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Powerful Hurricane Irma hits first Caribbean islands
World
September 6, 2017
Powerful Hurricane Irma hits first Caribbean islands
The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history made its first landfall in the islands of the northeast Caribbean…
Haley lays out argument to say Iran not abiding nuclear deal
Middle East
September 6, 2017
Haley lays out argument to say Iran not abiding nuclear deal
President Donald Trump’s envoy to the United Nations laid out an argument Tuesday for the US to declare Iran in…
Red Cross chief discusses captive Israelis with Hamas leader
Middle East
September 6, 2017
Red Cross chief discusses captive Israelis with Hamas leader
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday discussed the fate of two Israeli civilians and…
Abbas government slammed for detaining Palestinian activist
Middle East
September 5, 2017
Abbas government slammed for detaining Palestinian activist
Leading rights groups called Tuesday for the release of a prominent Palestinian activist who was detained after criticizing the autonomy…
Amid war, Syria hopes to reach World Cup for 1st time
Culture
September 5, 2017
Amid war, Syria hopes to reach World Cup for 1st time
In the midst of a long-running and ruinous war, millions of Syrians may finally have something to be joyful about.…
Israeli PM sheds statesmanlike persona as scandals mount
Middle East
September 5, 2017
Israeli PM sheds statesmanlike persona as scandals mount
With a slew of corruption scandals closing in on him, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dropping what remains of…
Trump’s decision on young immigrants could begin GOP battle
World
September 5, 2017
Trump’s decision on young immigrants could begin GOP battle
A plan President Donald Trump is expected to announce to remove a shield from deportation for young immigrants brought to…
S. Korea displays military strength amid North Korean crisis
World
September 5, 2017
S. Korea displays military strength amid North Korean crisis
With Seoul expecting another North Korean missile test, South Korean warships conducted live-fire exercises at sea on Tuesday in a…
Qatari exiles, largely unknown, boosted by diplomatic crisis
Middle East
September 4, 2017
Qatari exiles, largely unknown, boosted by diplomatic crisis
A Qatari exile wants to discuss the possibility of a “bloodless coup” amid a diplomatic dispute pitting Doha against other…
Wounded and ‘afraid,’ Rohingya seek Bangladesh hospital aid
World
September 4, 2017
Wounded and ‘afraid,’ Rohingya seek Bangladesh hospital aid
With thousands of Rohingya refugees streaming daily across the swampy border into Bangladesh, one hospital was struggling Monday to treat…
Turkish official warns German leaders on fuelling racism
Middle East
September 4, 2017
Turkish official warns German leaders on fuelling racism
A top Turkish official took to social media on Monday to criticize comments on Turkey by German Chancellor Angela Merkel…
South Korea simulates attack on North’s nuke site after test
World
September 4, 2017
South Korea simulates attack on North’s nuke site after test
Following US warnings to North Korea of a “massive military response,” South Korea on Monday fired missiles into the sea…
Trump expected to end program for young immigrants
World
September 4, 2017
Trump expected to end program for young immigrants
President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will end protections for young immigrants who were brought into the…
Arabs, Kurds unite against IS, but post-victory? ‘God knows’
Middle East
September 3, 2017
Arabs, Kurds unite against IS, but post-victory? ‘God knows’
The two fighters, one an Arab sniper, the other his Kurdish commander, are each driven by a personal grudge against…
Record-breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth
Science News
September 3, 2017
Record-breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth
Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for…
More Rohingya pour into Bangladesh; camps at full capacity
World
September 3, 2017
More Rohingya pour into Bangladesh; camps at full capacity
Aid officials said relief camps were reaching full capacity as thousands of Rohingya refugees continued to pour into Bangladesh on…
North Korea conducts 6th nuclear test, says it was H-bomb
World
September 3, 2017
North Korea conducts 6th nuclear test, says it was H-bomb
North Korea said it set off a hydrogen bomb Sunday in its sixth nuclear test, which judging by the earthquake…
Aid group calls on Libya to end detention of refugees
Middle East
September 2, 2017
Aid group calls on Libya to end detention of refugees
An international medical aid group has called on Libyan authorities to end arbitrary detention of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers,…
China says Japan shouldn’t slap North Korea with sanctions
World
September 2, 2017
China says Japan shouldn’t slap North Korea with sanctions
China has advised Japan not to impose sanctions unilaterally on North Korea after Pyongyang launched a test missile that flew…
Kenya’s ruling to nullify vote could influence other nations
World
September 2, 2017
Kenya’s ruling to nullify vote could influence other nations
Few expected the landmark decision by Kenya’s top court to invalidate the Aug. 8 election victory by President Uhuru Kenyatta…