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The Latest: More protests of Slovak reporter's death planned

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia –  The Latest on the slaying of an investigative journalist and his fiancee in Slovakia (all times local): 8:00 p.m. Anti-government protesters in Slovakia are planning to hold more rallies over the slaying of an investigative journalist even…

British PM: Russia 'highly likely' behind ex-spy's poisoning

LONDON –  Russia is "highly likely" to blame for poisoning a former spy and his daughter with a military-grade nerve agent, Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday, demanding that Moscow give a compelling explanation or face "extensive" retaliation. May told…

US scientists rescued in Antarctica by Argentina icebreaker

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina –  An Argentine icebreaker has rescued five American scientists who were stranded in an island off the northeast tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Argentina's Foreign Ministry says the five scientists conducting research at Joinville Island were airlifted…

Colombia renews peace talks with last remaining rebel group

BOGOTA, Colombia –  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says he's resuming peace talks with the nation's last remaining rebel group. Santos told the nation in a televised broadcast Monday that he's sending his chief negotiator back to Ecuador for a…

Renzi resigns as party chief after worst-ever result

MILAN –  Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi formally resigned Monday as leader of the Democratic Party following its crushing defeat in the latest parliamentary election. Party leaders named Maurizio Martina, who has served as agriculture minister in the outgoing government,…

Egypt's foreign minister in South Sudan to boost relations

JUBA, South Sudan –  Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with South Sudan President Salva Kiir in the capital, Juba, Monday to encourage an end to the country's civil war and to announce assistance in health and education. South Sudan…

Greek police arrest 2 Pakistani teens on robbery charges

ATHENS, Greece –  Greek police say they have arrested two Pakistani teenagers on suspicion of robbing tourists and passers-by at knifepoint near Greece's top tourist attraction, the ancient Acropolis Hill in Athens. The arrests announced Monday come days after six…

Estonia says Russian plane violates airspace

TALLINN, Estonia –  Estonia says a Russian military cargo plane has violated its airspace near the island of Vaindloo in the Gulf of Finland. Estonia's military said the Il-76 plane spent less than a minute in the Baltic country's airspace…

Hungarian university founded by Soros seeks Vienna campus

BUDAPEST, Hungary –  A Budapest-based university founded by Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros says it's in talks to open a satellite campus in Vienna. Central European University Rector Michael Ignatieff said Monday in a statement that Budapest would remain its home…

MLK's daughter, Bernice, has private audience with pope

VATICAN CITY –  The surviving daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican. The Vatican made a video of the Monday meeting public. Bernice King presented the pontiff…

Turkey's parliament debates changes to electoral laws

ANKARA, Turkey –  Turkey's parliament has begun debating changes to Turkey's electoral laws that critics say are designed to help President Recep Tayyip Erdogan consolidate power and could lead to election fraud. The debate opened Monday before crucial elections next…

Poland's NGOs criticize government law on Holocaust speech

WARSAW, Poland –  Non-government organizations in Poland have distanced themselves from the right-wing government's policies that have strained Polish-Jewish relations and some say have led to a wave of anti-Semitism. In a letter to "international public opinion" they said they…

Egypt writer's call for Salah to shave beard sparks outrage

CAIRO –  An Egyptian columnist has ignited a firestorm on social media by calling on Liverpool's star forward Mohamed Salah to shave his beard, saying he looks like a "terrorist." In an article published Sunday by the state-run newspaper Al-Ahram,…

Ethiopian Israelis push government for family unifications

JERUSALEM –  Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants are protesting outside Israel's parliament, demanding the government fulfill a pledge to bring some 8,000 of their countrymen remaining in Ethiopia to Israel. Israel's government agreed in 2015 to bring the remaining Ethiopians to…

Man, woman sent to hospital over package at UK Parliament

LONDON –  Police in London say two people have been taken to hospital as a precaution after a suspicious package was found at Britain's Parliament complex. The Metropolitan Police force said officers were called Monday about a package at the…