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UN denounces US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Middle East
December 22, 2017
UN denounces US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to denounce President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, largely ignoring…
Top US aid recipients ignored White House threat on UN vote
World
December 22, 2017
Top US aid recipients ignored White House threat on UN vote
Ahead of a dramatic vote at the United Nations on Thursday, the United States made an unprecedented threat to fellow…
Libyan PM says preparations for 2018 elections underway
Middle East
December 22, 2017
Libyan PM says preparations for 2018 elections underway
The head of Libya’s UN-backed government says it’s pushing ahead with preparations to hold the country’s presidential elections in 2018,…
Civil war is pushing South Sudan closer to starvation
World
December 21, 2017
Civil war is pushing South Sudan closer to starvation
Writhing in agony on the dirt floor of his hut, Bob Wol traced the recent gunshot wounds on his thigh…
Iraqi Kurdish ministers resign amid violent protests
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish ministers resign amid violent protests
Two political parties have withdrawn from Iraq’s Kurdish regional government amid street protests over delayed salaries, poor services and rampant…
Palestinian girl praised as hero after confronting soldiers
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Palestinian girl praised as hero after confronting soldiers
The curly haired Palestinian teenager is seen walking up to two Israeli soldiers standing near the entrance of her house,…
Positive IMF review paves way for $2 bn transfer to Egypt
Egypt
December 21, 2017
Positive IMF review paves way for $2 bn transfer to Egypt
The latest review by the International Monetary Fund has found that Egypt’s economic reforms are on track, paving the way…
Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians
The price Mosul’s residents paid in blood to see their city freed was 9,000 to 11,000 dead, a civilian casualty…
Car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne, up to 19 injured
World
December 21, 2017
Car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne, up to 19 injured
Two men were arrested after the car in which they were travelling crashed into pedestrians on a busy central Melbourne…
Charges filed in Croatia after death of Afghan migrant girl
World
December 20, 2017
Charges filed in Croatia after death of Afghan migrant girl
The family of a 6-year-old Afghan migrant girl killed by a train on the Serbia-Croatia border filed charges Tuesday against…
Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large
Middle East
December 20, 2017
Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large
President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital looms large in Christmas festivities this year in the traditional birthplace…
Airport in Egypt’s Sinai targeted while 2 ministers visited
Egypt
December 19, 2017
Airport in Egypt’s Sinai targeted while 2 ministers visited
Egypt’s military spokesman says a “projectile” hit the airport in the city of el-Arish in the turbulent north of the…
Following Trump’s report, China urges US to accept its rise
World
December 19, 2017
Following Trump’s report, China urges US to accept its rise
The Chinese government on Tuesday criticized US President Donald Trump’s decision to label Beijing a strategic rival and called on…
Salah, the prolific frontman making Liverpool’s ‘Fab 4’ sing
Health & Fitness
December 19, 2017
Salah, the prolific frontman making Liverpool’s ‘Fab 4’ sing
There’s a new “Fab Four” making Liverpool sing — and this time, there’s no question which member is the biggest…
Egypt says police kill 5 militants near Cairo
Egypt
December 19, 2017
Egypt says police kill 5 militants near Cairo
Egypt says police have killed five suspected militants in a shootout just outside Cairo. The Interior Ministry, which oversees security…
US train on new route hurtles onto highway, kills 3
World
December 19, 2017
US train on new route hurtles onto highway, kills 3
An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle on…
African refugees reach France in resettlement initiative
World
December 19, 2017
African refugees reach France in resettlement initiative
The first group of African refugees benefiting from a new initiative bringing those deemed to be especially vulnerable directly to…
UN says there are 258 million international migrants today
World
December 19, 2017
UN says there are 258 million international migrants today
An estimated 258 million people have left their birth countries and are now living in other nations — an increase…
Al-Qaida divisions may aid Assad as he eyes Syria’s Idlib
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Al-Qaida divisions may aid Assad as he eyes Syria’s Idlib
As President Bashar Assad seeks to reassert his authority in Idlib, the only remaining province in Syria where his forces…
Austria swears in Europe’s youngest leader amid protests
World
December 18, 2017
Austria swears in Europe’s youngest leader amid protests
Sebastian Kurz was sworn in Monday as Austria’s new chancellor, making him Europe’s youngest leader at age 31, after his…