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Three women accuse Gambia's ex-president of rape or sexual assault

Human rights groups say Jammeh's rule was marked by forced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, sexual violence, torture and arbitrary detention.

Tunisia

Panic in central Tunis as suicide blasts kill police officer

A witness described a huge blast followed by dust and panic after a bomber targeted a police car near the French Embassy in the Tunisian capital.

USA

Germany's Merkel seen shaking for second time this month

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, her second such bout within two weeks.

USA

Trump's high stakes meeting with Chinese leader set to loom over G-20 summit

Analysts warn an escalating U.S.-China trade war could hit the global economy and dent U.S. living standards, particularly among low-income households.

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USA

California woman killed in shark attack in Bahamas

The 21-year-old was snorkeling near Rose Island when she was attacked, Bahama police said.

USA

French seek reprieve from sweltering heat wave

Hot air from the Sahara desert has triggered a heat wave across Europe, smashing temperature records with overnight lows of 77 degrees in southern France.

USA

No sign Notre Dame fire was criminal, Paris prosecutor says

In the preliminary investigation, judicial police examined more than 1,200 clues and heard testimony from around 100 people.

France

Notre Dame: Probe examines power fault or cigarette as possible causes

French authorities have no grounds to believe that the fire that wrecked Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral in April was the result of criminal activity, although they are looking into the possibility of negligence, said the Paris prosecutor's office.

USA

Libyan warlord Trump praised is sued in U.S. for alleged rights abuses, war crimes

President Trump praised Khalifa Haftar during a phone call in April and Arab allies are backing the former general in Libya's civil war.

USA

U.S. woman who founded Uganda charity sued by 2 mothers who say their children died

The two mothers who are suing say they didn't discover that Renee Bach was not a doctor until after their children died.

USA

Why this tiny Baltic nation is building a digital embassy half a continent away

Estonia is entrusting terabytes of information on its citizens to an ally in the hope of improving the security of its crucial government systems.

USA

Prominent Virginia doctor and his tour guide murdered in Belize

Dr. Gary Swank, a cardiologist and avid fly fisherman, was traveling with his wife and school-age children.

USA

Austrian court says Ukrainian oligarch with ties to Manafort can be sent to U.S.

Dmytro Firtash, who was arrested in Austria in 2014, denies all wrongdoing.

USA

Kushner faces battle to sell economic plan for Palestinians

Billions of dollars aren't going to resolve the decades-long impasse, according to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.

USA

Prince Harry, Meghan's home renovations cost taxpayers $3 million

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's residence near Windsor Castle, called Frogmore Cottage, underwent major work to turn five properties back into a single home.

USA

Iran says new sanctions mean the end of diplomacy

National Security Adviser John Bolton says the president was open to real negotiations and "all that Iran needs to do is walk through that open door."

USA

Italy selected to host 2026 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee made the announcement after a day-long conference in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Germany

Eurofighter collision kills one pilot, leaves other in tree

The Luftwaffe said both pilots were able to operate their ejector seat. One was found alive by rescue teams in a treetop.

USA

Hard Rock Hotel in Dominican Republic to remove liquor from minibars

"The safety and health of our guests is now, and has always been, our highest priority," the hotel said.

USA

U.S. set to announce 'significant' sanctions on Iran as tensions simmer

President Donald Trump may have called off the airstrikes — for now — but tensions between the United States and Iran looked set to ramp up elsewhere.