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Rob Reiner son denies grand jury murder charges

NBA triple-double king Westbrook to retire after 18 seasons

Spain darkens as solar eclipses races south from Arctic

'Trying to bury the science': US climate research under siege

Skies darken as solar eclipse heads south from Arctic to Spain

Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting

Protest denounces secrecy of Venezuela transition talks

Italian teenager Curtis breaks 50m backstroke world record at Europeans

NBA's Los Angeles Lakers to be sold for reported $12.5 bn

New mum Sjostrom wins 50m butterfly for 18th European gold

Lukaku joins Turkish side Fenerbahce from Napoli

Solar eclipse darkens Arctic Russia on course for Spain

Colombia quake rescue efforts enter 'final phase' as toll hits 239

Russian economy rebounds in second quarter despite Ukrainian strikes

Colombian researchers seek safety for bees in urban jungle

Far from the flowery fields that are their natural home, honey bees imperiled by pesticides in rural Colombia are finding sanctuary on university campuses in the bustling capital Bogota.

Ecuador banana industry slips over war in Ukraine

Until recently, the incessant bustle of Ecuadoran banana plantations provided evidence of the industry's robust export business. But from one week to the next, the groves have fallen silent -- trade victims to a conflict half a world away.

In a southern US capital, an unending water crisis

Every morning, 180 students at a school in Jackson, Mississippi have to board a bus to be taken to another nearby school. The reason? Their school lacks the water pressure needed to flush its own toilets.

James Foley's mother, brother testify at trial of IS 'Beatle'

The mother of slain American journalist James Foley said Monday at the trial of one of his alleged Islamic State captors that she initially hoped reports her son had been executed were "some cruel joke."

Costa Rica: President-elect Chaves wants to 'improve' deal with IMF

Costa Rica aims to improve its deal with the IMF, president-elect Rodrigo Chaves said Monday, a day after his election as the Central American nation's next president.

Satellite images show bodies in Bucha for weeks, rebutting Moscow claim

Satellite photographs released on Monday appear to rebut Russian assertions that dead bodies in civilian clothing found in Bucha had appeared there after Russian forces retreated from the devastated Ukrainian town.

Tiger-mania builds as Woods practices well at Augusta

Tiger Woods practiced before thousands of supportive spectators on Monday at Augusta National ahead of the 86th Masters, where he hopes to make his first start since a car crash 14 months ago left him with severe right leg injuries.

DeChambeau says Mickelson has 'gone dark' amid controversy

Three-time winner Phil Mickelson is sitting out the Masters for the first time in 28 years, and his friend Bryson DeChambeau said Monday the US veteran has "gone dark."