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Paris on lockdown ahead of planned protests
World
December 7, 2018
Paris on lockdown ahead of planned protests
PARIS (AP) — Drastic security measures will put a lockdown on downtown Paris on Saturday as French authorities try…
Afghan official: Taliban kill 14 troops in western province
Middle East
December 7, 2018
Afghan official: Taliban kill 14 troops in western province
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban staged a coordinated attack overnight on two Afghan army outposts in western Herat…
Iranian TV: Suicide car bombing kills 3 in southeast Iran
Middle East
December 6, 2018
Iranian TV: Suicide car bombing kills 3 in southeast Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters in the southeastern Iranian port city of…
Oil prices perk up on trade truce, possible OPEC decision
Business
December 4, 2018
Oil prices perk up on trade truce, possible OPEC decision
A rally in oil prices after a two-month slide indicates traders are betting that OPEC and its allies including…
1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy
Middle East
December 1, 2018
1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy
AL-JAHRA, Kuwait (AP) — On the outskirts of Kuwait City, the love Kuwaitis have for former US President George…
Koreas survey North’s railways in hopes of joining networks
World
November 30, 2018
Koreas survey North’s railways in hopes of joining networks
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean train rolled into North Korea for the first time in a…
In a twist, Trump fights to keep some Palestinian aid alive
Middle East
November 30, 2018
In a twist, Trump fights to keep some Palestinian aid alive
WASHINGTON (AP) — For two years, the Trump administration has unabashedly slashed US aid to the Palestinians. Now, amid…
Tense 1st meeting of South Sudan armed leaders since peace
Middle East
November 30, 2018
Tense 1st meeting of South Sudan armed leaders since peace
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Stepping out of a helicopter last week, South Sudan armed opposition commander Ashab Khamis…
As G-20 summit opens, contentious issues loom on sidelines
World
November 30, 2018
As G-20 summit opens, contentious issues loom on sidelines
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Heads of state from the world’s leading economies were invited to the Group of…
Gaza hospitals overwhelmed by wounded in violence
Middle East
November 29, 2018
Gaza hospitals overwhelmed by wounded in violence
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A medical aid group says the vast number of patients treated for gunshot…
Trash pollutes Lebanon’s Mediterranean coastline
Environment
November 29, 2018
Trash pollutes Lebanon’s Mediterranean coastline
BEIRUT (AP) — Plastic bottles, soft drink cans and blue garbage bags. An old television, discarded vegetables and coffee…
Kremlin says it expects Putin-Trump meeting to go ahead
World
November 28, 2018
Kremlin says it expects Putin-Trump meeting to go ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia said on Wednesday it still expects a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald…
Hundreds of bodies exhumed from mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa
Middle East
November 28, 2018
Hundreds of bodies exhumed from mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian workers have exhumed more than 500 bodies from one of the largest mass graves near…
Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees
Middle East
November 28, 2018
Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees
BEIRUT (AP) — Some refugees who have gone back to Syria from Lebanon have been killed, detained or forced…
Israeli leader to visit Chad and restore relations
Middle East
November 27, 2018
Israeli leader to visit Chad and restore relations
(AP) — Israel’s prime minister says he will soon travel to the central African nation of Chad to officially…
Trump proposes ‘worldwide network’ to counter CNN overseas
World
November 27, 2018
Trump proposes ‘worldwide network’ to counter CNN overseas
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is raising the possibility of starting “our own Worldwide Network” to counter news…
Brazil president may smother rainforest, scientists warn
Environment
November 27, 2018
Brazil president may smother rainforest, scientists warn
SAO PAULO (AP) — Scientists warn that Brazil’s president-elect could push the Amazon rainforest past its tipping point — with…
Uighur woman describes torture in Chinese detention camp
World
November 27, 2018
Uighur woman describes torture in Chinese detention camp
WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Uighur minority on Monday detailed torture and abuse she says she experienced in…
First gene-edited babies claimed in China
Science
November 26, 2018
First gene-edited babies claimed in China
HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies — twin girls…
Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants
Middle East
November 26, 2018
Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has rescued 113 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the…