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Russia arrests 5 ex-police in reporter’s planted drugs case

January 29, 2020

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Investigative Committee on Wednesday detained five former police officers involved in a controversial drug arrest of a prominent investigative journalist last year and said they will be charged with fabricating evidence.Ivan Golunov,...

Post-Brexit talks gear up for fish fight between EU, UK

By RAF CASERT and DAVID KEYTON | January 29, 2020

KILKEEL, Northern Ireland (AP) — When it comes to U.K.-European Union relations, there's nothing like slapping a fish around. After all, both sides have been contesting who rules their waves practicallysince the United Kingdom became a member in 1973.So...

Berlin zoo’s panda twins take their 1st public tumbles

January 29, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — Pit and Paule, the new star attractions at Berlin's zoo, have made their first foray into the limelight, climbing and tumbling around their cub-proof indoor enclosure to the delight of the cameras.Keepers had prepared the glass-enclosed...

Allies worry as US ponders cutting military forces in Africa

By CARLEY PETESCH | January 29, 2020

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — As extremist violence grows across Africa, the United States is considering reducing its military presence on the continent, a move that worries its international partners who are working to strengthen the fight in the tumultuous...

Question time: What’s next in Trump’s impeachment trial

By MARY CLARE JALONICK | January 29, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — With opening arguments wrapped up in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, senators will now get a chance to ask questions. But the normally loquacious politicians will still have to keep silent, as their questions can only...

Berlin film fest to zoom in on inner turmoil, outer chaos

January 29, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — This year's Berlin International Film Festival will have a decidedly dark focus, with many of its headline movies reflecting the inner turmoil of characters and the troubled backdrop of the chaotic world around them.The festival's new...

A failed Italian job: Driver evades flaming highway robbery

January 29, 2020

MILAN (AP) — In a bid to rob an armored vehicle, a gang of thieves set up barriers of burning vehicles and spilled nails on a highway near Milan but were foiled when the driver evaded their traps, according to news reports Wednesday.The assailants,...

Villages on Beijing’s outskirts isolate selves amid outbreak

January 29, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — With barricades and wary guardians, villages on the outskirts of Beijing are closing themselves off to outsiders to ward against infection from a new type of virus.Roads are being blocked by piles of earth or anything else capable of...

Dutch court throws out case against Israeli military chiefs

By MIKE CORDER | January 29, 2020

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court threw out a civil case Wednesday brought by a Dutch-Palestinian man seeking damages from two former Israeli military commanders for their roles in a 2014 airstrike on a Gaza house that killed six members of...

Bulgaria ruling coalition survives no-confidence vote

January 29, 2020

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s ruling coalition on Wednesday survived a no-confidence vote called by the opposition, which accused the government of failing to protect the environment and guarantee water supplies.The 240-member parliament rejected...

Britain’s EU Journey: When Johnson gambled to deliver Brexit

By PAN PYLAS | January 29, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum.Difficult negotiations setting out the new relationship between Britain...

World shares mostly higher after rebound on Wall Street

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | January 29, 2020

Shares advanced in most European and Asian markets on Wednesday after a rebound on Wall Street reversed most losses from a sell-off the day before.Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 2.8%, to 27,174.43 after its markets reopened from Lunar New Year holidays,...