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Police reduce effect of security strike at Barcelona airport
Travel
August 14, 2017
Police reduce effect of security strike at Barcelona airport
An indefinite strike by workers handling carry-on baggage checks at Barcelona’s airport is having a more limited impact on passengers…
Death sentences of Shias point to limits of Saudi reforms
Middle East
August 14, 2017
Death sentences of Shias point to limits of Saudi reforms
Saudi Arabia’s new crown prince hopes to transform the kingdom and modernize society, but the planned execution of 14 Shia…
China announces Sept. 5 cutoff of North Korean imports
World
August 14, 2017
China announces Sept. 5 cutoff of North Korean imports
China announced Monday it will cut off imports of North Korean coal, iron ore and other key goods in three…
Armed militia, clergy, more unite against white nationalists
World
August 14, 2017
Armed militia, clergy, more unite against white nationalists
Clergy in robes. A woman handing out flowers. Black Lives Matter activists. Armed militia members. Students. Angry anti-fascist protesters. The…
Lion rescued from Syria zoo gives birth in Jordan reserve
Middle East
August 14, 2017
Lion rescued from Syria zoo gives birth in Jordan reserve
The odds had been stacked against Hajar, a lion cub born just hours after her mother Dana, rescued from a…
Second group suspends migrant rescues, cites Libyan threats
Middle East
August 14, 2017
Second group suspends migrant rescues, cites Libyan threats
A second humanitarian group in two days has reluctantly decided to suspend migrant rescues in the Mediterranean Sea due to…
18 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso capital
World
August 14, 2017
18 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso capital
Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso late Sunday, killing at least…
IS suspect fatally stabs Istanbul officer in police station
Middle East
August 14, 2017
IS suspect fatally stabs Istanbul officer in police station
A man suspected of being an Islamic State suicide bomber stabbed and killed a police officer Sunday while in custody…
Renegade al-Shabab leader defects to government
Middle East
August 13, 2017
Renegade al-Shabab leader defects to government
A renegade leader of Somalia’s Islamic extremist insurgents, al-Shabab, has surrendered to the government. Mukhtar Robow arrived Sunday in the…
Lynch sits during anthem in Raiders loss in Arizona
Culture
August 13, 2017
Lynch sits during anthem in Raiders loss in Arizona
In his first game in an Oakland Raider uniform, Marshawn Lynch didn’t play a down. Yet he provided the most…
The Latest: 3 arrested in connection to violent clashes
World
August 13, 2017
The Latest: 3 arrested in connection to violent clashes
Three more men have been arrested in connection to the violent clashes between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville. The…
American tourist gives Nazi salute in Germany, is beaten up
World
August 13, 2017
American tourist gives Nazi salute in Germany, is beaten up
Police say a drunken American man was punched by a passer-by as he gave the stiff-armed Nazi salute multiple times…
Iran lawmakers raise missile, Guard spending to challenge US
Middle East
August 13, 2017
Iran lawmakers raise missile, Guard spending to challenge US
Iran’s parliament voted overwhelmingly Sunday to increase spending on its ballistic missile program and the foreign operations of its paramilitary…
Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain kill 47 in Nepal
Weather
August 13, 2017
Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain kill 47 in Nepal
Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 47 people in southern Nepal and left thousands homeless,…
Pence to begin Latin America tour as global crises grow
World
August 13, 2017
Pence to begin Latin America tour as global crises grow
Vice President Mike Pence will visit Colombia amid escalating tensions with neighboring Venezuela and North Korea. Pence is set to…
Death toll rises amid Kenya’s rioting over disputed vote
World
August 13, 2017
Death toll rises amid Kenya’s rioting over disputed vote
In an escalation of Kenya’s deadly election violence, police on Saturday fired live ammunition at rioters and used tear gas…
Bruno Mars donates $1M from concert to Flint water crisis
Culture
August 13, 2017
Bruno Mars donates $1M from concert to Flint water crisis
Bruno Mars said Saturday he is donating $1 million from his Michigan concert to aid those affected by the Flint…
Hundreds suffer symptoms in Iran chlorine leak
Middle East
August 13, 2017
Hundreds suffer symptoms in Iran chlorine leak
Iranian state TV is reporting that more than 300 people suffered respiratory and other problems after a chlorine gas leakage…
Kuwait says oil spill strikes its waters in Persian Gulf
Middle East
August 13, 2017
Kuwait says oil spill strikes its waters in Persian Gulf
Kuwait says an oil spill has struck its waters in the Persian Gulf. Kuwait’s state-run KUNA news agency reported late…
Advocates stage first big Texas protest against border wall
World
August 13, 2017
Advocates stage first big Texas protest against border wall
Hundreds of protesters wearing white and chanting in English and Spanish marched Saturday in Texas’ first major protest against a…