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September 24, 2016

Lawmakers vow to override Obama's veto of Sept. 11 bill

Democrats and Republicans are vowing to decisively override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill to allow families of Sept

September 23, 2016

Obama vetoes 9/11 bill; possible override by Congress looms

President Barack Obama rejected a bill Friday that would have allowed the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of ...

September 22, 2016

Rouhani: Halt on flights over Syria would help radicals

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday joined in opposing a call by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to halt all ...

September 22, 2016

Full transcript of AP interview with Syrian President Assad

The Associated Press sat down with Syrian President Bashar Assad at a palace in downtown Damascus. Here's a full transcript ...

September 21, 2016

Trump weighs in on internet fight in stopgap spending bill

Donald Trump's campaign has inserted itself into already tricky negotiations on a temporary spending bill needed to avert 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

Slow progress on bill to battle Zika and prevent shutdown

Top congressional leaders said Tuesday that negotiators are making slow but steady progress on a must-do spending bill to ...

September 20, 2016

Saudi Aramco fire injures 8 workers; operations not impacted

State-owned Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil production company, says eight of its workers have been injured in a fire ...

September 20, 2016

Saudia plane isolated in Manila after false distress call

A pilot of a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane mistakenly pressed a hijack warning button as it approached Manila's airport on ...

September 19, 2016

Saudi police uncover IS-linked terrorist network; arrest 17

Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry on Monday said its forces had uncovered an Islamic State group-linked terrorist network that ...

September 19, 2016

Amnesty: US bomb used in Saudi-led strike on Yemen hospital

Amnesty International says it has evidence that a Saudi-led coalition battling Yemeni rebels dropped a U.S.-made bomb on a ...

September 15, 2016

Yemen's rebels say they captured post inside Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Houthi rebels and allied troops have captured a Saudi military post in the border region of Jizan, according to ...

September 13, 2016

The Latest: 20 countries seeking Syria peace may meet in NY

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia has come into effect (all times ...

September 12, 2016

Gulf states hit back at Sept. 11 Saudi lawsuit legislation

A group of six Gulf Arab countries expressed "deep concern" Monday over a bill passed by the U.S. Congress that would allow ...

September 11, 2016

CIA Director John Brennan warns of Russian hacking

CIA Director John Brennan warned on Sunday that Russia has "exceptionally capable and sophisticated" computer capabilities ...

September 10, 2016

Muslim pilgrims begin hajj, but this year without Iranians

Close to 2 million people from around the world began performing the first rites of the Islamic hajj pilgrimage on Saturday, ...

September 09, 2016

US, Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership

The United States and Russia working in lockstep against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria.

September 09, 2016

House passes Sept. 11 legislation as Obama veto threat looms

Congress sent President Barack Obama a bipartisan bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government ...

September 08, 2016

Obama not ready to concede Guantanamo prison will survive

President Barack Obama said Thursday he's not ready to concede that the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will ...