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Kuwait ruler sees complications from prolonged Qatar dispute
Middle East
October 24, 2017
Kuwait ruler sees complications from prolonged Qatar dispute
Kuwait’s ruler cautions the crisis between a quartet of Arab countries and Qatar “could see more complications” even as he…
Ghosts of Vietnam stirring as Trump preps for Asia trip
World
October 24, 2017
Ghosts of Vietnam stirring as Trump preps for Asia trip
For more than 50 years, every American president has been forced to grapple, in one way or another, with the…
Russia: Less than 5 percent of Syria still under IS control
Middle East
October 24, 2017
Russia: Less than 5 percent of Syria still under IS control
Russia’s defense minister says less than five percent of Syria remains under control of the Islamic State group. At the…
Xi accrues power, worrying critics and delighting supporters
World
October 24, 2017
Xi accrues power, worrying critics and delighting supporters
The model lunar rover didn’t much impress the retiree in a cotton Mao jacket visiting an exhibition of Chinese achievements…
Who killed Kim Jong Un’s half brother? Here’s what we know
World
October 23, 2017
Who killed Kim Jong Un’s half brother? Here’s what we know
Eight months after the audacious assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half brother, a Malaysian court is…
Right-wing: Italian votes ‘a lesson in democracy for Europe’
World
October 23, 2017
Right-wing: Italian votes ‘a lesson in democracy for Europe’
The head of Italy’s right-wing Northern League party says twin referendums seeking more autonomy for two wealthy northern regions were…
Prison term dropped for Scottish man in Dubai bar dispute
Middle East
October 23, 2017
Prison term dropped for Scottish man in Dubai bar dispute
A three-month prison sentence has been dropped for a Scottish man over touching another man’s buttocks in a dispute at…
British business groups appeal for Brexit transition period
Business
October 23, 2017
British business groups appeal for Brexit transition period
Five of Britain’s biggest business groups are calling on the government to quickly agree to a transition period of at…
Update: At least 67 civilians found dead in Syria town taken from IS
Middle East
October 23, 2017
Update: At least 67 civilians found dead in Syria town taken from IS
The bodies of at least 67 Syrian civilians, many summarily killed by the Islamic State group, have been discovered in…
Bahrain female activist, 2 others freed from detention
Middle East
October 23, 2017
Bahrain female activist, 2 others freed from detention
A Bahraini female political activist and two others have been freed from detention in the island kingdom amid its crackdown…
Pro-independence Catalan party calls for civil disobedience
World
October 23, 2017
Pro-independence Catalan party calls for civil disobedience
A far-left pro-independence party in Catalonia is calling for “mass civil disobedience” in the region following the Spanish government’s unprecedented…
African rhino injures poacher in rare reversal of fortunes
Environment
October 22, 2017
African rhino injures poacher in rare reversal of fortunes
A rhino turned the tables on a suspected poacher in Namibia, charging and injuring the man while he was allegedly…
Rally in Malta for slain reporter unites political foes
World
October 22, 2017
Rally in Malta for slain reporter unites political foes
A rally in Malta to honor an anti-corruption reporter killed by a car bomb is uniting many of the island…
Astros reach World Series, top Yankees 4-0 in Game 7 of ALCS
Culture
October 22, 2017
Astros reach World Series, top Yankees 4-0 in Game 7 of ALCS
Jose Altuve embraced Justin Verlander as confetti rained down. An improbable thought just a few years ago, the Houston Astros…
US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
Middle East
October 22, 2017
US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday promoted a Trump administration goal of uniting Saudi Arabia and Iraq in…
Foreigners who joined IS faced almost certain death in Raqqa
Middle East
October 21, 2017
Foreigners who joined IS faced almost certain death in Raqqa
The forces fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group in Syria have tacit instructions on dealing with the foreigners…
Total number of US victims in Cuba attacks rises to 24
World
October 21, 2017
Total number of US victims in Cuba attacks rises to 24
The United States says two more government workers are confirmed victims in the unexplained Cuba attacks. The State Department is…
Abducted female Pakistani journalist returned home
Middle East
October 21, 2017
Abducted female Pakistani journalist returned home
The mother of a Pakistani journalist who was abducted in 2015 and freed this week, says her daughter is under…
Pakistan official: Bodies of 4 recovered from caved-in mine
Middle East
October 21, 2017
Pakistan official: Bodies of 4 recovered from caved-in mine
A Pakistani official says rescue workers have recovered the bodies of four mine workers who were buried under a landslide…
Somalia’s death toll now at 358 as ‘state of war’ planned
Middle East
October 21, 2017
Somalia’s death toll now at 358 as ‘state of war’ planned
The death toll in Somalia’s deadliest attack has risen to 358 while dozens remain missing. Somalia’s president will announce a…