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Comey 'stunned' by Trump stand

Fired former FBI boss says he made notes during meetings with president

Arab states expand list of Qatar-linked 'terrorist' groups

DUBAI/DOHA - Four Arab states that cut ties with Qatar this week over its alleged support of terrorism on Friday designated dozens of groups and individuals with alleged links to Qatar as "terrorists" - intensifying a rift that threatens the region's stability.

Body count grows, but no sign of missing plane

YANGON/SANLAN, Myanmar - The tally of retrieved bodies rose to 31 on Friday as Myanmar's hunt for a military transport plane that went missing over the Andaman Sea with 122 people on board stretched into a third day.

Ghana's budding filmmakers have a home to call their own

KUMASI, Ghana - India has its Bollywood and Nigeria, Nollywood. Even New Zealand has a Wellywood.

Renowned violinist gives gift of music to young refugees

JERUSALEM - As a boy growing up in Palestinian refugee camps, Ramzi Aburedwan was immortalized in a well-known photo, holding stones to throw at Israeli soldiers.

Germany accuses Trump of stirring Gulf conflict

BERLIN/DOHA - German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Tuesday accused US President Donald Trump of stirring up conflicts in the Middle East and risking a new arms race as Qatar's neighbors cut ties with Doha.

Teheran: 12 killed, dozens wounded in first IS assaults

TEHERAN - Gunmen and suicide bombers stormed Iran's parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader on Wednesday, killing 12 people in the first attacks in the country claimed by the Islamic State group.

Myanmar army plane crashes, 104 aboard

YANGON - Debris from a missing Myanmar military plane carrying 104 people was found in the Andaman Sea late on Wednesday, a local official and an air force source said.

Security overshadows UK election campaign

British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would change human rights laws to hinder terrorism suspects as British politicians entered the final day of campaigning before Thursday's general election.

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Diamonds shine with millennials

NEW YORK - Diamonds are making a comeback in the United States as more millennials fall for crystals long associated with "eternal" love.