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September 17, 2020

US accuses Hezbollah of storing explosive chemical in Europe

Militant group Hezbollah has stored chemicals that can be used to make explosives in several European countries, a senior ...

September 17, 2020

Man of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame denied bail in terrorism case

A Rwandan court on Thursday denied bail to Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” saying the ...

September 17, 2020

Kosovo veterans puzzled by court war crime file delivery

Kosovo war veterans said Thursday that war crime files inexplicably sent to their office have been returned to a special ...

September 17, 2020

Greece: Contact with Turkey restarted over East Med crisis

Greece says it has resumed high-level political contacts with neighboring Turkey to try and de-escalate a dispute over ...

September 16, 2020

Russian spymaster accuses US of fomenting Belarus protests

Russia's intelligence chief on Wednesday accused the United States of fomenting massive demonstrations against Belarus' ...

September 16, 2020

9 arrested in Bosnia over wartime killings of civilians

Authorities in Bosnia on Wednesday arrested nine former Bosnian Serb military officers and troops who are suspected in the ...

September 16, 2020

Bosnian Serbs honor late ex-official convicted of war crimes

Bosnian Serb authorities on Wednesday held an official commemoration for a top former wartime leader, despite his war crimes ...

September 16, 2020

Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fire during US ceremony

The Israeli military struck Hamas militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in response to rocket fire toward Israel ...

September 15, 2020

Trump oversees Israel, 2 Arab states sign pacts

President Donald Trump on Tuesday presided over the signing of historic diplomatic pacts between Israel and two Gulf Arab ...

September 15, 2020

Mali's former president Moussa Traore dies at 83

Mali’s former president Moussa Traore, who ruled the West Africa nation for more than 22 years, has died at age 83, according ...

September 15, 2020

Mali junta faces deadline for naming civilian leader

Mali's military rulers face a regional deadline for naming a civilian interim leader Tuesday, as the junta meet with West ...

September 15, 2020

Bosnian Serb official jailed for war crimes dies of COVID-19

Momcilo Krajisnik, a former top wartime Bosnian Serb official who was convicted of war crimes by a U.N. court, has died after ...

September 14, 2020

'Hotel Rwanda' hero charged with terrorism in Rwanda court

A Rwandan court on Monday charged Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” with terrorism, complicity ...

September 14, 2020

Report: Israeli strike kills 10 Iran-backed gunmen in Syria

A suspected Israeli airstrike on Iran-backed fighters in eastern Syria on Monday killed 10 fighters, including eight Iraqis, ...

September 14, 2020

Trump's Mideast deals tout 'peace' where there was never war

For the first time in more than a quarter-century, a U.S. president will host a signing ceremony between Israelis and Arabs ...

September 14, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's torrent of falsehoods, Biden missteps

Playing defense on his handling of the coronavirus, President Donald Trump is letting the falsehoods fly. Over the weekend, ...

September 13, 2020

Mali opposition opposes junta proposal on transition period

Divisions deepened between Mali's military coup leaders and the country's political opposition movement on Sunday after the ...

September 13, 2020

Pope recalls visit to Lesbos refugee camp, urges solidarity

Pope Francis expressed solidarity Sunday with the thousands of migrants who were left homeless by fires that wrecked a ...

September 12, 2020

Officials battle online misinformation along with wildfires

Emergency responders in the Pacific Northwest are fighting misinformation along with raging wildfires as people spread ...