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India arrests over 500 as Kashmir clampdown challenged
World
August 8, 2019
India arrests over 500 as Kashmir clampdown challenged
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian security forces have arrested more 500 people since New Delhi imposed a communications blackout and…
India’s splitting of Kashmir opposed in Muslim border city
World
August 8, 2019
India’s splitting of Kashmir opposed in Muslim border city
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s surprise move to carve out sparsely populated Ladakh from the state of Jammu and Kashmir…
Libya intercepts 3 boats carrying 122 Europe-bound migrants
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Libya intercepts 3 boats carrying 122 Europe-bound migrants
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has intercepted 122 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast in recent…
Iran president: If US wants talks, it must lift sanctions
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Iran president: If US wants talks, it must lift sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president reiterated Tuesday that if Washington wants to open negotiations with Tehran, it must lift…
Venezuela talks in the balance as US ups pressure on Maduro
World
August 7, 2019
Venezuela talks in the balance as US ups pressure on Maduro
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — For weeks, representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his would-be successor, opposition leader Juan Guaidó,…
Syrian troops take village, push toward key rebel-held town
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Syrian troops take village, push toward key rebel-held town
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state-run media say government forces have captured a northwestern village and are getting closer to the…
Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Walid al-Aqqad’s Gaza home would be the envy of many an antiquities collector. Pieces…
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
World
August 6, 2019
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in…
A new strongman in Sudan? Experts aren’t so sure
Middle East
August 6, 2019
A new strongman in Sudan? Experts aren’t so sure
CAIRO (AP) — When Sudan’s protest leaders signed a preliminary power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council in early July,…
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Middle East
August 6, 2019
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to…
Moon calls for ‘peace economy’ with N. Korea, slams Japan
World
August 5, 2019
Moon calls for ‘peace economy’ with N. Korea, slams Japan
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president on Monday described the country’s escalating trade war with Japan as a…
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
Middle East
August 5, 2019
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
MILAN (AP) — Forty migrants rescued off the coast of Libya were successfully transferred Sunday to Maltese military boats and…
AP: UN workers accused of fraud, theft in handling Yemen aid
Middle East
August 5, 2019
AP: UN workers accused of fraud, theft in handling Yemen aid
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations investigators assembled in the departure hall of Sanaa’s airport were preparing to leave with…
Centuries-old bazaar in Syria’s Aleppo making slow recovery
Middle East
August 5, 2019
Centuries-old bazaar in Syria’s Aleppo making slow recovery
Bit by bit, Aleppo’s centuries-old bazaar is being rebuilt as Syrians try to restore one of their historical crown jewels,…
US officials say Islamic State still poses global threat
Middle East
August 4, 2019
US officials say Islamic State still poses global threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic State remains a global threat despite losing the once vast territory it held in Syria…
Iraq’s Yazidi women must abandon kids born in IS captivity
Middle East
August 4, 2019
Iraq’s Yazidi women must abandon kids born in IS captivity
DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Yazidi women and girls who were enslaved and raped by Islamic State militants have few choices.…
UN food agency, Yemeni rebels reach deal to restore aid
Middle East
August 4, 2019
UN food agency, Yemeni rebels reach deal to restore aid
CAIRO (AP) — The UN food agency and Yemen’s Huthi rebels say they have reached an agreement to resume food…
Yemen officials: Al-Qaeda kills at least 20 at military camp
Middle East
August 3, 2019
Yemen officials: Al-Qaeda kills at least 20 at military camp
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaeda militants targeted a military camp in Yemen’s southern Abyan province, killing at least 20 troops…
Western sanctions push war-weary Syrians deeper into poverty
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Western sanctions push war-weary Syrians deeper into poverty
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Mohammed Haji Abed drives his yellow taxi through the busy streets of the Syrian capital for…
Partial Dutch ban on face-covering clothing takes effect
World
August 1, 2019
Partial Dutch ban on face-covering clothing takes effect
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A new Dutch law took effect Thursday banning face-covering clothing — including the burqa and…