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July 7, 2016

Argentine man kills ex-wife, 3 children, neighbor

Argentine police say a cemetery watchman wielding a machete has killed his ex-wife, three of his children and a neighbor before hanging himself.

July 7, 2016

NKorea: US sanctions tantamount to act of war

North Korea says U.S. sanctions on leader Kim Jong Un and other top officials for human rights abuses are tantamount to declaring war.

July 7, 2016

Cuba: US travelers to island up 84 pct in 1st half of 2016

The number of American travelers to Cuba rose 84 percent for the first half of the year compared with the same January-June period in 2015, authorities said Thursday.

July 7, 2016

AP Interview: NATO chief says failure no option

NATO'S chief told The Associated Press Thursday that failure is simply not an option in meeting the myriad threats that now menace the U.S.-led alliance.

July 7, 2016

Alberta wildfires damage estimated to cost $2.76 billion

Canada's national insurance bureau says insured damage caused by raging wildfires that burned for nearly two months in the country's oil sands region has totaled $2.76 billion (CA$3.58 billion).

July 7, 2016

Two charged after video shows man jumping on swimming moose

Two people were charged Tuesday in connection with a video that surfaced a year ago showing a man jumping on the back of a swimming moose in a Canadian lake.

July 7, 2016

61-year-old says he punched aggressive bear in the face and survived

A Canadian former boxer who was walking his dog Sunday was confronted by a 300-pound black bear protecting her cub -- and in a daring move, he said he punched the bear in the snout when it got aggressive.

July 7, 2016

Kerry in Ukraine to offer help from United States

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Ukraine aiming to reassure the former Soviet republic that the United States stands by it in its territorial disputes with Russia.

July 7, 2016

Wal-Mart in China faces employee protests

Wal-Mart faces protests by employees in China over what they say is a drastic change in work schedules, as the company overhauls its struggling business amid an economic slowdown and competition from e-commerce.

July 7, 2016

Aide to China's former leader gets life in prison for bribes

The top aide to former Chinese president Hu Jintao has been sentenced to life in prison on convictions of taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and abusing powers.