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Infections climb in South Korea as world fights virus

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

South Korea reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections Saturday with more than 400 cases mostly linked to a church and a hospital, and the death toll in Iran climbed to six in the wake of a new virus that…

At Trump’s India rally, Modi bets on bolstering his image

By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press

A festive mood has enveloped Ahmedabad in India’s northwestern state of Gujarat ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting there on Monday with President Donald Trump, whom he's promised millions of adoring fans.

UN: 100,000 civilians casualties in Afghanistan in 10 years

By Kathy Gannon, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

A United Nations report says Afghanistan passed a grim milestone with more than 100,000 civilians killed or hurt in the last 10 years since the international body began documenting casualties in a war that has raged for 18 years.

South Sudan’s rivals form unity government meant to end war

By Maura Ajak, Associated Press

South Sudan opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war Saturday as rival leaders formed a coalition government that many observers prayed would last this time around.

Six questions before the Nevada caucus

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

The Nevada caucus, the third contest in the Democratic presidential race, is Saturday. One of the key questions is how well Sen. Bernie Sanders does.

Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, takes national Democratic lead

By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price, Jonathan J. Cooper, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

Bernie Sanders has scored a resounding victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses. His win on Saturday cements his status as the Democrats' national front-runner, though it's also escalating tensions over whether he’s too liberal to defeat President Donald Trump.

Italy’s novel coronavirus cases rise to 17 as cluster emerges

By Luca Bruno, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

The number of people in Italy infected with the new virus from China more than quadrupled Friday.

South Korea becomes newest front in shifting virus outbreak

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

The multiplying caseload in South Korea showed the ease with which the illness can spread.

Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks without a warrant

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press

In an emailed statement, the company said it would notify the Department of Homeland Security that it does not consent to unwarranted searches on its buses or in areas of terminals that are not open to the general public.