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Kuwait to expel North Korean ambassador, other diplomats
Middle East
September 17, 2017
Kuwait to expel North Korean ambassador, other diplomats
Kuwait will expel North Korea’s ambassador to the oil-rich country and four other diplomats, potentially limiting Pyongyang’s ability to earn…
Animal rights protesters disrupt Burberry show
Fashion
September 17, 2017
Animal rights protesters disrupt Burberry show
Guests attending Burberry’s catwalk show at London Fashion Week have found their usual red carpet welcome replaced by heckling protesters.…
Bangladesh restricts Rohingya refugees, starts immunization
Health & Fitness
September 17, 2017
Bangladesh restricts Rohingya refugees, starts immunization
Bangladeshi authorities on Sunday took steps to restrict the movement of Muslim Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar into crowded…
Koala survives 10-mile Australia trip in wheel arch
Science
September 17, 2017
Koala survives 10-mile Australia trip in wheel arch
For a stowaway who made a 16-kilometer (10-mile) journey squeezed in a wheel arch, a koala was lucky to escape…
UK police arrest 2nd man in London subway attack case
World
September 17, 2017
UK police arrest 2nd man in London subway attack case
London police say a second man has been arrested in connection with the London subway attack. Police said Sunday that…
Protesters smash windows in 2nd violent night near St. Louis
World
September 17, 2017
Protesters smash windows in 2nd violent night near St. Louis
Protests turned violent for second night near St. Louis following the acquittal of a white former police officer in the…
Indian priest says Yemeni captors did him no physical harm
Middle East
September 16, 2017
Indian priest says Yemeni captors did him no physical harm
A Catholic priest from India who was freed after being held 18 months in Yemen says he was never physically…
UK police make ‘significant’ arrest in London subway blast
World
September 16, 2017
UK police make ‘significant’ arrest in London subway blast
British police made a “significant” arrest in the urgent manhunt for suspects a day after the London subway blast that…
Beloved character actor Harry Dean Stanton dies at 91
Cinema/TV
September 16, 2017
Beloved character actor Harry Dean Stanton dies at 91
For more than 60 years, Harry Dean Stanton played crooks and codgers, eccentrics and losers. He endowed them with pathos…
Pakistani judge sentences Christian to death over blasphemy
Middle East
September 16, 2017
Pakistani judge sentences Christian to death over blasphemy
A defense lawyer says a Pakistani judge has sentenced a Christian man to death after finding him guilty of insulting…
London Tube station reopens after blast on train
World
September 16, 2017
London Tube station reopens after blast on train
The Latest on the London subway attack and manhunt for suspects (all times local): 8:20 a.m. London transport authorities say…
Clashes between troops and IS intensify in central Syria
Middle East
September 15, 2017
Clashes between troops and IS intensify in central Syria
Syrian government forces pressed their offensive in the province of Hama on Friday in a weekslong attack aimed at clearing…
Fire on London train at morning rush treated as terrorism
World
September 15, 2017
Fire on London train at morning rush treated as terrorism
A bucket wrapped in an insulated bag caught fire on a packed London subway train Friday, sending commuters stampeding in…
King’s forces arrest prominent Saudis in warning to critics
Middle East
September 15, 2017
King’s forces arrest prominent Saudis in warning to critics
When news broke of a possible breakthrough in an impasse that has pitted Qatar against its Arab neighbors for the…
Sirens sound as North Korea again sends a missile over Japan
World
September 15, 2017
Sirens sound as North Korea again sends a missile over Japan
Warning sirens blared when the North Korean missile was launched and again when it passed over Japan’s northern island of…
Qatar emir due in Turkey for first trip since Gulf crisis
Middle East
September 14, 2017
Qatar emir due in Turkey for first trip since Gulf crisis
Turkey said Thursday it wants Qatar and its Arab neighbors to overcome differences through dialogue and a “brotherly” manner as…
Attacked in bed, safe a few feet away: Cuba mystery deepens
World
September 14, 2017
Attacked in bed, safe a few feet away: Cuba mystery deepens
The blaring, grinding noise jolted the American diplomat from his bed in a Havana hotel. He moved just a few…
Tillerson visits London for talks on North Korea, Libya
World
September 14, 2017
Tillerson visits London for talks on North Korea, Libya
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in London for talks Thursday on international efforts to pressure North Korea over its…
US set to extend Iran sanctions relief under nuclear deal
World
September 14, 2017
US set to extend Iran sanctions relief under nuclear deal
The Trump administration is poised to extend sanctions relief to Iran, avoiding imminent action that could implode the landmark 2015…
Democrats say they have deal with Trump on young immigrants
World
September 14, 2017
Democrats say they have deal with Trump on young immigrants
The top House and Senate Democrats said Wednesday they had reached agreement with President Donald Trump to protect thousands of…