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European cities battle fiercely for top agencies leaving UK
World
November 19, 2017
European cities battle fiercely for top agencies leaving UK
Brexit is still well over a year away but two European cities on Monday will already be celebrating Britain’s departure…
Zimbabwe ruling party fires Mugabe as chief; now impeachment
World
November 19, 2017
Zimbabwe ruling party fires Mugabe as chief; now impeachment
Clinging to his now virtually powerless post, longtime Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was fired as ruling party chief to cheers…
FBI report on black ‘extremists’ raises new monitoring fears
World
November 19, 2017
FBI report on black ‘extremists’ raises new monitoring fears
An FBI report on the rise of black “extremists” is stirring fears of a return to practices used during the…
Senior Chinese envoy in North Korea amid chill in ties
World
November 18, 2017
Senior Chinese envoy in North Korea amid chill in ties
The highest-level Chinese envoy to North Korea in two years held meetings in the country’s capital to try to improve…
US puts Palestinians on notice: DC office may be shuttered
Middle East
November 18, 2017
US puts Palestinians on notice: DC office may be shuttered
The Trump administration put the Palestinians on notice Friday that it will shutter their office in Washington unless they’ve entered…
Red Cross: 1 million Yemenis at risk of cholera outbreak
Middle East
November 17, 2017
Red Cross: 1 million Yemenis at risk of cholera outbreak
An international aid group says 1 million people in three Yemeni cities are at risk of a renewed cholera outbreak…
Iraqi forces push into the country’s last IS-held town
Middle East
November 17, 2017
Iraqi forces push into the country’s last IS-held town
Iraq’s Defense Ministry says Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition have pushed into the last Islamic State group-held town…
Human rights repression in China deteriorating under Xi
World
November 17, 2017
Human rights repression in China deteriorating under Xi
After five years of prison and three more confined by guards at home, Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng could…
Save the Children says 130 children die every day in Yemen
Middle East
November 16, 2017
Save the Children says 130 children die every day in Yemen
An international aid group says an estimated 130 children or more die every day in war-torn Yemen from extreme hunger…
UN to vote on rival resolutions on chemical weapons in Syria
Middle East
November 16, 2017
UN to vote on rival resolutions on chemical weapons in Syria
The United States is calling for a vote Thursday on a resolution to extend the mandate of experts trying to…
Financial supporters of Hamas to be sanctioned by new US House bill
Middle East
November 16, 2017
Financial supporters of Hamas to be sanctioned by new US House bill
A Republican-led House panel delivered a blunt bipartisan warning to Qatar on Wednesday, backing legislation that would slap sanctions on…
US to vote against UN resolution banning Nazi speech
World
November 16, 2017
US to vote against UN resolution banning Nazi speech
The United States government wants you to know: It really, truly doesn’t like Nazis. At the United Nations this week,…
Hariri accepts invitation to go to France
Middle East
November 16, 2017
Hariri accepts invitation to go to France
The French president’s office says that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has accepted an invitation to come to France after…
US considers sanctions for Myanmar after ‘credible reports’ of atrocities
World
November 15, 2017
US considers sanctions for Myanmar after ‘credible reports’ of atrocities
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that his country was deeply concerned by “credible reports” of atrocities committed…
Barbie wears hijab, doll modeled after Olympian fencer
World
November 15, 2017
Barbie wears hijab, doll modeled after Olympian fencer
The maker of Barbie has announced it will sell a doll modeled after Ibtihaj Muhammad, an American fencer who competed…
4 killed, 10 wounded in California shooting spree
World
November 15, 2017
4 killed, 10 wounded in California shooting spree
The gunman behind a rampage in Northern California was out on bail for a charge of stabbing a neighbor, had…
Zimbabwe army has Mugabe, wife in custody, controls capital
World
November 15, 2017
Zimbabwe army has Mugabe, wife in custody, controls capital
Zimbabwe’s army said Wednesday it has President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody and is securing government offices and…
Syria market attack kills 60, shows brokers unconcerned
Middle East
November 15, 2017
Syria market attack kills 60, shows brokers unconcerned
One day after a ferocious attack on a market in northern Syria killed more than 60 people, the collective silence…
Islamic State claims suicide attack in Yemen, 6 killed
Middle East
November 14, 2017
Islamic State claims suicide attack in Yemen, 6 killed
The Islamic State group affiliate in Yemen claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing early Tuesday that targeted security forces…
Trump Jr. messaged with WikiLeaks during 2016 campaign
World
November 14, 2017
Trump Jr. messaged with WikiLeaks during 2016 campaign
President Donald Trump’s oldest son on Monday released a series of private Twitter exchanges between himself and WikiLeaks during and…