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Authorities say 1,000 homes evacuated in Colorado wildfire; unknown number destroyed

DENVER - A wind-driven wildfire in the rugged Colorado foothills spread across 5 1/2 square miles (14 square kilometres) Monday, destroying an unknown number of homes and triggering the evacuation of ...

Malaysian court charges man for exploiting 63 Indonesians allegedly making women clean houses

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian court charged a man with exploiting 63 Indonesian women who claimed they were lured to Malaysia and forced to work as house cleaners with little or no pay, a lawye...

Imam behind plans for Islamic centre and mosque near ground zero back in US after Gulf trip

NEW YORK, N.Y. - An imam who has become the public face of a proposed Islamic community centre and mosque near ground zero has returned to the United States following a taxpayer-funded tour of the Mid...

Pakistanis outraged at landowners suspected of diverting floodwaters to save property

SUKKUR, Pakistan - As the disastrous floods recede in Pakistan, something new is rising: suspicions and rumours that powerful officials and landowners used their influence to divert water away from th...

Philippine legislator delays plea in Hong Kong drug case, bail extended

HONG KONG - A Philippine legislator who was allegedly caught with cocaine at the Hong Kong airport in July asked a court Tuesday for more time to consider his plea on drug trafficking charges. Hong...

Tropical Storm Hermine makes landfall near in northeastern Mexico, roars toward Texas

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico - Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into Mexico's northern Gulf coast near the U.S. border late Monday with winds of 60 mph (95 kph), lashing Mexico and southern Texas with heavy rai...

Independent lawmaker says he will support Australia's conservative Liberal Party

CANBERRA, Australia - One of Australia's kingmaker independent lawmakers said Tuesday he will support opposition leader Tony Abbott's conservative coalition after inconclusive elections, bringing the ...

SKorea: NKorea requests for shipment of rice, cement and heavy equipment for flooding recovery

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea requested a shipment of rice, cement and heavy equipment days after South Korea offered relief aid to its communist neighbour to help it recover from recent flooding, ...

Mexican soldiers open fire on family's car at checkpoint, killing 15-year-old and father

MONTERREY, Mexico - Soldiers opened fire on a family's car at a military checkpoint in northern Mexico, killing a 15-year-old boy and his father, authorities and relatives said Monday. It is at lea...

NKorea preps for most important political convention in 3 decades amid succession speculation

SEOUL, South Korea - Huge posters plastered across the North Korean capital are hailing the nation's biggest political convention in 30 years as a historic event as the world watches for signs that th...

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