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Trump tweet raises questions about why he fired Flynn
World
December 3, 2017
Trump tweet raises questions about why he fired Flynn
President Donald Trump changed his story Saturday on why he fired Michael Flynn as his national security adviser, now suggesting…
Why Republicans who once fought budget debt now embrace it
World
December 2, 2017
Why Republicans who once fought budget debt now embrace it
Over the next decade, their tax plan would add at least $1 trillion to the national debt. That would be…
West Africa is focus of Jordan’s counter-terrorism conference
Middle East
December 1, 2017
West Africa is focus of Jordan’s counter-terrorism conference
Jordan’s state news agency says King Abdullah II is hosting a high-level conference on fighting terrorism and extremist ideologies, particularly…
Israel responds to mortar fire from Gaza with airstrikes
Middle East
December 1, 2017
Israel responds to mortar fire from Gaza with airstrikes
Israeli aircraft and tanks struck a number of militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Thursday in response to a…
Turkey: Merkel to work for release of EU funds for refugees
World
December 1, 2017
Turkey: Merkel to work for release of EU funds for refugees
Turkish officials say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the two…
Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants in Libya: African Union
World
December 1, 2017
Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants in Libya: African Union
Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants are living in camps in Libya, often under “inhuman” conditions, the chairman of the…
Officials: Trump may declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel
Middle East
December 1, 2017
Officials: Trump may declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel
President Donald Trump is considering recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, officials say, a highly charged declaration that risks inflaming tensions…
Pentagon: 801 civilians killed in coalition airstrikes
Middle East
November 30, 2017
Pentagon: 801 civilians killed in coalition airstrikes
At least 801 civilians have been killed by US-led coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria,…
Amnesty: Syrian military uses illegal cluster bombs in besieged area
Middle East
November 30, 2017
Amnesty: Syrian military uses illegal cluster bombs in besieged area
Amnesty International says the Syrian government has used internationally banned cluster munitions in attacks on the besieged rebel-held suburb of…
Lebanese PM decries Hezbollah’s involvement in region’s wars
Middle East
November 30, 2017
Lebanese PM decries Hezbollah’s involvement in region’s wars
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in remarks published Thursday that he fears Hezbollah’s military role in regional conflicts will…
Britain’s May in Saudi Arabia after surprise stop in Iraq
Middle East
November 30, 2017
Britain’s May in Saudi Arabia after surprise stop in Iraq
British Prime Minister Theresa May traveled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday night and met King Salman and his assertive 32-year-old…
EU official: IS remains threat despite loss of ‘caliphate’
Middle East
November 30, 2017
EU official: IS remains threat despite loss of ‘caliphate’
The recent loss of its so-called “caliphate” will cripple the Islamic State group but the terror threat posed by the…
War crimes convict dead after drinking poison in UN court: state TV
World
November 29, 2017
War crimes convict dead after drinking poison in UN court: state TV
Croatia’s state TV says Slobodan Praljak who claimed to have taken poison just after his 20-year sentence was upheld by…
Iran challenges taboos on discussing sex as HIV rate rises
Middle East
November 29, 2017
Iran challenges taboos on discussing sex as HIV rate rises
In a square in a poor eastern Tehran neighborhood known for its drug addicts and dealers, psychologist Atefeh Azimi draws…
Canada experiments with ‘basic income’ program
World
November 29, 2017
Canada experiments with ‘basic income’ program
Former security guard Tim Button considers how a sudden increase in his income from an unusual social experiment has changed…
Researchers use advanced technology to study child mummy
Archaeology
November 29, 2017
Researchers use advanced technology to study child mummy
Researchers from Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago are using advanced technology to unwrap the mysteries of an…
German mayor stabbing caused by assailant’s hatred of foreigners: authorities
World
November 29, 2017
German mayor stabbing caused by assailant’s hatred of foreigners: authorities
The mayor of a small German town said Tuesday he was happy to be alive after being attacked with a…
Syrian Kurdish official to US: Don’t turn your back on us
Middle East
November 29, 2017
Syrian Kurdish official to US: Don’t turn your back on us
A senior Syrian Kurdish official said Washington would undermine the campaign against Islamic State militants and Americans would lose their…
Prison-themed restaurant in Egypt draws in curious diners
Life & Style
November 28, 2017
Prison-themed restaurant in Egypt draws in curious diners
A prison-themed restaurant in Egypt? It might seem distasteful in a country where thousands of people, mostly Islamists but also…
Men cleared of terrorism in high profile US case
World
November 27, 2017
Men cleared of terrorism in high profile US case
The arrests of six Middle Eastern men caught entering the United States illegally from Mexico two years ago set off…