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Iran sentences New Age-style Shia Islam founder to death
Middle East
August 28, 2017
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
August 27, 2017
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
August 27, 2017
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
August 27, 2017
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
August 27, 2017
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
August 27, 2017
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
August 27, 2017
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
August 27, 2017
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
August 27, 2017
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
August 27, 2017
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
August 27, 2017
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
August 26, 2017
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
August 26, 2017
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
August 26, 2017
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
August 26, 2017
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
August 26, 2017
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
August 26, 2017
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
August 26, 2017
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
August 26, 2017
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
August 26, 2017
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…