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12 inmates dead in shootout at Panama prison
Twelve inmates were killed and about a dozen more were wounded in a gunfight Tuesday inside a prison in the capital, Panamanian authorities said.
4 dead as suspected twisters, other storms batter the South
A swarm of tornadoes and storms that left a trail of destruction across the Southeast killed four people, injured at least a dozen more and left victims to bundle up against the cold as they picked up pieces of their homes Tuesday.
Ripples from Boeing's 737 Max troubles begin to spread
Acknowledging that it will take longer to get the 737 Max back in the air, Boeing plans to suspend production of its marquee jet next month in a decision that could ripple across the entire U.S. economy.
5 years after detente with US, Cubans say hope has dwindled
At midday on Dec. 17, 2014, the sound of church bells echoed in Havana as presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro announced that the United States and Cuba would reestablish diplomatic relations and end nearly 60 decades of hostility.
McConnell rejects Dem push on impeachment trial witnesses
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is rejecting the Democrats' push for fresh impeachment testimony against President Donald Trump and making a last-ditch plea for them to "turn back from the cliff" of Wednesday's expected vote to send the case to the Senate for trial.
High-profile US murder case parolee deported back to Germany
A German diplomat's son who served more than 33 years in prison for a double murder in Virginia that he has steadfastly maintained he didn't commit arrived in his homeland on Tuesday after being released on parole.
Spanish court refuses to extradite Venezuelan ex-minister
Spain´s National Court has rejected the extradition to the United States of a former Venezuelan minister allegedly involved in money laundering linked to Venezuela's PDVSA state oil company.
No school, no trains, no Eiffel Tower: France on strike
Teachers, doctors, Eiffel Tower employees and workers across the French labor force walked off the job Tuesday to resist a higher retirement age and to preserve a welfare system they fear their business-friendly president wants to dismantle.
Kuwait forms new Cabinet after row by ruling family members
Kuwait has formed a new government after the previous Cabinet was dissolved amid a dispute among powerful members of the country's ruling family, the Kuwait News Agency said Tuesday.
Giuliani: Trump 'relied on' his claims about US diplomat
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, says he provided the president with information that the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was impeding investigations that could benefit Trump politically. Within weeks, she was recalled from her post.