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April 21, 2017

Young man is 9th fatality in Venezuela protests this month

Authorities in Venezuela say a young man has been shot and killed in a street protest, becoming the ninth person to die this month during demonstrations in the South American country.

April 21, 2017

Hungary: Opposition seeks repeal of law about US university

Opposition lawmakers in Hungary are asking the Constitutional Court to repeal legal amendments they say target Central European University, founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros.

April 21, 2017

Colombia's FARC concealing weapons despite deal, intelligence analysts say

Four months into the peace agreement’s implementation, the rebel army has handed in less than 200 rifles to U.N. peacekeepers according to Colombian officials.

April 21, 2017

AP Explains: How a single Trump sentence enraged South Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump's apparently offhand comment after meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping — that "Korea actually used to be a part of China" — has enraged many South Koreans.

April 21, 2017

Library to release catalog on World War II era documents

Holocaust denial just got a little harder.

April 21, 2017

In wake of tense Trump call, Pence aims to soothe Australia

Vice President Mike Pence will be working to smooth over any lingering hard feelings with Australia more than two months after President Donald Trump got into a spat with the country's prime minister.

April 21, 2017

2 dead after rail cars carrying logs hit work crew in Canada

Canadian police say rail cars loaded with logs crashed into an unsuspecting work crew, killing two people and injuring three in a small town on Vancouver Island on the Pacific coast.

April 21, 2017

VP Pence praises Indonesia's democratic, tolerant values

Vice President Mike Pence praised Indonesia's democracy and moderate form of Islam after meeting Thursday with the president of the world's most populous Muslim nation.

April 21, 2017

The Latest: General Motors stops business in Venezuela

The Latest on the protests and counter demonstrations in Venezuela (all times local): 8:30 a.m.

April 20, 2017

Venezuela's opposition seeks to keep pressure on Maduro

Venezuela's opposition is looking to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro by taking to the streets again Thursday hours after at least two people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years.