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S. Korea Installs Parts of Contentious US Missile Defense

South Korea says key parts of a contentious U.S. missile defense system have been installed a day after rival North Korea showed off its military power.

Artifacts Preserve Holocaust Stories For Future Generations

The small wicker doll chair was a modest toy, but it meant the world to Louise Lawrence-Israels. A gift for her second birthday, it was the only toy she possessed during the approximately three years she spent hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam, just five blocks from the house where Anne Frank wrote in her diary.

Attack In Paris: ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Paris Shooting

An attacker with an automatic weapon opened fire on police in Paris' iconic Champs-Elysees shopping district Thursday night, killing one officer and seriously wounding two others before police shot and killed him.

Pence Warns North Korea 'Era of Strategic Patience is Over'

In a trip full of Cold War symbolism, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence traveled to the tense zone dividing North and South Korea and warned Pyongyang that after years of testing the U.S. and South Korea with its nuclear ambitions, "the era of strategic patience is over."

Painkiller Prescribed for Prince in Another Name

A court document says a doctor prescribed oxycodone for Prince under the name of the musician's friend to protect his privacy.

Trump Declares US-Russia Relations May Be At 'All-Time Low'

Laying bare deep and dangerous divisions on Syria and other issues, President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that U.S. relations with Russia "may be at an all-time low."

Russia Vetoes UN Resolution To Condemn Syria Chemical Attack

Russia vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in a town in northern Syria and demanded a speedy investigation into the attack that killed nearly 90 people.

Putin Meets Tillerson as Tensions Rise Over Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Moscow on Wednesday as the two countries traded sharp accusations about a chemical weapons attack in Syria.

Russia Accuses U.S. of Unlawful Syria Raid as Tillerson Visits

Russia's top diplomat accused the United States on Wednesday of carrying out an unlawful attack against Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces as he opened a fraught meeting with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

North Korea Calls US Aircraft Carrier Dispatch Outrageous

North Korea is vowing tough counteraction to any military moves that might follow the U.S. Navy's decision to send the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier and its battle group to waters off the Korean Peninsula.

Official: Russia Knew In Advance of Syrian Chemical Attack

A senior U.S. official says the United States has concluded that Russia knew in advance of Syria's chemical weapons attack last week.

Palm Sunday Church Bombing In Egypt Kill 43, Wound Dozens

Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in different cities in northern Egypt as worshipers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing at least 43 people and wounding about 100 in an assault claimed by the Islamic State group.

Truck Crash Into Stockholm Store Declared Terror Attack

A driver crashed a hijacked truck into an upscale department store in central Stockholm, Sweden on Friday, killing at least two people, according to Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, who called the crash a terror attack.

Death Toll in Syrian Chemical Attack Now at 72

The death toll from a suspected chemical attack on a northern Syrian town rose to 72 on Wednesday as activists and rescue workers found more terrified survivors hiding in shelters near the site of the harrowing assault, one of the deadliest in Syria's civil war.

N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into its eastern waters Wednesday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, amid worries the North might conduct banned nuclear or rocket tests ahead of the first summit between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week.

Subway Blast In Russia Kills At Least 11

At least 11 people were killed Monday in an explosion on the subway in St. Petersburg, Russian news agencies reported.

First lady Helps Present Courage Awards to 13 Women

Melania Trump helped present State Department awards Wednesday to 13 women from around the globe who were recognized for demonstrating courage and leadership in the face of adversity, a group she praised a "true heroes."

It's Over: Britain Files For Divorce From The European Union

The United Kingdom filed for divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, overturning four decades of integration with its neighbors, demolishing the notion that EU expansion is inevitable and shaking the foundations of a bloc that is facing challenges to its identity and its place in the world.

Man Claims Discrimination As Canada Pulls Personalized Plate

A Canadian provincial government has withdrawn a man's eponymous personalized vehicle license plate, saying Lorne Grabher's surname is offensive to women when viewed on his car bumper.

Israel Arrests Hacker Linked To Threats On US Jewish Centers

A 19-year-old American-Israeli Jewish man was arrested Thursday as the prime suspect in a wave of bomb threats against U.S. Jewish community centers, a startling turn in a case that had stoked fears of rising anti-Semitism in the United States.