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June 24, 2016

World doping watchdog shuts down Rio Olympic laboratory

Just weeks before the Olympic Games open in Rio de Janeiro, the city's accredited anti-doping laboratory has been stopped from conducting tests.

June 24, 2016

Body of Orlando nightclub shooting victim returned to Mexico

The body of a 22-year-old Mexican killed in the June 12 nightclub attack in Orlando, Florida, has been returned to his hometown in southern Mexico for burial.

June 24, 2016

UK vote adds uncertainty to an already shaky global economy

Britain's vote to leave the European Union adds a heavy dose of uncertainty to a global economy that is still trying to heal from the global financial crisis.

June 24, 2016

UK pound plunges as referendum results point to EU exit

Britain entered uncharted waters Friday after the country voted to leave the European Union, according to a projection by all main U.K. broadcasters.

June 24, 2016

The Latest: Britain's EU vote likely to cost Cameron his job

The Latest on Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union (all times local): 5:40 a.m.

June 24, 2016

Jamaica police arrest one man, seek second in murder of American missionaries

Jamaican authorities have charged one man with murder and are seeking a second man for questioning in connection with the April killing of two American missionaires on the Caribbean island.

June 24, 2016

IS detain 900 Kurdish civilians in northern Syria in 3 weeks

A Kurdish official and Syrian activists say Islamic State group fighters have detained some 900 Kurds in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo over the past three weeks, amid fierce fighting for control of a nearby IS stronghold.

June 24, 2016

Protest in front Shiite sheikh's home shows Bahrain dissent

Hundreds of people are protesting outside the home of a Shiite sheikh, a mark of growing unrest in Bahrain sparked by the government's new crackdown on opposition groups.

June 24, 2016

Taiwan president takes first foreign trip since inauguration

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-has departed on her first overseas trip since taking office amid speculation over whether China will tighten its diplomatic stranglehold on the self-governing island it claims as its own territory.

June 24, 2016

The Latest: Australian leader urges Britain to stay in EU

The Latest on Britain's referendum on whether to leave the European Union (all times local): 7:15 a.m.