Oil price plunge threatens Iraq recovery
Middle East

Oil price plunge threatens Iraq recovery

BAGHDAD (AP) — The latest plunge in oil prices has dealt a heavy blow to Iraq’s stagnating economy, threatening the…
US, Israel exit UNESCO, claim bias
World

US, Israel exit UNESCO, claim bias

PARIS (AP) — The United States and Israel officially quit UNESCO, the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural agency, at the…
2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died
Middle East

2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The 2-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued the Trump administration to let her…
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
Society

Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion

JINAN, China (AP) — Cui Haoxin is too young to remember the days of his Hui people’s oppression under China’s…
Saudi king orders Cabinet shakeup
Middle East

Saudi king orders Cabinet shakeup

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a wide-ranging overhaul of top government posts on Thursday,…
Sudan violence concerns US, others
Middle East

Sudan violence concerns US, others

CAIRO (AP) — The United States, Britain, Norway and Canada say they are concerned by “credible reports” that Sudan’s security…
South Africa poised for cannabis trade
World

South Africa poised for cannabis trade

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The year 2018 has been called the “year for cannabis” in South Africa. But there…
Christmas suffers in China as leaders emphasize tradition
World

Christmas suffers in China as leaders emphasize tradition

SHANGHAI (AP) — It took less than 24 hours for all the Christmas trees, lights and bells to disappear from…
Turkey masses troops near Kurdish-held Syrian town
Middle East

Turkey masses troops near Kurdish-held Syrian town

  BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian war monitor and Turkish media say Turkey is massing troops near a town in…
Nuclear war threat rising, Putin warns
World

Nuclear war threat rising, Putin warns

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a chilling warning Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war,…
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