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Abu Dhabi summit: Oil production cuts may be necessary
Middle East
November 12, 2018
Abu Dhabi summit: Oil production cuts may be necessary
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries will likely need to cut crude supplies,…
Poland marks centenary of its national rebirth at end of WWI
World
November 11, 2018
Poland marks centenary of its national rebirth at end of WWI
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its rebirth as an independent state on Sunday with…
China’s annual shopping frenzy shatters another record
Economy
November 11, 2018
China’s annual shopping frenzy shatters another record
SHANGHAI (AP) — Online shoppers spent more than $14 billion within the first two hours of China’s annual buying frenzy…
Erdogan: Saudi officials, others heard tapes of writer death
Middle East
November 10, 2018
Erdogan: Saudi officials, others heard tapes of writer death
Officials from Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain have listened to audio recordings related to the…
Ex-IS captive says son died in her lap from militant fire
Middle East
November 10, 2018
Ex-IS captive says son died in her lap from militant fire
A Syrian woman captured by Islamic State militants said her 8-year-old son died in her lap when the extremists…
Egypt wants ‘formal agreements’ on Ethiopia’s dam
Egypt
November 7, 2018
Egypt wants ‘formal agreements’ on Ethiopia’s dam
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt wants “formal agreements” that Ethiopia will not reduce Cairo’s share of the Nile during the…
Egypt says archaeologists found more artifacts at Cairo dig
Archaeology
November 7, 2018
Egypt says archaeologists found more artifacts at Cairo dig
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says archaeologists working at a dig in Cairo have found several fragments of stone slabs with…
Egypt’s leader faults media coverage of Khashoggi slaying
Egypt
November 7, 2018
Egypt’s leader faults media coverage of Khashoggi slaying
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president says media coverage played a “negative role” in the case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,…
EU official: ‘More honest’ to scrap Turkey membership talks
Middle East
November 6, 2018
EU official: ‘More honest’ to scrap Turkey membership talks
BERLIN (AP) — The official overseeing the European Union’s future enlargement says that, in the long term, it would…
Turkish envoy calls US sanctions on Iran unwise, dangerous
Middle East
November 6, 2018
Turkish envoy calls US sanctions on Iran unwise, dangerous
TOKYO (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat on Tuesday criticized the US resumption of sanctions on Iran as unilateral, not…
New Taiwan performing arts center billed as largest in world
Life & Style
November 5, 2018
New Taiwan performing arts center billed as largest in world
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — A sprawling complex of four theaters billed as the biggest performing arts center in the world…
A luxury city shows blueprint for Syria’s rebuilding plans
Middle East
November 5, 2018
A luxury city shows blueprint for Syria’s rebuilding plans
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At a building site in Damascus, trucks and bulldozers zigzag back and forth ferrying sand…
Iran blames Denmark plot on alleged Israeli conspiracy
Middle East
November 5, 2018
Iran blames Denmark plot on alleged Israeli conspiracy
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s intelligence minister claims that an alleged Iranian plot to kill an opposition activist in…
New Caledonia in Pacific to vote on independence from France
World
November 2, 2018
New Caledonia in Pacific to vote on independence from France
PARIS (AP) — New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, is preparing for an independence referendum —…
Forces from Egypt, 5 other Arab nations to start joint drill
Egypt
November 1, 2018
Forces from Egypt, 5 other Arab nations to start joint drill
CAIRO (AP) — Ground, air and naval units from five Arab nations are arriving in Egypt to join their…
Migrant caravan must walk as Mexico ignores demand for buses
World
November 1, 2018
Migrant caravan must walk as Mexico ignores demand for buses
JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — Tired Central American migrants rested in this southern Mexico town while their representatives tried to…
Radical plans, risks in foreign policy of Brazil’s Bolsonaro
World
November 1, 2018
Radical plans, risks in foreign policy of Brazil’s Bolsonaro
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has often expressed admiration for Donald Trump and appears poised to…
Netanyahu pick eliminated, runoff set for Jerusalem election
Middle East
October 31, 2018
Netanyahu pick eliminated, runoff set for Jerusalem election
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pick for Jerusalem mayor has been knocked out of the race, with…
Palestinians revive calls to end security ties with Israel
Middle East
October 30, 2018
Palestinians revive calls to end security ties with Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestine Liberation Organization’s mini-parliament has called for ending security coordination with Israeli forces…
Economist: N Korea eyeing Swiss, Singaporean-style success
World
October 29, 2018
Economist: N Korea eyeing Swiss, Singaporean-style success
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea is exploring a grand plan to become a regional transportation hub, inspired in…