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Algeria votes on new constitution amid opposition boycott

Algeria votes on new constitution amid opposition boycott

ALGIERS, Algeria — Algerians voted Sunday on whether to approve a revised constitution that imposes term limits, promises new freedoms and is aimed at answering demands from pro-democracy protesters who pushed out their long-serving, autocratic presi
Texas high court denies GOP effort to reject Houston votes

Texas high court denies GOP effort to reject Houston votes

DALLAS — The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday denied a Republican-led petition to toss nearly 127,000 ballots cast at drive-thru voting places in the Houston area.
70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 75

70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 75

IZMIR, Turkey — Rescue workers in western Turkey extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 75 people and injuring close to 1,000
French Muslims, stigmatized by attacks, feel under pressure

French Muslims, stigmatized by attacks, feel under pressure

PARIS — The pressure rises with each gruesome attack. After three in five weeks, France’s Muslims are feeling squeezed. A spotlight of suspicion was trained on them again even before the latest acts of extremist violence, including two beheadings.
Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh region drags on into 6th week

Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh region drags on into 6th week

YEREVAN, Armenia — Fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh entered a sixth week Sunday with Armenian and Azerbaijani forces blaming each other for new attacks.
France: Suspect in priest's shooting freed, search widens

France: Suspect in priest's shooting freed, search widens

LYON, France — French police on Sunday released an initial suspect in the shooting of a Greek Orthodox priest and widened their search for the gunman who critically wounded the priest as he closed the door to his official residence at a church in the
Powerful typhoon lashes Philippines, killing at least 10

Powerful typhoon lashes Philippines, killing at least 10

MANILA, Philippines — A super typhoon blew into the eastern Philippines with disastrous force Sunday, killing at least 10 people and triggering volcanic mudflows that engulfed about 150 houses before weakening as it blew away from the country, offici
Indian troops kill top rebel commander in Kashmir fighting

Indian troops kill top rebel commander in Kashmir fighting

SRINAGAR, India — Indian government forces killed a top rebel commander in Kashmir during a gunbattle Sunday in the disputed region’s main city, police said, calling it a major success against the rebels' long fight against Indian rule.
Ruling due in Depp's high-stakes libel suit against tabloid

Ruling due in Depp's high-stakes libel suit against tabloid

LONDON — A British judge will decide Monday whether a tabloid newspaper defamed Johnny Depp by calling him a “wife beater,” a ruling with huge implications for the careers of both Depp and former spouse Amber Heard.
Turkish politician in Erdogan's party dies from virus

Turkish politician in Erdogan's party dies from virus

ISTANBUL — A Turkish politician from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party has died from the coronavirus. Burhan Kuzu, 65, had been receiving treatment for COVID-19 since Oct. 17, the country’s health minister tweeted. He passed away Sunday.