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EU leaders plan to beef up borders to stop flow of migrants
World
October 18, 2018
EU leaders plan to beef up borders to stop flow of migrants
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are set to push ahead with plans to boost cooperation with North African…
Student gunman kills 19, wounds 50 at school in Crimea
World
October 18, 2018
Student gunman kills 19, wounds 50 at school in Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) — An 18-year-old student strode into his vocational school in Crimea, a hoodie covering his blond hair,…
Trump criticizes rush to condemn Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi
Middle East
October 17, 2018
Trump criticizes rush to condemn Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump criticized rapidly mounting global condemnation of Saudi Arabia over the mystery of missing…
Israeli fire wounds 32 Palestinians in Gaza beach protest
Middle East
October 16, 2018
Israeli fire wounds 32 Palestinians in Gaza beach protest
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says 32 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli fire during…
UN says cyclone hitting Yemen leaving ‘extensive damage’
Middle East
October 16, 2018
UN says cyclone hitting Yemen leaving ‘extensive damage’
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says strong winds and heavy rain from cyclone Luban have injured 33 people…
Report: Bullying, harassment rife at UK Parliament
World
October 15, 2018
Report: Bullying, harassment rife at UK Parliament
Britain’s House of Commons is a sometimes dysfunctional workplace in which bullying and sexual harassment have long been “tolerated…
San Francisco to vote on taxing rich businesses for homeless
World
October 15, 2018
San Francisco to vote on taxing rich businesses for homeless
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco has come to be known around the world as a place for aggressive panhandling,…
Syria reopens 2 crossings with Jordan, Israeli-held Golan
Middle East
October 15, 2018
Syria reopens 2 crossings with Jordan, Israeli-held Golan
QUNEITRA, Syria (AP) — A vital border crossing between Jordan and Syria reopened on Monday for the first time…
Salah scores for Egypt, gets injured in African qualifying
Egypt
October 13, 2018
Salah scores for Egypt, gets injured in African qualifying
Subdued so far this season for Liverpool, Mohamed Salah keeps on scoring for Egypt. He also got injured playing…
Egyptian-American Dina Powell tells Trump she doesn’t want UN job: AP source
World
October 12, 2018
Egyptian-American Dina Powell tells Trump she doesn’t want UN job: AP source
Former deputy national security adviser Dina Powell told the White House on Thursday that she’s not interested in serving as the next…
Cuban constitutional reform spawns unusual public debate
World
October 11, 2018
Cuban constitutional reform spawns unusual public debate
HAVANA (AP) — In a country with no opinion polls, campaigns or independent mass media, a series of meetings…
US envoy on Afghan peace takes his mission to Pakistan
Middle East
October 10, 2018
US envoy on Afghan peace takes his mission to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s newly named point man tasked with finding a peaceful end to Afghanistan’s 17-year war is…
AP investigation: Deported parents may lose kids to adoption
Features/Interviews
October 10, 2018
AP investigation: Deported parents may lose kids to adoption
As the deportees were led off the plane onto the steamy San Salvador tarmac, an anguished Araceli Ramos Bonilla…
Oil dips as IMF cuts growth outlook; eyes on hurricane
Middle East
October 10, 2018
Oil dips as IMF cuts growth outlook; eyes on hurricane
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Wednesday after the IMF lowered its global growth forecasts, but markets were…
US student detained in Israel over alleged boycott support
Middle East
October 10, 2018
US student detained in Israel over alleged boycott support
JERUSALEM (AP) — In a groundbreaking case, Israel has detained an American graduate student at its international airport for…
UN agency resumes cash aid to 9 million Yemenis
Middle East
October 9, 2018
UN agency resumes cash aid to 9 million Yemenis
CAIRO (AP) — The UN children’s agency says it has resumed emergency cash transfers to 9 million Yemenis after…
UN official: Qatar to buy fuel for Gaza’s only power plant
Middle East
October 9, 2018
UN official: Qatar to buy fuel for Gaza’s only power plant
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A top United Nations official says Qatar is buying fuel to restart the…
Iraqi Nobel Peace winner urges global fight against genocide
Middle East
October 9, 2018
Iraqi Nobel Peace winner urges global fight against genocide
WASHINGTON (AP) — A co-winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize called Monday for a global fight against genocide…
Syrian president says Russia-Turkey Idlib deal ‘temporary’
Middle East
October 8, 2018
Syrian president says Russia-Turkey Idlib deal ‘temporary’
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said Sunday that the Russian-Turkish deal to avert a military offensive in…
China accuses ex-Interpol chief of bribery, other crimes
World
October 8, 2018
China accuses ex-Interpol chief of bribery, other crimes
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities said Monday they are investigating the former president of Interpol for bribery and other…