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Zebra Runs Amok in Japanese Golf Course, Dies in Lake

TOKYO — A zebra that was on the loose on a Japanese golf course for hours has died after it was chased around by a dozen men including police officers, likely drowning after being shot by tranquilizer dart and plunging into a lake.
Combined Koreas' Kim Hanbyul, right, drives past Taiwan's Chen Yuchun during their women's basketball semifinal match Thursday at Istora Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Dita Alangkara / Associated Press

Combined Koreas Basketball Team to Play for Asian Games Gold

JAKARTA — A combined Koreas team reinforced by WNBA center Park Ji-su has reached the women's basketball final at the Asian Games after an...
FILE - The Ukrainian Antonov-225 Mriya (Dream), the world's heaviest and largest aircraft, makes a test landing at the new runway at the airport in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 26, 2011. Photo: Sergey Vaganov / AP File

Russia Slow To Win Ukraine’s Airspace, Limiting War Gains

WASHINGTON (AP) — In war, winning quick control of airspace is crucial. Russia's failure to do so in Ukraine, despite its vast military strength, has been a surprise and may help explain how Ukraine has so far prevented a rout.

Musk Apologizes for Snags in Model 3 Delivery Information

DETROIT — Tesla apparently is having trouble informing customers about deliveries of the Model 3 mass-market electric car. In a Twitter response to a Model 3...

N. Korea's Ruling Party Sets May 6 for Start of Convention

SEOUL — North Korea's biggest political convention in decades opens in Pyongyang on May 6.

Paris Attack Planned From Syria, Premier Says as More Bombers Identified

PARIS — The terrorist attacks in Paris were "organized, thought out, planned out of Syria," French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Monday, as prosecutors said that one of the suicide bombers could possibly have come from the war-torn Middle Eastern country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground, watches downhill ski competition at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in the Roza Khutor mountain district of Sochi, Russia, as Russia's sports minister Vitaly Mutko stands behind. Photo: RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service

Russia Banned From Olympics, But No Winners in Doping Saga

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — If you're looking for winners after the International Olympic Committee's decision to boot Russia from the upcoming Games, keep on looking. There...

Man who Stole USD 1.4M to Pay Online Romance Scam Imprisoned

PITTSBURGH — A man who stole more than $1.4 million from two Pittsburgh-area companies and lost most of it in an overseas online romance scam was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison.
Riot police check the bags of protesters outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 13, 2019. After days of silence, Chinese state media is characterizing the largely peaceful demonstrations in Hong Kong as a "riot" and accusing protesters of "violent acts." Photo: Kin Cheung

Hong Kong Quiet Now, but Prospect of New Protest Looms Large

HONG KONG — Calm appeared to have returned to Hong Kong after days of protests by students and human rights activists opposed to a...

Muguruza Wins Wimbledon, Williams Stunned

LONDON — As a kid, Garbine Muguruza sat in awe in front of the TV as the Williams sisters accumulated Grand Slam titles. They were her role models.

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