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September 22, 2018

Parents face tougher rules to get immigrant children back

Armando Tabora desperately wants to get his teenage daughter out of the government detention facility where she has been for ...

September 22, 2018

Ex-health minister tapped to lead Austrian opposition

Austria's main opposition party is set to make a former health minister its new leader after ex-Chancellor Christian Kern ...

September 22, 2018

Bannon dubs the far-right Europe's "new elite" patriots

Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon declared Saturday that far-right "patriots" are the "new elite" of Europe as he brought ...

September 22, 2018

2 Greek journalists detained after minister files complaint

The publisher and editor in chief of a Greek newspaper have been detained over an article that alleges mishandling of ...

September 22, 2018

The Latest: Official: Campaign office raided in bribery case

The Latest on the Maldives' presidential election (all times local): 11:10 p.m. An opposition party spokesman in the Maldives ...

September 22, 2018

Maldives police raid opposition office on eve of election

Police in the Maldives raided the main campaign office of the opposition presidential candidate on Saturday, the eve of an ...

September 22, 2018

Egypt court upholds corruption conviction of Mubarak, sons

Egypt's highest appeals court on Saturday rejected a motion by former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to overturn ...

September 22, 2018

Vatican, China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments

The Vatican and China said Saturday they had signed a "provisional agreement" over the appointment of bishops, a breakthrough ...

September 22, 2018

Turkmenistan surprised by Tajikistan's rollback on railroad

A railroad project in Central Asia is apparently up in the air, with Turkmenistan saying that a Tajik envoy's statement ...

September 22, 2018

The Latest: Pope quips "I am the devil" next to John Paul

The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to the Baltic countries (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Pope Francis has acknowledged that his ...

September 22, 2018

Pope battered by abuse scandal gets warm welcome in Baltics

Tens of thousands of Lithuanians lined the narrow streets of the Old Town of Vilnius and cheered Saturday as Pope Francis' ...

September 22, 2018

Russian space chief: No '2nd-tier status' with NASA outpost

Russia's space agency chief said Saturday that it wouldn't accept a second-tier role in a NASA-led plan to build an outpost ...

September 22, 2018

China summons US ambassador over sanctions move

China's foreign ministry on Saturday summoned the U.S. ambassador to deliver a strong protest against economic sanctions ...

September 22, 2018

US airstrike kills 18 al-Shabab after US attacked in Somalia

A U.S. military airstrike has killed 18 al-Shabab extremists after U.S. and local forces on the ground came under attack in ...

September 22, 2018

Shame, fear: Survivors explain not reporting sexual assaults

Shame. Guilt. Embarrassment. Denial. Disgust. And fear — of losing a job, friends, colleagues, privacy, safety, even one's ...

September 22, 2018

UK envoy urges EU to step back from the Brexit 'abyss'

Britain's foreign secretary on Saturday urged European Union leaders to "step back from the abyss" and seek a compromise over ...

September 22, 2018

Future of Rosenstein uncertain amid secret taping reports

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reportedly suggested secretly recording President Donald Trump last year. AP's Eric ...

September 22, 2018

China treats Uighur kids as 'orphans' after parents seized

Every morning, Meripet wakes up to her nightmare: The Chinese government has turned four of her children into orphans, even ...

September 22, 2018

Cyprus protests Turkish warship's arrest of fishing boat

Cyprus was trying to secure the release of five fishermen who were taken into custody by a Turkish warship Friday as they ...