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Cyclone's huge floods leave hundreds dead in southern Africa CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe -- Aid workers rushed to rescue victims clinging to trees and crammed on rooftops Tuesday after a cyclone unleashed devastating floods in ... by FARAI MUTSAKA and ANDREW MELDRUM The Associated Press - March 20, 2019

Facebook says no one flagged NZ mosque shooting livestream LONDON -- Facebook says none of the 200 or so people who watched live video of the New Zealand mosque shooting flagged it to moderators, underlining the challen... by KELVIN CHAN The Associated Press - March 20, 2019

Putin visits Crimea to mark 5th anniversary of annexation MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin led thousands to chant "Russia!" on a visit Monday to Crimea marking the fifth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula's annex... by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV The Associated Press - March 19, 2019

Gunman kills 3 on Dutch tram UTRECHT, Netherlands -- A gunman killed three people and wounded five on a tram Monday morning in what authorities said may have been a terror attack, and a sus... by ALEKSANDAR FURTULA MIKE CORDER The Associated Press - March 19, 2019

Cyclone death toll increases JOHANNESBURG -- More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving... by ANDREW MELDRUM The Associated Press - March 19, 2019

Mourners pay tribute to New Zealand victims, await burials CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- Thousands of people paid tribute Sunday at makeshift memorials to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, w... by NICK PERRY JULIET WILLIAMS The Associated Press - March 18, 2019

US-backed forces admit to 'difficulties' beating IS in Syria BAGHOUZ, Syria -- U.S.-backed forces fighting to recapture the last Islamic State group outpost in Syria admitted on Sunday they were facing "difficulties" defe... by PHILIP ISSA ANDREA ROSA The Associated Press - March 18, 2019

Born into al-Qaida: Hamza bin Laden's rise to prominence DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The boy is only 12 years old and looks even younger and smaller kneeling next to the wreckage of a helicopter, flanked by masked ... by JON GAMBRELL The Associated Press - March 18, 2019

Death toll rises to 50 in New Zealand mosque shootings; 36 hospitalized CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- The death toll in the massacres at two New Zealand mosques rose to 50 on Sunday after police found another victim while removing bo... by NICK PERRY JULIET WILLIAMS The Associated Press - March 17, 2019

49 killed at New Zealand mosques CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- At least 49 people were shot to death at two mosques during midday prayers Friday -- most if not all of them gunned down by an immi... by NICK PERRY MARK BAKER The Associated Press - March 16, 2019

Students globally protest warming, pleading for their future WASHINGTON -- Students across a warming globe pleaded for their lives, future and planet Friday, demanding tough action on climate change. by FRANK JORDANS SETH BORENSTEIN The Associated Press - March 16, 2019

NKorean official: Kim rethinking US talks, launch moratorium PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon decide whether to continue diplomatic talks and maintain his moratorium on missile launches ... by ERIC TALMADGE The Associated Press - March 16, 2019

Brextension: UK lawmakers vote to seek delay of EU departure LONDON -- In a stalemate over Brexit, British politicians have chosen to delay it. by JILL LAWLESS DANICA KIRKA The Associated Press - March 15, 2019

US, Canada ground Boeing 737 Max 8s after Ethiopia crash WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopi... by ZEKE MILLER ROB GILLIES The Associated Press - March 14, 2019

May Day: UK Parliament rejects prime minister's Brexit deal LONDON -- With just 17 days to go, Britain's departure from the European Union was thrown into chaos and doubt Tuesday as Parliament delivered a crushing defeat... by JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT The Associated Press - March 13, 2019