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Missing Interpol president faces bribery probe, China says

Meng disappeared Sept. 25 after texting his wife a knife emoji during a trip to China.

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Economics Nobel honours research in climate chance, tech innovation

William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer win the Nobel Prize in Economics

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Humanity risks 'unthinkable damage' on global warming, U.N. warns in new report

"Now more than ever we know that every bit of warming matters," said one of the report's authors.

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Brazil right-wing presidential candidate wins vote but runoff likely

Congressman Jai Bolsonaro has praised his country's 1964-1985 dictatorship and promised a brutal crackdown on crime and graft.

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Bulgarian investigative journalist killed, authorities say

A Bulgarian journalist who reported on alleged corruption involving EU funds has been murdered in the Danube town of Ruse, authorities said Sunday.

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Wife says missing Interpol president sent knife image as danger signal

Grace Meng said he sent her the knife image the day she last heard from him, four minutes after he sent a message saying, "Wait for my call."

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Barking mad Britons march with pets for final Brexit referendum

Thousands join in "Wooferendum" march to encourage public debate over Brexit deal.

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Ex-Interpol chief under investigation for suspected bribery

Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei is under investigation for suspected bribery, China's Ministry of Public Security said in a statement on its website

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20 people killed in limousine crash in New York state, police say

Twenty people have been killed after a limousine crash in upstate New York, state police said Sunday.

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India's top court takes on mob lynchings aimed at protecting cows

A Hindu mob attacked Samaydeen, leaving him battered and bleeding but alive. The case is now a test of whether his country can stem such violence.

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Turkish authorities believe journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed

Turkish officials tell NBC News that authorities believe the critic of Saudi Arabia was killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

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Oil tanker explosion leaves at least 50 dead, 100 burned in Congo

The accident occurred overnight in the village of Mbuba, about 124 miles southwest of the capital, Kinshasa.

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US senators vote 50-48 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court

The vote was held on Saturday.

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McCarrick scandal prompts pope to open Vatican archives to investigators

The Vatican statement said the pope would "follow the path of truth, wherever it may lead."

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Parents search for children killed at bible camp in Indonesian quake

"Yesterday I found her jacket," said one father, his voice cracking. "I hope I can find her just to see her again."

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Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe dies at 85

King Felipe VI tweeted that Caballe was "the great lady of opera, legend of universal culture, the best of the best."

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Pompeo, in Japan, seeks allied unity before North Korea talks

Japan has been wary of Trump's peace initiative, fearing it could affect its long-standing security relationship with the U.S.

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Interpol president reported missing after trip to China

Meng Hongwei's wife reported him missing on Friday.

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Interpol requests clarification from China on whereabouts of chief

Meng Hongwei's wife reported him missing on Friday.

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Interpol requests clarification from China on disappearance of chief

French police are investigating the disappearance of Interpol chief, Meng Hongwei, who was reported missing after traveling from France to his native China.