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Pushing the Limit Riding Norway’s Frozen Waves
Many things about it scream "Surf's Up!" Tom Carroll has the bright-yellow board, the sun is shining -- well, trying to...
Lindsey Vonn Focused Already On Pyeongchang and Beyond
US ski star Lindsey Vonn, among the most successful racers in history, is already focused on adding to her legacy at...
UN Official Says Quitting Over ‘Israel Apartheid’ Report
Jordanian UN official Rima Khalaf announced her resignation Friday, saying the secretary general had asked her to...
Trump Welcomes Germany’s Merkel To White House
US President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House for talks expected to...
Amazon Tribe Has Lowest Heart Risk Ever Seen
Researchers said Friday they had found an indigenous Amazonian tribe with the lowest levels of artery hardening -- a...
Arab Israeli MP In Plea Bargain Over Jail Phones
An Arab Israeli lawmaker has agreed to admit charges of smuggling mobile phones to Palestinian prisoners in return for...
2,500 Years On, Replica of Sunken Ship Sets Sail From Israel
An identical replica of a 2,500-year-old merchant vessel that ran aground off the coast of present-day Israel set sail...
Trump Says Has Won Over Skeptical Republicans To Obamacare Overhaul
US President Donald Trump, after meeting with Republican lawmakers skeptical of the Obamacare replacement plan,...
Morocco King Names New Premier To End Deadlock
Morocco's king on Friday appointed a new prime minister to end a political deadlock that left the North African country...
St. Patrick Was ‘an Immigrant’
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny caused a stir at the White House on the eve of Saint Patrick's day Friday, pointedly...
Controversy In Benin Over Single-Term Presidency Plan
Many Africans have become accustomed to their leaders trying to cling to power at all costs, but in tiny Benin, the...
Iraq Forces Seize Ground In Mosul Old City
Iraqi forces said Friday they had seized ground inside Mosul's Old City, a district expected to see some of the...
Man In Muslim Tunic ‘slits Throats of His Father and Brother’ In Paris
A man wearing a Muslim tunic has been arrested on suspicion of slitting the throats of his father and brother in a...
UN Urges China To Act As Bird Flu Deaths Spike
The UN's food agency on Friday urged China to step up efforts to contain and eliminate a strain of bird flu which has...
Trump Accuses China of Doing ‘little’ To Contain North Korea
US President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of not doing enough to help contain North Korea's nuclear ambitions,...
UK Raps White House Over ‘ridiculous’ Trump Spy Claims
The White House will not repeat claims that British spies snooped on Donald Trump, Britain said on Friday after the UK...
US Industrial Output In February Flat, Manufacturing Gains
Manufacturing output posted its sixth straight increase in February, but unseasonably warm weather again dragged down...
Boko Haram’s Shekau Reappears, Criticises Cameroon ‘lies’
Boko Haram's elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility for a spate of suicide...
Pakistan Suspend Fifth Player In Spot-Fixing Case
Pakistan cricket authorities Friday charged and suspended international player Shahzaib Hasan in an ongoing case over...