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November 17, 2018

UN envoy: Warring parties in Yemen agree to meet in Sweden

The U.N. envoy for Yemen announced Friday the country's internationally recognized government and rival Houthi Shiite rebels ...

November 17, 2018

WikiLeaks' Assange faces charges; lawyer says he'd fight

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not willingly travel to the United States to face charges filed under seal against him, ...

November 16, 2018

Pelosi meets with freshmen Democrats key to speakership bid

Nancy Pelosi met privately Friday with several newly-elected Democrats who could be crucial to her bid for House speaker, as ...

November 16, 2018

Trump says he's 'very easily' answered Mueller questions

President Donald Trump said Friday he had "very easily" answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller, ...

November 16, 2018

6 convicted for 2016 Istanbul airport attack that killed 45

A court in Istanbul convicted six people and sentenced them to life in prison for involvement in an attack at Istanbul's main ...

November 16, 2018

Trump says he should have gone to Arlington on Veterans Day

President Donald Trump says he should have visited Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Veterans Day — a traditional ...

November 16, 2018

Trump says will name EPA's acting chief to post permanently

Andrew Wheeler, a former congressional aide and lobbyist who has led the Environmental Protection Agency since his ...

November 16, 2018

South American circus lions still unsettled in South Africa

The rescue of 33 lions from South American circuses and their 2016 transfer to a South African refuge was billed as a ...

November 16, 2018

Roadside bomb in Pakistan's Karachi city kills 2, wounds 5

Pakistani police say a roadside bomb in the southern port city of Karachi has killed at least two people and wounded five ...

November 16, 2018

Sri Lanka president rejects no-confidence on disputed PM

Lawmakers in Sri Lanka's Parliament supporting disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa threw books, chairs and chili powder ...

November 16, 2018

The Latest: Hamas abides by cease-fire, restrains protests

The Latest on the political developments in Israel (all times local): 5:35 p.m. Gaza's Hamas rulers are sticking to ...

November 16, 2018

Funeral prayers held in Istanbul for slain Saudi journalist

Funeral prayers were held Friday in Istanbul for journalist Jamal Kasogi more than a month after his slaying at the Saudi ...

November 16, 2018

Iraq resumes Kirkuk oil exports after yearlong pause

Iraq began piping oil from its fields around the disputed city of Kirkuk on Friday, more than a year after exports were ...

November 16, 2018

Judge in Italy orders trial for Berlusconi in escort case

A judge in southern Italy has ordered that former three-time premier Silvio Berlusconi go on trial over a case involving ...

November 16, 2018

Netanyahu's main coalition partner pushes for early election

Israel moved closer to early elections Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main coalition partner, the ...

November 16, 2018

Russian army: Nearly 270,000 Syrian refugees returned home

The Russian military said nearly 270,000 Syrian refugees have returned home in recent months, a fraction of the estimated 5.

November 16, 2018

Theresa May: A resilient politician facing a tough fight

As Cabinet ministers quit and lawmakers demanded her resignation, cricket-loving British Prime Minister Theresa May summoned ...

November 16, 2018

Passengers in Zimbabwe caught in bus fire; 40 killed

Fire swept through a passenger bus in Zimbabwe, killing more than 40 people and injuring at least 20, some of whom suffered ...

November 16, 2018

Rohingya refugee camp quiet after Bangladesh delays return

Normal life returned to a Rohingya Muslim refugee camp in Bangladesh on Friday, a day after government authorities postponed ...