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October 14, 2016

AP WAS THERE: When Thailand's Bhumibol became king in 1946

EDITOR'S NOTE — Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch who died at age 88, ascended to the throne in 1946 after the mysterious death of his 20-year-old brother pitched the Southeast Asian country then known as Siam into shock and one year of mourning.

October 14, 2016

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Nicole to pummel Bermuda

The British territory of Bermuda hunkered down overnight as the Hurricane Nicole rapidly strengthened into a major Category 4 storm and took aim at the tiny island in the northern Atlantic Ocean.

October 13, 2016

Colombia extends ceasefire with rebels

President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Thursday that he is extending a ceasefire with Colombia's largest rebel movement in a bid to give more time to efforts to save a peace deal rejected by voters.

October 13, 2016

Palestinians push for UN membership and against settlements

The Palestinians say they are sounding out members of the U.N.

October 13, 2016

Brazil's Silva to stand 3rd trial in corruption probe

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face corruption charges in connection with an alleged scheme involving the construction giant Odebrecht.

October 13, 2016

HRW accuses Saudi-led coalition of war crimes in Yemen

An international human rights group says that the Saudi-led coalition's bombing of a packed funeral in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, this week constitutes an apparent war crime and that the remnants of missiles found at the site of the attack showed that they were American made.

October 13, 2016

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Nicole lashes Bermuda

Hurricane Nicole roared across Bermuda on Thursday, pummeling the resort island with winds up to 115 mph that snapped trees and peeled off roofs.

October 13, 2016

Mexican state to fund inspection of site where remains found

A woman who has spent 12 years searching for her daughter in a northern Mexican state says the governor has promised to devote resources to inspect a site where thousands of bone fragments have been found.

October 13, 2016

Airstrikes hit rebel-held neighborhoods of Syria's Aleppo

Syrian opposition activists are reporting more than a dozen airstrikes on rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo.

October 13, 2016

Pope on migrant kids: Integrate, don't repatriate

Pope Francis has denounced the forced repatriation of unaccompanied children migrants who flee wars and poverty, saying countries should try to meet their needs rather than return them to uncertain futures back home.