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TOKYO — Japan’s ruling coalition appeared headed to an impressive win in national elections on Sunday, in what would represent at least a partial comeback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. A victory would boost Abe’s chances of winning another three-year term next September as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. That could extend his premiership

TOKYO — Exit polls indicate that Japanese voters have returned Prime Minster Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition to power in national elections. Japanese media released result projections shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m. Sunday. Abe dissolved the lower house less than a month ago, forcing the snap election. He judged that the timing was ripe

SINGAPORE — Third-seeded Karolina Pliskova cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over fifth-seeded Venus Williams at the WTA Finals on Sunday. “I felt really good,” Pliskova said. “I think everything was fine with my game today. I think I was just a little bit better, even from the baseline, even on my service games, so

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is pressing Saudi Arabia and Iraq to form a united front to counter Iran’s growing assertiveness in the Middle East. Tillerson has participated in the inaugural meeting of a Saudi-Iraqi coordination committee, along with the Saudi king and Iraq’s prime minister. Tillerson tells those leaders

SITTWE, Myanmar — Hundreds of hard-line Buddhists have protested to urge Myanmar’s government not to repatriate the nearly 600,000 minority Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh since late August to escape violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The protest took place Sunday in Sittwe, the state capital, where many Rohingya lived before an outbreak of

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Eun-Hee Ji fired a 7-under-par 65 to win the Taiwan Championship on Sunday for her first LPGA title since the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open. Ji, who had a six-stroke lead heading into the final round, carded seven birdies to finish at 17-under 271, six strokes ahead of Lydia Ko, who also closed

JEJU, South Korea — Justin Thomas beat Australia’s Marc Leishman on the second playoff hole Sunday to win the inaugural CJ Cup in South Korea and cap his breakout year on the PGA Tour. Thomas sealed his fifth PGA title in 2017 — and his first of the new 2017-18 PGA season — when he

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine troops on Sunday were battling a final group of about 30 pro-Islamic State group militants who are surrounded in one building with all their hostages gone as a nearly five-month siege neared its end in southern Marawi city, a military official said. Army Col. Romeo Brawner said troops were aiming to

KARACHI, Pakistan — Pakistan’s paramilitary force says it has killed eight alleged “terrorists” in an overnight shootout in Karachi. A statement issued Sunday says that paramilitary Rangers along with counterterrorism police raided a house, triggering an hours-long shootout. It says five “terrorists” were killed inside the hideout while three others were wounded and later died

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia’s President Borut Pahor, a former model and veteran politician known for his use of social media, won the most votes in a presidential election Sunday, but will face a runoff against an ambitious challenger. A near-complete vote count showed Pahor received 47 percent of Sunday’s vote. His closest rival, Marjan Sarec,

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenians voted in a presidential election Sunday that is expected to be an easy re-election for President Borut Pahor, a veteran politician and former model known for his use of social media. Nine presidential candidates — including five women — were competing for the largely ceremonial but still influential post in the

SAN DIEGO — Josh Hokit became the first Fresno State player with three rushing touchdowns in a single game since 2009 and the Bulldogs cruised to a 27-3 win over San Diego State on Saturday night. Hokit finished with 14 carries for 77 yards, Jordan Mims had 112 yards rushing and Marcus McMaryion was 10-of-16

PULLMAN, Wash. — Luke Falk threw for three touchdowns as No. 15 Washington State beat Colorado 28-0 on a rainy and windy Saturday night. Jamal Morrow rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown for Washington State (7-1, 4-1 Pac-12), which rebounded from a 34-point loss at California that coach Mike Leach called the worst game

LAS VEGAS — William Karlsson scored at 4:36 of overtime to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Reilly Smith and Colin Miller scored in the second period for the Golden Knights, who have won six of their first seven games to open their inaugural

LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin had 29 points and eight rebounds, Patrick Beverley added 15 points and six steals, and the Los Angeles Clippers cruised to a 130-88 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night. The Clippers took control early in the second half of their home opener and never looked back. Their starters

MILAN — The presidents of Italy’s wealthy northern regions of Veneto and Lombardy on Sunday claimed victory in autonomy referendums that seek to grab additional powers and tax revenue from Rome, riding a global tide of self-determination that has swamped Spain’s Catalonia region. The votes were nonbinding, but the leaders of the neighboring regions hope

MILAN — Voters in the wealthy northern Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto were deciding Sunday if they want to seek greater autonomy from Rome, riding a tide of self-determination that is sweeping global politics. While the twin referendums are non-binding, a resounding “yes” vote would give the presidents of the neighboring regions more leverage

MILAN — Voters in the wealthy northern Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto are heading to the polls to decide if they want to seek greater autonomy from Rome, riding a tide of self-determination that is sweeping global politics. While the twin referendums Sunday are non-binding, a resounding “yes” vote would give the presidents of

RUSTON, La. — Keon Howard hit Korey Robertson for a 25-yard score in the second overtime and Southern Mississippi staged an improbable comeback to beat Louisiana Tech 34-27 on Saturday night. Southern Mississippi (5-2, 3-1 Conference USA) pulled within 27-19 on Parker Shaunfield’s 49-yard field goal with 1:23 left in regulation and then recovered an

TOKYO — Voting in a general election started Sunday that would most likely hand Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s right-wing ruling coalition a victory and possibly close to a two-thirds majority in parliament. Abe dissolved the lower house less than a month ago, forcing the snap election. He judged the timing was ripe for his ruling

CHESTER, Pa. — Police say four people were shot and wounded when someone opened fire on a basketball court in suburban Philadelphia. WPVI-TV reports the two male and two female victims were on a basketball court in Chester when possibly two suspects fired from a bridge. It happened around 6 p.m. Saturday. The victims, who

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Lance Bouma scored on a rebound with 4:24 left in the third period, Corey Crawford stopped 27 shots and the Chicago Blackhawks kept the Arizona Coyotes winless with a 4-2 victory Saturday night. The Coyotes have been playing better lately, but their only point is an overtime loss to Vegas the second

NORMAN, Okla. — High winds and torrential rains accompanying a likely tornado tore part of the roof off of an Oklahoma casino while the Beach Boys were playing a concert attended by Gov. Mary Fallin. Fallin says in an interview with KWTV that she had to be evacuated from the Riverwind Casino in Norman, Oklahoma,

DENVER — Paul Millsap had 18 points and nine rebounds in his first home game with Denver, Gary Harris scored 17 and the Nuggets used a strong defensive effort to beat the Sacramento Kings 96-79 on Saturday night. Kenneth Faried had 18 points and eight rebounds and Will Barton scored 15 points to help Denver

SALT LAKE CITY — Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 96-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. The Jazz never trailed after taking a 13-12 lead in the first quarter. Oklahoma City’s All-Star trio of Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony were