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NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump continued to use Twitter Sunday to defend his engagement with the leader of Taiwan, a breach of diplomatic protocol as the U.S. shifted recognition from Taiwan to China nearly 40 years ago....
NEWRY, Maine (AP) -- Whether he's called Santa Claus, Father Christmas or Pere Noel, he had a slew of jolly, red-suited lookalikes hit the ski slopes on Sunday in Maine....
ROME (AP) -- Italians voted Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reforms that Premier Matteo Renzi has staked his political future on, hoping to survive the rising populist forces that have gained traction across Europe....
VIENNA (AP) -- Left-leaning Alexander Van der Bellen and his message of moderation and tolerance prevailed in Austria's presidential election Sunday, with preliminary results showing him with an unbeatable margin over right-wing rival Norbert Hofer....
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) -- Tribal elders have asked the military veterans joining the large Dakota Access pipeline protest encampment not to have confrontations with law enforcement officials, an organizer with Veterans Stand for Standing Rock said Sunday, adding the group is there to help out those who've dug in against the four-state, $3.8 billion project....
SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) -- A wooden box containing Fidel Castro's ashes was placed by his brother and successor on Sunday into the side of a granite boulder that has become Cuba's only official monument to the charismatic bearded rebel who seized control of a U.S.-allied Caribbean island and transformed it into a western outpost of Soviet-style communism that he ruled with absolute power for nearly half a century....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is expanding his pool of candidates for secretary of state, leaving unclear whether former CIA Director David Petraeus' guilty plea for leaking classified information disqualifies him to serve as the nation's top diplomat....
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The death toll from a fire that tore through a warehouse hosting a late-night dance party jumped to 30 on Sunday as firefighters painstakingly combed through rubble for others believed to still be missing....
(Vatican Radio) Italian's are going to the polls Sunday in a referendum to change the constitution in a way that would potentially streamline Italy’s legislative process.Listen to Ann Schneible's report Sunday’s referendum seesItalians voting on whether to amend the constitution to make it easier for the Italian government to pass laws.The bill involves a proposal to shift power from the Senate in such a way that would allow the lower house of parliament to pass legislation without Senate approval.Under the current Italian constitution, both the Senate and the House of Deputies are needed to pass legislation, resulting in a process that is costly and time consuming.The bill was put forward by Prime minister Matteo Renzi who has claimed that such a reform would improve efficiency in the government, reduce bureaucracy, and lower government spending.Arguments from those opposing the bill have expressed fears that the move would reduce vital democratic checks and b...
(Vatican Radio) Austria could get Europe's first far far-right head of state since World War Two following Sunday's presidential election. Norbert Hofer from the far-right Freedom Party faced former Green Party leader Alexander Van der Bellen in a re-run vote after the previous ballot was overturned due to counting irregularities. However Hofer tried to reassure media on Sunday that he is not the radical, opponents accuse him of being.Listen to Stefan Bos' report Dubbed “the Austrian Trump” the 45-year-old Hofer appeared confident as opinion polls showed he has a high chance of winning Sunday's election.Much like the US President-elect Donald Trump, the former aeronautical engineer capitalized on fears surrounding Europe's worst refugee crisis since the second world war and immigration to boost his popularity.The contest, a re-run of a vote held on May 22 between Hofer and 72-year old left-wing Green party candidateAlexander Van der Bellen was to cl...
