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Iran sentences New Age-style Shia Islam founder to death
Middle East

Iran sentences New Age-style Shia Islam founder to death

An attorney for the founder of a mystical, New Age version of Shia Islam says an Iranian court has sentenced…
Emirati filmmaker unsettles traditions, exposes hidden lives
Cinema/TV

Emirati filmmaker unsettles traditions, exposes hidden lives

An Emirati filmmaker is pushing boundaries and bypassing state censors by delicately unraveling a story about a traditional Arab family…
Rising floodwaters trap hundreds stranded in wake of Harvey
World

Rising floodwaters trap hundreds stranded in wake of Harvey

Rescuers battling heavy downpours plucked hundreds of people from rising floodwaters left in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, answering desperate…
Can computers enhance the work of teachers? The debate is on
Technology

Can computers enhance the work of teachers? The debate is on

In middle school, Junior Alvarado often struggled with multiplication and earned poor grades in math, so when he started his…
5 climbers die in Austrian Alps; rescue seeks 6th person
World

5 climbers die in Austrian Alps; rescue seeks 6th person

The Austrian Red Cross says five mountain climbers have died in the Austrian Alps. The head of rescue services Anton…
German woman dies, raises death toll to 16 in Spain attacks
World

German woman dies, raises death toll to 16 in Spain attacks

Health authorities in Catalonia say a 51-year-old German woman has died from injuries suffered in the Aug. 17 attack in…
Saudi coalition: ‘Technical mistake’ in deadly Yemen strike
Middle East

Saudi coalition: ‘Technical mistake’ in deadly Yemen strike

The Saudi-led coalition battling rebels in Yemen says an airstrike that killed at least 14 civilians, including eight members of…
Hurricane Harvey closes key oil, gas operations in Texas
Economy

Hurricane Harvey closes key oil, gas operations in Texas

Key oil and gas facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast have temporarily shut down as Harvey pounds the region with…
IS claims Brussels knife attacker is one of their own
Middle East

IS claims Brussels knife attacker is one of their own

The Islamic State news agency Aamaq has claimed the Brussels attacker who assaulted three soldiers with a knife as an…
Mayweather dominates McGregor in late rounds to go 50-0
Culture

Mayweather dominates McGregor in late rounds to go 50-0

Floyd Mayweather Jr. put on a show in the last fight of his spectacular career. Conor McGregor didn’t do so…
US man killed in South Sudan; army says ‘caught in fighting’
World

US man killed in South Sudan; army says ‘caught in fighting’

An American has been killed in civil war-torn South Sudan, the US Embassy said Saturday, while South Sudan’s army and…
27 dead after Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian villages
World

27 dead after Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian villages

Boko Haram extremists killed at least 27 people by shooting them and slitting their throats as they attacked several villages…
Police: Palace suspect drove at police van, went for sword
World

Police: Palace suspect drove at police van, went for sword

British counterterrorism police on Saturday were investigating a man who was detained after he drove a car at police outside…
The Latest: Texas mayor says Harvey devastated his city
Weather

The Latest: Texas mayor says Harvey devastated his city

9 a.m. The rain was so torrential along Interstate 45 coming out of Galveston as Hurricane Harvey settled over southeast…
Census shows Pakistan’s population rises to 207.7 million
Middle East

Census shows Pakistan’s population rises to 207.7 million

Pakistan’s government says results from a recently conducted national census show the country’s population has risen to 207.7 million. Friday’s…
Vatican No. 2: Anti-pope jihadist attack threat is worrying
World

Vatican No. 2: Anti-pope jihadist attack threat is worrying

Pope Francis’ top aide says a pro-Islamic State group video that targets the pope is worrying but notes Vatican security…
Mayweather, McGregor ready to rumble in much-hyped fight
Culture

Mayweather, McGregor ready to rumble in much-hyped fight

Conor McGregor has been kept pretty much under wraps ever since his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was announced, emerging…
UN official: Half of trapped Raqqa population are children
Syrian war children

UN official: Half of trapped Raqqa population are children

Half of the estimated 20,000 people trapped in Syria’s northern city of Raqqa are children, an official with the UN…
Trump’s first pardon spares political ally Arpaio
World

Trump’s first pardon spares political ally Arpaio

President Donald Trump spared former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio the prospect of serving jail time in granting the first pardon…
US, Canada to investigate deaths of endangered whales
Environment

US, Canada to investigate deaths of endangered whales

Marine authorities in the US and Canada said Friday they will marshal resources to try to find out what’s behind…
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