a Chicago street gang for their roles in multiple murders that were part of a vast drug-trafficking conspiracy.

Senators Tim Scott and Tim Kaine appear to address the president's response to Charlottesville

SEATTLE — Michael Bennett was alone in sitting. He wasn’t alone in support from his teammates. Bennett sat on the Seahawks’ bench before Friday night’s preseason game against Minnesota, the second straight week he remained seated while the “Star-Spangled Banner” was played. Bennett was the only Seattle player on the bench, but he was joined