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February 17, 2019

UN envoy arrives in Yemen to discuss truce around port city

U.N. envoy Martin Griffiths arrived on Sunday in the capital, Sanaa, to discuss the "complex situation" in and around the key ...

February 17, 2019

Kosovo marks 2008 independence with military parade

Kosovo has marked the 11th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Serbia with a parade featuring soldiers from ...

February 17, 2019

Merkel defends Iran deal, multilateralism but Pence resists

German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew lengthy applause Saturday for her spirited defense of a multilateral approach to global ...

February 17, 2019

Retired Indian general urges caution against Pakistan strike

As India considers its response to the suicide car bombing of a paramilitary convoy in the disputed region of Kashmir that ...

February 16, 2019

The Latest: Merkel defends Iran deal; Pence blasts Europe

The Latest on the international security conference taking place in Munich (all times local): 10 p.m. German Chancellor ...

February 16, 2019

Montenegrins march demanding government resignation

Several thousand people rallied in Montenegro on Saturday to demand the resignation of long-serving President Milo ...

February 16, 2019

Thousands in Iran attend funeral for slain Guard members

Dozens of comrades circled caskets on the back of trucks on Saturday as thousands of mourners attended a mass funeral for 27 ...

February 16, 2019

France: Syrian suspect accused of crimes against humanity

French authorities have filed preliminary charges of complicity in crimes against humanity against a Syrian suspected of ...

February 16, 2019

India warns of 'crushing response' to Kashmir suicide attack

India's prime minister warned of a "crushing response" to the suicide bombing of a paramilitary convoy in Indian-controlled ...

February 15, 2019

North Macedonia says potential terrorist attack thwarted

North Macedonian officials said Friday they have carried out a series of raids in an operation against suspected radical ...

February 15, 2019

North Macedonia: potential terrorist attack stopped

North Macedonian officials say they have carried out a series of raids in an operation against suspected radical Islamic ...

February 15, 2019

Push on last IS enclave blunted by discovery of civilians

The offensive on the last enclave held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria has been blunted by the discovery of ...

February 15, 2019

Women recall the 'hell' of Soviet war in Afghanistan

Sitting in her living room, 65-year-old Tatyana Rybalchenko goes through a stack of black-and-white photos from more than 30 ...

February 15, 2019

Sexual violence rampant in South Sudan's Unity area, says UN

Brutal sexual violence committed with "pervasive impunity" and a level of "premeditation" persists in South Sudan's northern ...

February 15, 2019

Car bomb kills at least 33 Indian soldiers in Kashmir

At least 33 soldiers were killed and about 20 others wounded Thursday in a car bomb attack on a paramilitary convoy along a ...

February 14, 2019

IS militants cling to last square mile in eastern Syria

Islamic State group militants clung to their last square kilometer (square mile) of land in eastern Syria on Thursday with ...

February 14, 2019

Arab leaders play down Palestinian issue in leaked video

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Thursday released a video of a closed meeting in which senior Gulf Arab ...

February 14, 2019

The Latest: Nigeria's leader vows protection for foreigners

The Latest on Nigeria's upcoming elections(all times local): 8:55 p.m. Nigeria's president is vowing "safety and full ...

February 14, 2019

Kushner: Mideast peace plan expected after Israeli election

President Donald Trump's senior Middle East adviser, son-in-law Jared Kushner, said Thursday that the Trump administration ...