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October 19, 2017

Turkey: Iraqi Kurds 'miscalculated' with independence vote

Turkey said Wednesday that Iraq's retaking of the northern city of Kirkuk from Kurdish forces earlier this week has rectified ...

October 19, 2017

Malaysian militant believed among fighters killed in Marawi

The Philippine military says a top Malaysian militant is believed to be among 13 Islamic State group-linked fighters killed ...

October 19, 2017

US-backed Syrian forces clear Raqqa after driving out IS

U.S.-backed Syrian forces were removing land mines and clearing roads in the northern city of Raqqa on Wednesday, a day after ...

October 19, 2017

China's economic growth stays stable as ruling party meets

China's economic growth stayed relatively stable in the latest quarter, buoyed by strength in retail spending and exports, ...

October 19, 2017

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. NEW TURMOIL ...

October 19, 2017

5 things to know about China's twice-a-decade party congress

The crucial parts will be held behind closed doors, but journalists, academics and more than a billion Chinese citizens will ...

October 19, 2017

Monument of love, the Taj Mahal, at heart of political storm

India's famed monument of love, the white marble Taj Mahal, is finding itself at the heart of a political storm, with some ...

October 19, 2017

Under fire, Trump defends call to soldier's grieving family

President Donald Trump emphatically rejected claims Wednesday that he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain ...

October 19, 2017

FIFA probe: Al-Khelaifi confirms his presence in Switzerland

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi says he will go to Switzerland next Wednesday to answer questions from Swiss ...

October 19, 2017

Obama to campaign in NJ, Virginia governor races

Former President Barack Obama is stepping back into the political spotlight for the first time since leaving the White House, ...

October 18, 2017

May seeks Brexit momentum with promise to EU nationals in UK

British Prime Minister Theresa May has denied treating European Union citizens in Britain as bargaining chips in Brexit ...

October 18, 2017

Hungary summons US diplomat over negative comments on media

Hungary's foreign ministry says it has summoned the top United States diplomat in Hungary over comments he made about the ...

October 18, 2017

Mother's testimony at France terror trial angers relatives

The lawyer representing the older brother of a French extremist who killed seven people in 2012 told a judge and a jury of ...

October 18, 2017

Retired major general facing court-martial on rape charges

A retired major general will face a court-martial on charges that he raped a child over a six-year period while on active ...

October 18, 2017

Judge asks group in Trump lawsuit to justify right to sue

A federal judge on Wednesday pressed government lawyers to explain why President Donald Trump's ownership of hotels ...

October 18, 2017

Sharapova, Puig heading to Puerto Rico for hurricane relief

Maria Sharapova and Monica Puig will head to Puerto Rico next week to help with recovery efforts following Hurricane Maria.

October 18, 2017

5 dead in Ukraine after vehicle plows into sidewalk crowd

Ukrainian police say five people are dead after a vehicle plowed into a crowd on a sidewalk in the city of Kharkiv.

October 18, 2017

The Latest: Sessions won't say if he'll jail journalists

The Latest on Attorney General Jeff Sessions' appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee (all times local): 2:45 p.m.

October 18, 2017

Provocative sculpture rejected by Louvre finds new home

A huge sculpture deemed too obscene for the regal gardens of the Louvre Museum has found a new home at Paris' edgier Pompidou ...