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UK-based Bahraini activist’s family sentenced to prison
Middle East
October 30, 2017
UK-based Bahraini activist’s family sentenced to prison
A UK-based Bahraini activist says three members of his family have been sentenced to three years in prison each in…
Senators to press Tillerson and Mattis on new war authority
World
October 30, 2017
Senators to press Tillerson and Mattis on new war authority
President Donald Trump’s national security brain trust faces Congress on the need for a new war authorization as the deadly…
Canada seeks to compensate indigenous taken from families
World
October 30, 2017
Canada seeks to compensate indigenous taken from families
Colleen Cardinal often wondered why her parents turned bright red in the sun but she grew dark along with her…
Duterte visits Japan, says talks needed with Kim Jong Un
World
October 30, 2017
Duterte visits Japan, says talks needed with Kim Jong Un
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said someone should talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and reassure him that nobody…
Spacey apologizes after actor alleges past sexual advance
World
October 30, 2017
Spacey apologizes after actor alleges past sexual advance
Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is “beyond horrified” by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen…
Iran skips UN conference on nuclear energy in Abu Dhabi
Middle East
October 30, 2017
Iran skips UN conference on nuclear energy in Abu Dhabi
Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers may hang in the balance, but you wouldn’t know it at the United Nations…
Trump comes ahead with fresh criticism of Russia inquiry
World
October 30, 2017
Trump comes ahead with fresh criticism of Russia inquiry
President Donald Trump expressed renewed frustration Sunday over the investigations into alleged ties between his campaign associates and Russian government…
Syrian government shelling kills 11, hits school
Middle East
October 30, 2017
Syrian government shelling kills 11, hits school
At least 11 civilians were killed and a school day violently interrupted amid intensive Syrian government shelling of a rebel-held…
Iran asks UN nuclear chief to confirm it still follows deal
Middle East
October 29, 2017
Iran asks UN nuclear chief to confirm it still follows deal
Iran’s president on Sunday urged the United Nations nuclear chief to confirm his country still adheres to the nuclear deal…
Hundreds of thousands rally in Barcelona for Spanish unity
World
October 29, 2017
Hundreds of thousands rally in Barcelona for Spanish unity
Hundreds of thousands who want Catalonia to remain part of Spain rallied in downtown Barcelona on Sunday, two days after…
Under US pressure, Israel delays move to expand Jerusalem
Middle East
October 29, 2017
Under US pressure, Israel delays move to expand Jerusalem
Under pressure from the United States, Israel has delayed a bill that would connect a number of West Bank settlements…
Their caliphate in ruins, IS militants melt into the desert
Middle East
October 29, 2017
Their caliphate in ruins, IS militants melt into the desert
Islamic State militants, routed from one urban stronghold after another in Syria, have recently been moving deeper into Syria’s remote…
Belgium official: Puigdemont could seek asylum
World
October 29, 2017
Belgium official: Puigdemont could seek asylum
A Belgian government official says it would be “not unrealistic” for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to ask for asylum…
Lebanon premier: Cyprus can help us cope with refugee strain
Middle East
October 29, 2017
Lebanon premier: Cyprus can help us cope with refugee strain
Lebanon’s prime minister says Cyprus can help his country drum up support from other European Union member states for its…
Qatar’s emir warns against military action in Gulf dispute
Middle East
October 29, 2017
Qatar’s emir warns against military action in Gulf dispute
Qatar’s emir has warned against any military confrontation over the ongoing diplomatic dispute between his country and four other Arab…
Iraq halts troops tasked to retake land from Kurdish control
Middle East
October 28, 2017
Iraq halts troops tasked to retake land from Kurdish control
Iraq’s Prime Minister on Friday issued a 24-hour suspension of the movement of troops who are deployed in Iraq’s north…
Roadside bombing kills Bahrain police officer, wounds 8
Middle East
October 28, 2017
Roadside bombing kills Bahrain police officer, wounds 8
Authorities in Bahrain say a roadside bomb has killed a police officer and wounded eight others. A local Shiite militant…
Rohingya fleeing Myanmar recount horror of capsized boat
World
October 27, 2017
Rohingya fleeing Myanmar recount horror of capsized boat
Across the ferocious waves and the churning black water, Alam Jafar could see his frantic 7-year-old son gasping for breath,…
Pentagon chief Mattis stresses diplomacy in Korean crisis
World
October 27, 2017
Pentagon chief Mattis stresses diplomacy in Korean crisis
On his first visit to the tense but eerily quiet frontier between North and South Korea as US secretary of…
Kenyan officials report low turnout in presidential election
World
October 27, 2017
Kenyan officials report low turnout in presidential election
Kenya’s election commission says about 6.5 million people, or one-third of registered voters, went to the polls in a repeat…