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January 21, 2019

Venezuela puts down mutiny by national guard unit

Venezuela's government said Monday it put down a mutiny by a National Guard unit in a poor neighborhood a few miles ...

January 21, 2019

Israel says its jets struck Iranian military sites in Syria

The Israeli military said its jets struck Iranian military targets in Syria early Monday, an announcement that marked a rare ...

January 21, 2019

Congo presidential inauguration postponed

Congo's government spokesman said that president-elect Felix Tshisekedi's inauguration has been postponed from Tuesday.

January 21, 2019

With House, Dems eager to bring DeVos under closer oversight

Wielding control of the House and a new set of investigative powers, Democrats are preparing to bring Education Secretary ...

January 21, 2019

The Latest: Poland suggests time limit on Irish backstop

The Latest on Britain's exit from the European Union (all times local): 2 p.m. Poland's foreign minister has suggested the ...

January 21, 2019

Zimbabwe returning to normal after week of turmoil, violence

Zimbabwe's capital is returning to normal Monday, after a week of turmoil in which Zimbabweans protested dramatic fuel price ...

January 21, 2019

Reinvented legacy: Nazi's paintings fund foundation for Jews

When Hilde Schramm inherited several paintings collected by her father, Hitler's chief architect and Armaments Minister ...

January 21, 2019

Colombian rebels claim responsibility for deadly car bombing

The National Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for a car bombing at a Colombian police academy that left 21 dead and ...

January 21, 2019

Mali al-Qaida branch claims responsibility for attack on UN

SITE Intelligence Group says Mali's al-Qaida branch has claimed responsibility for an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping ...

January 21, 2019

Austria's young chancellor welcomes one of oldest PMs

Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has some special words of welcome for his guest, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir ...

January 21, 2019

Qatar to invest $500 million in Lebanese government bonds

Qatar has announced that it will invest $500 million in Lebanese government bonds to support the Mediterranean country's ...

January 21, 2019

Taliban target military base, police center, killing 12

A coordinated Taliban assault on a military base and police training center in eastern Afghanistan on Monday morning killed ...

January 21, 2019

Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort

Muslims in the southern Philippines voted Monday in a referendum on a new autonomous region that seeks to end nearly half a ...

January 21, 2019

Giuliani: 'So what' if Trump and Cohen discussed testimony

President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani left open Sunday the possibility that Trump and former personal attorney ...

January 21, 2019

In rare move, Israel confirms attacking Iran forces in Syria

In an extraordinary statement, the Israeli military confirmed early Monday that it attacked Iranian military targets in ...

January 21, 2019

The Latest: Israel announces attacks on Iran forces in Syria

The latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 2:20 a.m. In a very unusual move, the Israeli military has issued a ...

January 20, 2019

Boat with migrants rescued off Libya looks for port to dock

A private rescue boat carrying dozens of migrants said Sunday that for a second day several nations had not given permission ...

January 20, 2019

Al-Qaida-linked jihadists kill 10 UN peacekeepers in Mali

Al-Qaida-linked jihadists carried out one of the deadliest attacks on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in months, ...

January 20, 2019

Congo on brink of 1st peaceful transfer with Tshisekeid win

Congo is on the brink of its first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960 after the Constitutional ...