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November 06, 2019

Hungarian mayor in orgy video resigns despite re-election

A prominent Hungarian mayor caught on video taking part in an orgy says he is resigning despite being re-elected last month.

November 03, 2019

Iraqi protesters attack Iran consulate in Karbala

Dozens of Iraqi protesters attacked the Iranian consulate in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Sunday, scaling the concrete ...

November 03, 2019

Competing protests in Lebanon bring thousands to the streets

Tens of thousands of people held competing rallies in Lebanon Sunday, including thousands who flocked to the presidential ...

November 01, 2019

Iraqis defy crackdown to hold biggest protests yet

Tens of thousands of Iraqis massed in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstrations since anti-government ...

October 31, 2019

In nod to protests, Iraq president calls for new voting law

Iraq's president on Thursday called for the drafting of a new election law and said he would approve early elections once it ...

October 31, 2019

Puerto Rico government official resigns amid FBI probe

The secretary of Puerto Rico's Department of Natural Resources is stepping down just days after announcing that her office ...

October 31, 2019

The Latest: Iraq's president calls for new election law

The Latest on Iraq's anti-government protests (all times local): 5:20 p.m. Iraq's president has called for a new election law ...

October 31, 2019

Japan justice minister resigns in election payments scandal

Japan's justice minister resigned Thursday over election payment allegations involving his wife, also a lawmaker, and about ...

October 31, 2019

Rocket attack kills Iraqi soldier, adding to growing unrest

Two rockets were fired into Baghdad's fortified Green Zone on Wednesday, killing one Iraqi soldier and adding to the violence ...

October 29, 2019

Masked gunmen attack protesters in Iraq holy city; 18 killed

Masked gunmen opened fire at Iraqi protesters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding ...

October 27, 2019

Anti-government protests rage in Iraq, 7 killed

At least seven more Iraqi protesters were killed Saturday in clashes with security forces in Baghdad and the southern town ...

October 27, 2019

Chilean president shaking up government amid protests

Chile's President Sebastián Piñera asked all his Cabinet members to offer their resignations Saturday as he prepared to shake ...

October 26, 2019

Lebanese block roads as mass demonstrations enter 10th day

Lebanese anti-government protesters stepped up their efforts to block roads in and around the capital Beirut on Saturday, ...

October 26, 2019

Algeria approves 23 presidential candidates for Dec. 12 vote

Algeria's electoral authority says 23 candidates have qualified for the North African country's controversial presidential ...

October 26, 2019

Algeria approves 23 presidential candidates for Dec. 12 vote

Algeria's electoral authority says 23 candidates have qualified for the North African country's controversial presidential ...

October 25, 2019

Lebanon Hezbollah warns protests could lead to chaos, war

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group said Friday that nationwide protests against the country's political class have been ...

October 23, 2019

Leader of South Africa's leading opposition party resigns

The first black leader of South Africa's largest opposition party resigned Wednesday in a blow to efforts to shed the liberal ...

October 21, 2019

South Korean prosecutors seek arrest of ex-minister's wife

Prosecutors said Monday they are seeking to arrest the wife of South Korea's former justice minister, who resigned last week ...

October 18, 2019

Bulgaria soccer coach quits, 5 more arrested after racism

Bulgaria national soccer team coach Krasimir Balakov resigned on Friday, four days after his side's match against England was ...