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April 10, 2017

US-backed Syrian fighters pressing IS gunmen in north

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters are pushing ahead in their offensive in northern Syria against members of the Islamic State group under the cover of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes.

April 10, 2017

G-7 ministers aim to press Russia to end Assad support

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are gathering for a meeting given urgency by the chemical attack in Syria and the U.S. military response.

April 10, 2017

Southern EU leaders defend US strikes in Syria

Leaders from seven southern European countries condemned the Syrian regime Monday for its alleged use of chemical weapons and defended the retaliatory U.S. airstrikes.

April 10, 2017

Experts warn 800 species, many endangered, affected by border wall

Mexico is home to 10 percent of all land species known to science, many of which are shared across North America.

April 10, 2017

The Latest: Swedish court papers name truck attack suspect

The Latest on the deadly truck crash attack against Swedish shoppers in Stockholm (all times local): 5:25 p.m.

April 10, 2017

Drug lord 'Chapo' Guzman gets his own miniseries, made in Colombia

The series is scheduled to have its U.S. premiere on Univision April 23, and a couple of months later on Netflix.

April 10, 2017

The Latest: Israel protests Le Pen denial on Holocaust role

The Latest on France's two-round, April 23-May 7 presidential election (all times local): 1:55 p.m.

April 10, 2017

German police find 847 pounds of cocaine in cases of bananas

German police say they've found what they believe to be 384 kilograms (847 pounds) of cocaine in cases of bananas shipped from Ecuador.

April 10, 2017

A look at Barclays' recent scandals and problems

As Barclays' CEO gets reprimanded for overstepping the rules in unmasking a whistleblower, here's a look at the troubles and scandals to hit the London-based bank in recent years.

April 10, 2017

Fugitive Mexican ex-governor charged with drug smuggling captured in Italy

Yarrington was accused in 2013 by a federal grand jury in Texas of taking millions of dollars in bribes from the Gulf Cartel.