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UN chief challenges African leaders over Congo
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging African leaders to implement a plan that the U.N. hopes will stabilize eastern Congo after ...
Uganda president ousts army boss amid dispute
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni fired his top military commander Friday, the ouster apparently linked to turmoil over Museveni's alleged plan to ...
Russia: Syrian regime may take part in peace talks
The Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the country's civil war, ...
UK arrests 2 men over incident with Pakistan plane
British police say two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a civilian plane flying from Pakistan ...
Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers
The slaying of a British soldier in southeast London cast a spotlight on radical preachers that influenced Michael Adebolajo, the attacker seen in ...
Austria links UN peacekeepers to Syria arms ban
Austria said Friday that it may rethink its U.N. peacekeeping role in the Golan Heights, if the European Union doesn't extend its arms embargo to ...
Police: Suicide bomb hits heart of Afghan capital
A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul in the second major attack in the ...
UN nuke agency's Iran probe driven by US-led intel
The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its ...
'No guarantee of peace,' NKorean envoy warns China
A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps ...
Correction: Mozambique-UN story
In a story May 21 about U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visiting Mozambique, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Mozambique became ...
Egypt: 3 women killed in 'honor' crime
An Egyptian security official says 10 male relatives have killed a mother and her two daughters on suspicion of moral offenses — so-called "honor ...
Kerry's focus on peace talks, not settlements
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize ...
Pakistan: US diplomat kills pedestrian in accident
The U.S. Embassy says an American diplomat accidentally killed a pedestrian while driving in the Pakistani capital. The embassy said in a statement ...
Niger government: No hostages in Agadez
Niger's government spokesman told The Associated Press that the jihadists who attacked a military installation in the town of Agadez on Thursday had ...
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO GO DOWN WITH THE I-5 ...
Berlusconi looms large in Rome mayor election
Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend, even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates ...
Suicide bomber kills 3 in northwest Pakistan
Police say a suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in northwestern Pakistan and set off his explosives, killing ...
Britain braces for possible copycat attacks
Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier.
Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage
The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the ...
Syrian govt to take part in peace conference
The Syrian government has agreed to a conference on the country's future proposed by Russia and the United States, Russia's foreign ministry said ...
Earthquake hits Russia's Far East
A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers (4,400 miles) west of the ...
Police: Suicidal jumper's fall kills SKorean girl
South Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the ...