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Mozambique’s last rebel fighters finally lay down their arms
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Mozambique’s last rebel fighters finally lay down their arms

GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique’s president and the leader of the Renamo opposition signed a peace accord on…
Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group
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Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group

DRYDEN, Mich. (AP) — The visiting priests arrived discreetly, day and night. Stripped of their collars and cassocks, they went…
Syrian rebel town pounded, 11 killed in market airstrike
Middle East

Syrian rebel town pounded, 11 killed in market airstrike

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian government airstrike hit a busy open-air market in the country’s northwest on Saturday, killing at…
Turkey determined to destroy ‘terror corridor’ in Syria
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Turkey determined to destroy ‘terror corridor’ in Syria

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday his country is determined to destroy what he called…
Trump’s ‘maximum pressure campaign on Iran faces key test
Middle East

Trump’s ‘maximum pressure campaign on Iran faces key test

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran is at a crossroads. His administration is trying to…
Sudan protesters don’t want political parties in government
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Sudan protesters don’t want political parties in government

CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of Sudanese on Thursday took to the streets in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the…
Palestinian leader calls for end to agreements with Israel
Middle East

Palestinian leader calls for end to agreements with Israel

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is calling Israel’s demolition of several dozen Palestinian homes on the…
Senators advance bill to punish, sanction Saudi Arabia
Middle East

Senators advance bill to punish, sanction Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel advanced legislation Thursday that would suspend arms transfers to Saudi Arabia and impose sanctions…
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
Middle East

150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast

CAIRO (AP) — Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after…
Iranians manage to surf the web despite tide of censorship
Middle East

Iranians manage to surf the web despite tide of censorship

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Before Nazilla Akbari can check out the latest offerings on Twitter or YouTube, she scrolls through…
Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work
Middle East

Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Every day before dawn, 10-year-old Kamran goes to work with his father and other relatives at…
Lebanese rock band takes center stage in freedoms debate
Middle East

Lebanese rock band takes center stage in freedoms debate

BEIRUT (AP) — A popular Mideast rock band known for its rousing music and lyrics challenging norms in the conservative…
Libya says 38 migrants taken to bombed detention center
Middle East

Libya says 38 migrants taken to bombed detention center

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard said Wednesday it intercepted around three dozen Europe-bound migrants off its Mediterranean coast and…
China says US ‘power politics’ undermines global stability
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China says US ‘power politics’ undermines global stability

BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday accused the United States of undermining global stability with unilateral policies and “power politics”…
Former Israeli PM apologizes for killing of Arab protesters
Middle East

Former Israeli PM apologizes for killing of Arab protesters

JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak apologized Tuesday for the killing of 13 Arab protesters by Israeli…
The Latest: Iran hints at quid pro quo for seized ship
Middle East

The Latest: Iran hints at quid pro quo for seized ship

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on tensions in the Persian Gulf (all times local): 2:50 p.m. President…
US sanctions squeeze Iran middle class, upend housing sector
Middle East

US sanctions squeeze Iran middle class, upend housing sector

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Stay-at-home mom Maryam Alidadi used to lead a comfortable middle-class life. The 35-year-old and her husband,…
House opposes Israel boycott in bipartisan vote
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House opposes Israel boycott in bipartisan vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House overwhelmingly approved a resolution Tuesday opposing an international effort to boycott Israel, a rare bipartisan…
Iraqi forces clear farmland near Baghdad of IS militants
Middle East

Iraqi forces clear farmland near Baghdad of IS militants

TARMIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi security forces were sweeping villages and farmland north of Baghdad on Tuesday as part of…
British vessel transits strait where Iran seized tanker
Middle East

British vessel transits strait where Iran seized tanker

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A large British-flagged vessel has transited the Strait of Hormuz in the first such…
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