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• UN says attack in central Mali kills peacekeeper from Egypt April 20, 2019
  The United Nations secretary-general has condemned an attack on a U.N. convoy in Mali that killed a peacekeeper from Egypt.
• Former Marine arrested in raid at North Korean embassy in Spain April 20, 2019
  A former Marine has been arrested in Los Angeles in connection with an underground group’s raid last month on North Korea’s embassy in Madrid.
  Robert Gearty
• Pope carries Easter candle up aisle of darkened basilica April 20, 2019
  Pope Francis has carried a lit candle up the main aisle of a darkened St. Peter's Basilica in a dramatic Saturday Easter vigil ritual.
• Officials: Large fire scorches Peru's capital, killing none April 20, 2019
  Officials in Peru say a massive fire has destroyed several buildings near the center of the capital city, but killed nobody.
• Anti-govt protests resume against Serbia's populist leader April 20, 2019
  Several thousand people have turned up at an anti-government protest in Belgrade a day after Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic held a mass rally in an apparent bid to counter months of street demonstrations against him.
• New bout of heavy fighting in Yemen kills dozens April 20, 2019
  Yemeni officials say heavy fighting in Yemen's southern Dhale province between pro-government forces and Shiite rebels has killed more than 85 people.
  AHMED AL-HAJ
• Coexistence in a 'danger’ zone: An inside look at Israeli settlement in the West Bank April 20, 2019
  Now that Benjamin Netanyahu is set to serve a fifth term as Israel’s prime minister, he could extend Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank-- something he promised to do if re-elected. The move would put an end to decades of Israel’s policy recognizing that the lands it seized in the 1967 war would be part of […]
  Talia Kaplan
• Small plane crashes in southern Bulgaria, 2 killed April 20, 2019
  Authorities in Bulgaria say a small private plane has crashed in a field in a southern region, killing the pilot and the lone passenger on board.
• Blind sailor successfully completes non-stop Pacific voyage April 20, 2019
  A Japanese sailor has completed a non stop trek across the pacific, becoming the first person visual impared person to do so.
  David Aaro
• Activist: Sudan protest leaders meet with military rulers April 20, 2019
  A Sudanese activist says leaders of the protest movement are holding talks with the military council.
• India's chief justice accused of sexual harassment April 20, 2019
  A former employee of India's Supreme Court has accused the country's chief justice of sexual harassment, an accusation that was vehemently denied by the judge.
• Attackers raid family party, kill 13 in Mexico April 20, 2019
  Police in eastern Mexico say gunmen broke into a family party and opened fire, killing 13 people and wounding at least four others.
• Serbia's "Lady Macbeth" buried near late strongman Milosevic April 20, 2019
  Several dozen former allies and supporters have attended the funeral of Mirjana Markovic, the widow of late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic who was dubbed the "Lady Macbeth" of the Balkans because of the huge influence she had on her husband.
• Senior British politician Diane Abbott apologizes after photo captures her drinking on train April 20, 2019
  Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has apologized after a photo circulated showing her drinking on the London Overground, where it is illegal to consume alcohol.
  Kathleen Joyce
• The Latest: Fires, tear gas amid Paris yellow vest protests April 20, 2019
  The Latest on the yellow vest protests in France (all times local): 2 p.m. Protesters have set small fires and police have fired tear gas on the sidelines of yellow vest demonstrations in the French capital.
• German plane evacuated Madeira bus crash survivors April 20, 2019
  Portuguese media says that a German army plane is evacuating 12 German tourists who survived this week's bus accident on the island of Madeira that claimed 29 lives.
• German parliament speaker rebuffs far-right party April 20, 2019
  The speaker of Germany's parliament says the far-right Alternative for Germany has no legal right to a deputy speaker, a position it has been unable to get other parties' support to fill.
• UN says 220 killed in fighting over Libya's capital April 20, 2019
  The U.N. health agency says at least 15 more people died in fighting over control of Libya's capital in the past two days, bringing the total to 220 dead including civilians.
• Young Algerian protester dies of injuries; police accused April 20, 2019
  A young Algerian protester has died from head injuries that his family and friends believe were caused by a police beating.
• Iraq summit brings together rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran April 20, 2019
  A summit organized by Iraq is bringing together regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran to bridge relations and invest in Iraq.