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Turkey disputes White House readout of Trump-Erdogan call
Middle East
January 25, 2018
Turkey disputes White House readout of Trump-Erdogan call
Turkish officials are disputing a White House readout of US President Donald Trump’s phone call with Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Report: Saudi intelligence agency brought weapons into Iran
Middle East
January 25, 2018
Report: Saudi intelligence agency brought weapons into Iran
An official news agency reports that Iran’s intelligence agency has confiscated large amounts of weapons and ammunition including bombs and…
21 groups warn US against Palestinian refugee funding cuts
Middle East
January 25, 2018
21 groups warn US against Palestinian refugee funding cuts
The leaders of 21 international humanitarian groups have urged the US to reconsider its decision to withhold $65 million from…
How Congress used the shutdown deal to cut more taxes
World
January 25, 2018
How Congress used the shutdown deal to cut more taxes
The deal that ended the government shutdown also further cut taxes, adding billions more to the national deficit. The tax…
UN official says not safe yet for Rohingya return to Myanmar
World
January 25, 2018
UN official says not safe yet for Rohingya return to Myanmar
Attacks on Rohingya Muslims appear to be continuing in Myanmar and it is not yet safe for the hundreds of…
US officials defend trade moves as Davos braces for Trump
World
January 24, 2018
US officials defend trade moves as Davos braces for Trump
The United States is committed to free and fair trade while bracing itself for possible retaliation from China over new…
Foreigners linked to Palestinians face Israeli visa troubles
Middle East
January 24, 2018
Foreigners linked to Palestinians face Israeli visa troubles
American Kate Hamad doesn’t dare leave Ramallah, fearing trouble, even deportation, if stopped at an Israeli checkpoint on the outskirts…
Philippine volcano spreads lava almost 2 miles from crater
World
January 24, 2018
Philippine volcano spreads lava almost 2 miles from crater
Lava fountaining regularly from the Philippines’ most active volcano has flowed up to 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) from the crater…
Europe takes center stage in Davos ahead of Trump arrival
World
January 24, 2018
Europe takes center stage in Davos ahead of Trump arrival
It’s day two at the World Economic Forum and there’ll be no escaping Europe. The leaders of France and Germany,…
Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi
Middle East
January 24, 2018
Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi
Twin car bombs exploded as people left a mosque in a residential area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi…
South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela dies at 78
Music
January 23, 2018
South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela dies at 78
Legendary South African jazz musician and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Masekela has died at the age of 78 after a decade-long…
India’s Modi to pitch country’s credentials to Davos forum
World
January 23, 2018
India’s Modi to pitch country’s credentials to Davos forum
The World Economic Forum officially gets underway Tuesday with Indian leader Narendra Modi delivering the keynote speech. Modi was meant…
Doctor who aided hunt for bin Laden languishes, forgotten
Middle East
January 22, 2018
Doctor who aided hunt for bin Laden languishes, forgotten
Shakil Afridi has languished in jail for years — since 2011, when the Pakistani doctor used a vaccination scam in…
Bombing at market in southern Thailand kills 3, injures 18
World
January 22, 2018
Bombing at market in southern Thailand kills 3, injures 18
A motorcycle bomb exploded at a market Monday morning in southern Thailand, killing three people and injuring 18, police said.…
Rohingya Muslim refugee return to Myanmar delayed
World
January 22, 2018
Rohingya Muslim refugee return to Myanmar delayed
The gradual repatriation of more than 650,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees back to Myanmar from Bangladesh, scheduled to begin Tuesday, has…
France, Germany pledge closer ties with new bilateral treaty
World
January 21, 2018
France, Germany pledge closer ties with new bilateral treaty
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have pledged to agree on a new French-German treaty this year…
Lebanese push for more participation of women in politics
Middle East
January 21, 2018
Lebanese push for more participation of women in politics
Lebanon is campaigning to get at least five times more women elected to parliament this spring in its first vote…
Global female empowerment marches enter second day
World
January 21, 2018
Global female empowerment marches enter second day
Demonstrations in support of female empowerment are scheduled in cities across the country Sunday, a day after hundreds of thousands…
Democrats, GOP exchange charges of blame for shutdown
World
January 21, 2018
Democrats, GOP exchange charges of blame for shutdown
Feuding Democrats and Republicans in Congress are trying to dodge blame for a paralyzing standoff over immigration and showing few…
Women will march again with aim to become a political force
World
January 20, 2018
Women will march again with aim to become a political force
Activists are returning to the streets a year after a million people rallied worldwide at marches for female empowerment, hoping…