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September 28, 2016

German officials probe alleged vote fraud in Jewish election

German prosecutors have opened an investigation into allegations of vote-rigging in an election for Berlin's Jewish community ...

September 27, 2016

Central Europe sees anti-immigration fervor, no migrants

Together, Hungary and the Czech Republic took in just around 1,000 asylum-seekers last year. Still, rallying cries against ...

September 26, 2016

Minister: Extremism 'exported' to Kosovo from other regions

Kosovo's foreign minister said Monday that other nations have exported violent extremism to his country, which has seen a ...

September 25, 2016

Bosnian Serbs vote in referendum banned by top court

Bosnian Serbs on Sunday voted in a referendum banned by the country's constitutional court, risking Western sanctions against ...

September 24, 2016

The Latest: Somalia says al-Shabab is defeated militarily

The latest on the high-level U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local): 11 p.m. Somalia's Foreign Minister Abdisalam ...

September 23, 2016

Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants hate speech case dropped

Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders appealed Friday for judges to throw out a hate-speech case against him, branding it ...

September 23, 2016

Guam leader Oks bill ending time limits in child sex cases

Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo said Friday he signed a bill that would lift the statute of limitations on child sex abuse charges for ...

September 22, 2016

Poland's lawmakers open debate on divisive anti-abortion law

Poland's lawmakers on Thursday opened a divisive debate on changing the restrictive anti-abortion law, among Europe's ...

September 21, 2016

Suu Kyi makes 1st UN speech as Myanmar leader

Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly since forming a ...

September 21, 2016

Pakistani Christian jailed for blasphemy over Facebook like

Pakistani police say they have arrested a 16-year-old Christian boy on blasphemy charges after he "liked" an "inappropriate" ...

September 20, 2016

Spain: School ordered to allow pupil wear hijab in class

A Spanish regional government has overturned a school's ban on a young Muslim woman wearing a hijab headscarf after she ...

September 20, 2016

EU adopts new rules to boost IS sanctions

The European Union has adopted new rules allowing the bloc to impose travel bans and asset freezes on associates of the ...

September 20, 2016

The Latest: French wall going up to stop UK-bound migrants

The Latest on Europe's response to the influx of refugees and migrants (all times local): 9:00 p.m. After weeks of ...

September 20, 2016

Jordanians elect new parliament in cautious reform move

Jordanians voted Tuesday for a new parliament under revised rules that officials say are meant to strengthen political ...

September 19, 2016

Jordan election seen as small step toward democratic reform

Jordan's parliament election on Tuesday is being touted as proof that the pro-Western monarchy is moving forward with ...

September 18, 2016

Administrator urges Vatican to remove Guam's archbishop

A Roman Catholic administrator is urging the Vatican to remove Guam's archbishop, who has refused to resign amid accusations ...

September 17, 2016

World Leaders to focus on refugee crisis and Syria at UN

World leaders meeting at the United Nations starting Monday will be trying to make progress on two intractable problems at ...

September 16, 2016

Merkel's party faces another setback in Berlin state vote

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives face possible ejection from Berlin's state government in an election this weekend, ...

September 16, 2016

The Latest: UN says Syria meeting canceled

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia has been holding since coming into ...