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In South Sudan, a new approach in ending child soldiers’ use
World
November 25, 2018
In South Sudan, a new approach in ending child soldiers’ use
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — After coming face to face with “unpredictable” gun-waving children almost 25 years ago, the former…
50 injured in rebel poison gas attack: Syrian state TV
Middle East
November 25, 2018
50 injured in rebel poison gas attack: Syrian state TV
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 50 civilians were being treated Saturday following a suspected poison gas attack by Syrian…
Yemeni officials: UN envoy in front-line city of Hodeida
Middle East
November 23, 2018
Yemeni officials: UN envoy in front-line city of Hodeida
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say the UN special envoy has arrived in the Red Sea port city…
Pakistani separatists storm Chinese Consulate in Karachi
Middle East
November 23, 2018
Pakistani separatists storm Chinese Consulate in Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Armed separatists stormed the Chinese Consulate in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday,…
China’s pressure on Tsai weighs on local Taiwan elections
World
November 23, 2018
China’s pressure on Tsai weighs on local Taiwan elections
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s pressure campaign looms large as Taiwan holds local elections Saturday in what is seen…
Big test coming up for tiny satellites trailing Mars lander
Science
November 22, 2018
Big test coming up for tiny satellites trailing Mars lander
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A pair of tiny experimental satellites trailing NASA’s InSight spacecraft all the way to…
Top Israeli minister: Trump wasting his time with peace plan
Middle East
November 21, 2018
Top Israeli minister: Trump wasting his time with peace plan
JERUSALEM (AP) — A top Israeli Cabinet minister says President Donald Trump is wasting his time trying to push…
Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen
Middle East
November 21, 2018
Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An estimated 85,000 children under age 5 may have died of hunger and disease since…
Trump defies calls to punish crown prince for writer’s death
Features/Interviews
November 21, 2018
Trump defies calls to punish crown prince for writer’s death
President Donald Trump has declared he will not further punish Saudi Arabia for the murder of US-based columnist…
‘Fantastic Beasts’ flies to top of box office
Cinema/TV
November 19, 2018
‘Fantastic Beasts’ flies to top of box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” crawled, slithered and flew its way to the top of…
Interpol to select new president after China’s arrest
World
November 18, 2018
Interpol to select new president after China’s arrest
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Police chiefs from around the world gathered in Dubai on Sunday for Interpol’s general…
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
Middle East
November 18, 2018
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have held three days of talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Gulf state…
Iraq war victims turn to social media to find medical help
Middle East
November 18, 2018
Iraq war victims turn to social media to find medical help
BAGHDAD (AP) — It was spring 2007 in northern Iraq when 6-year-old Saja Saleem raced home from school with the…
Last Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of genocide, get life terms
World
November 16, 2018
Last Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of genocide, get life terms
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The last surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime that ruled Cambodia in the…
Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says no one wants to go
World
November 16, 2018
Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says no one wants to go
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s plans to begin repatriating Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on Thursday were scrapped because…
Fighting eases in Yemen but no official cease-fire in place
Middle East
November 15, 2018
Fighting eases in Yemen but no official cease-fire in place
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say fighting has eased in the war-ravaged country, especially in the key port…
Dozens of migrants refuse to leave container ship in Libya
Middle East
November 14, 2018
Dozens of migrants refuse to leave container ship in Libya
Dozens of migrants have barricaded themselves in a container ship in the Libyan port city of Misrata for the…
The hidden toll of American drones in Yemen: Civilian deaths
Middle East
November 14, 2018
The hidden toll of American drones in Yemen: Civilian deaths
ATAQ, Yemen (AP) — The United States has waged a drone war in Yemen for 16 years, trying to suppress…
Architects, activists slam Jerusalem Old City cable car plan
Middle East
November 14, 2018
Architects, activists slam Jerusalem Old City cable car plan
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli plan to build a cable car to Jerusalem’s historic Old City has united architects…
Democrats seek ways to protect Mueller probe from Whitaker
World
November 12, 2018
Democrats seek ways to protect Mueller probe from Whitaker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stepping up Democratic efforts to shield the Russia investigation, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would…