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UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign
Middle East
August 19, 2017
UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign
The United Nations says the first round of a vaccination campaign following a polio outbreak in eastern Syria has been…
Saudi forces deployed in Yemen’s port of Aden amid friction
Middle East
August 19, 2017
Saudi forces deployed in Yemen’s port of Aden amid friction
Yemeni security officials say Saudi forces have arrived in the southern port city of Aden amid friction within the kingdom-led…
1 police officer killed, 3 injured in 2 shootings in Florida
World
August 19, 2017
1 police officer killed, 3 injured in 2 shootings in Florida
One police officer was killed and three wounded in nighttime shootings in two Florida cities where the officers were responding…
Trump dumps Bannon, who returns to conservative website
World
August 19, 2017
Trump dumps Bannon, who returns to conservative website
Steve Bannon, the blunt-spoken and divisive strategist who rose from Donald Trump’s conservative campaign to a top White House post,…
Several wounded in Finland stabbing; suspect shot in the leg
World
August 18, 2017
Several wounded in Finland stabbing; suspect shot in the leg
Police in Finland say they have shot a man in the leg after he was suspected of stabbing several people…
Red Sox owner wants to rename Yawkey Way for David Ortiz
Culture
August 18, 2017
Red Sox owner wants to rename Yawkey Way for David Ortiz
The Boston Red Sox will ask the city to rename Yawkey Way, the street alongside Fenway Park, to change what…
Vietnam battles dengue outbreaks with 42 percent more cases
World
August 18, 2017
Vietnam battles dengue outbreaks with 42 percent more cases
Vietnam has been battling raging dengue fever outbreaks with more than 10,000 new infections reported over the past week stretching…
Rights groups urge Yemen rebels to free prominent activist
Middle East
August 18, 2017
Rights groups urge Yemen rebels to free prominent activist
International rights groups on Friday urged Yemen’s Shia rebels to free a prominent Yemeni activist who used social media to…
NASA, PBS marking 40 years since Voyager spacecraft launches
Science News
August 18, 2017
NASA, PBS marking 40 years since Voyager spacecraft launches
Forty years after blasting off, Earth’s most distant ambassadors, the twin Voyager spacecraft, are carrying sounds and music of our…
The Latest: Police: Barcelona van driver not been identified
World
August 18, 2017
The Latest: Police: Barcelona van driver not been identified
A police official says that authorities haven’t idenitifed the driver of the van that killed at least 13 people in…
Warship captain in collision that killed 7 to lose command
World
August 18, 2017
Warship captain in collision that killed 7 to lose command
Poor seamanship and flaws in keeping watch contributed to a collision between a Navy destroyer and a commercial container ship…
Syria claims business comeback with international trade fair
Middle East
August 18, 2017
Syria claims business comeback with international trade fair
The Syrian government on Thursday opened the country’s first international trade fair since war broke out in 2011, an event…
The real revolution in NKorea is rise of consumer culture
World
August 18, 2017
The real revolution in NKorea is rise of consumer culture
Like all North Korean adults, Song Un Pyol wears the faces of leader Kim Jong Un’s father and grandfather pinned…
Mattis says a decision is closer on strategy for Afghanistan
Middle East
August 18, 2017
Mattis says a decision is closer on strategy for Afghanistan
After months of sometimes heated internal debate, the Trump administration has almost reached a decision on a new approach for…
Report: German-backed Arabic website blocked by Egypt
Egypt
August 18, 2017
Report: German-backed Arabic website blocked by Egypt
German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle says an Arabic-language news and culture website it operates has been blocked in Egypt. A…
Tech companies banishing extremists after Charlottesville
Business
August 18, 2017
Tech companies banishing extremists after Charlottesville
It took bloodshed in Charlottesville to get tech companies to do what civil rights groups have been calling for for…
The Latest: German campaign on hold after Spain attacks
World
August 18, 2017
The Latest: German campaign on hold after Spain attacks
Thousands of people including Spain’s king and prime minister have held a minute of silence for the victims of attacks…
Israeli leader resists calls to criticize Trump
Middle East
August 18, 2017
Israeli leader resists calls to criticize Trump
Israel’s prime minister faced growing calls on Thursday to denounce President Donald Trump’s response to the racially charged violence and…
Sierra Leone mudslides death toll now above 400, UN says
World
August 18, 2017
Sierra Leone mudslides death toll now above 400, UN says
More than 400 bodies have been pulled from the debris of Sierra Leone’s mudslides as burials and recovery efforts pressed…
World stocks skid as US politics, Spain attack hit sentiment
Economy
August 18, 2017
World stocks skid as US politics, Spain attack hit sentiment
World stock markets fell Friday as investors reacted to US political upsets and the terror attack in Spain. European shares…