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Malaysian Maritime Director Indera Abu Bakar speaks during a press conference about a collision of the USS John S. McCain in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. The U.S. Navy said the USS John S. McCain arrived at Singapore's naval base with "significant damage" to its hull after a collision early Monday between it and an oil tanker east of Singapore. A number of U.S. sailors are missing after the collision, the second accident involving a ship from the Navy's 7th Fleet in the Pacific in two months. (AP Photo/Daniel Chan)
Damaged USS John S. McCain arrives in Singapore; 10 missingThe USS John S. McCain has docked at Singapore's naval base with "significant damage" to its hull after a collision with an oil tanker as warships from four nations searched for 10 missing American sailors.
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Pakistani official: 7 policemen abducted by bandits freedPakistani official: 7 policemen abducted by bandits in southern province, free after captors abandoned them in a forest
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Court clears way for Bangladesh opposition leader's trialBangladesh's top court has cleared the way for the continuation of opposition leader Khaleda Zia's trial on bribery charges for granting two contracts as prime minister from 2001-2006 that allegedly cost the government millions of dollars
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Bangladesh sentences 10 to death for 2000 plot to kill PMA Bangladesh court has sentenced to death 10 leaders and activists from a banned Islamist group for a plot in 2000 to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by planting bombs at one of her rallies
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Navy ship in collision named for McCain's dad, grandfatherThe U.S. Navy ship damaged in a collision in the Pacific has a familiar name, but it isn't called the USS John S. McCain for the Arizona senator.
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FILE - In this July 14, 1961, file photo, then Lt. John S. McCain III, left, and his parents, Rear Adm. John S. McCain Jr. and Roberta Wright McCain take part in the ceremony to commission McCain Field, the U.S. Navy training base in Meridian, Miss., named in honor of Adm. John S. McCain, in photo at top, respectively grandfather and father to the two McCains. Ten U.S. sailors are missing after a collision between the USS John S. McCain and a tanker early Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, east of Singapore, the second accident involving a ship from the Navy's 7th Fleet in the Pacific in two months. The 154-meter (505-foot) McCain is named after U.S. Sen. John McCain's father and grandfather, who were both U.S. admirals. (AP Photo/File)
The Latest: Damaged USS John S. McCain reaches SingaporeThe U.S. Navy says the USS John S. McCain has docked at Singapore's naval base with "significant damage" to its hull after a collision between the warship and an oil tanker
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Afghan police: Taliban assault underway in Afghan districtAfghan police official: Taliban launch attack in northern to capture district headquarters, setting off heavy fighting
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US Navy says USS John S. McCain has significant hull damage; crew berths, machinery and communications rooms floodedUS Navy says USS John S. McCain has significant hull damage; crew berths, machinery and communications rooms flooded
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South Korean members of a civic group hold banners during a rally against the South Korea-U.S. Joint military drills outside of the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. U.S. and South Korean troops have begun annual drills that come after tensions rose over North Korea's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
US and S. Korean troops start drills amid N. Korea standoffU.S. and South Korean troops have begun annual drills that come after tensions rose over North Korea's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month
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Pakistani police arrest Christian youth on blasphemy chargesPakistani police arrest Christian youth seized by mob that accused him of desecrating Islam's holy book
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Scholars: Refuse to bow down to China censorship pressureScholars have started an online petition to urge Cambridge University Press to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles removed from its website in China after a request from authorities
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3rd New Zealand party leader quits in close election race3rd New Zealand party leader quits in close election race
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China to relaunch one of the world's fastest bullet trainsChina is relaunching one of the world's fastest bullet trains, running at 350 kilometers (217 miles) per hour
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In this photo released by the Royal Malaysian Navy, the U.S guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen after a collision, off Johor, Malaysia, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. A number of U.S. sailors were missing after a collision between the USS John S. McCain and a tanker early Monday east of Singapore, the second accident involving a ship from the Navy's 7th Fleet in the Pacific in two months. (Royal Malaysian Navy via AP)
10 sailors missing in collision between US warship, tankerAt least 10 U.S. sailors are missing after the USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker east of Singapore, the second accident involving a ship from the Navy's 7th Fleet in two months
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Mother and boy cycle past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Asian stocks were mixed Monday as investors monitored joint military drills between U.S. and South Korean forces and awaited a key meeting of central bankers later this week. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Asian shares mixed as markets await central banker meetingAsian stocks are mixed as investors keep wary eye on joint military drills between U.S. and South Korean forces and await key meeting of central bankers later this week
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AP Entertainment HeadlinesJerry Lewis, comedy icon and telethon host dies, at 91FILE - In a March 29, 1951 file photo, actor-comedian Dean Martin, left, and his wife, Jeanne, are shown with actor-comedian Jerry Lewis, far right, and his wife, singer Patti, as they arrive at the Academy Awards presentations at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. Jerry Lewis, the comedian and director whose fundraising telethons became as famous as his hit movies, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Las Vegas, according to his publicist. He was 91. (AP Photo, File)
AP Online - International NewsThe Latest: Las Ramblas barriers idea considered inefficientPeople stand next to candles and flowers placed on the ground after a terror attack that killed 14 people and wounded over 120 in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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AP Entertainment HeadlinesComedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies at 84FILE - In this July 21, 2012 file photo, comedian and activist Dick Gregory poses for a portrait during the PBS TCA Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died. He was 84. Gregory died late Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Washington, D.C. after being hospitalized for about a week, his son Christian Gregory told The Associated Press. He had suffered a severe bacterial infection. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
AP Entertainment HeadlinesFrench designer in costly dispute over Pitt-Jolie chateauFILE - This May 31, 2008 file photo, shows the Miraval property in Correns, near Brignoles, southern France, Saturday, May 31, 2008. A French lighting designer has won a $600,000 court ruling in a dispute with Brad Pitt over a grandiose re-design of his and Angelina Jolie's chateau in Provence. Designer Odile Soudant says her business went under because of Pitt's refusal to pay for costly architectural reveries, and she is now fighting for intellectual property rights over the Chateau Miraval's lighting design. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
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