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September 25, 2017

Violence in US rises for second straight year

Violent crime in America rose in 2016 for the second straight year, driven by a spike in killings in some major cities, but ...

September 25, 2017

Official: 34 inmates escape prison in eastern Congo

A local official says 34 prisoners have escaped a prison in eastern Congo after breaking through brick walls during heavy ...

September 25, 2017

Iraq's Kurds vote on independence, raising regional fears

Iraqi Kurds voted Monday in a landmark referendum on supporting independence, a move billed by the Kurdish leadership as an ...

September 25, 2017

Thousands of Libyans march for new politician, others oppose

Nearly 2,000 demonstrators gathered in the Libyan capital on Monday in support of a Swiss-based Libyan businessman who had ...

September 25, 2017

The Latest: UN says Kurdish vote could be 'destabilizing'

The Latest on the Iraqi Kurdish referendum on support for independence from Baghdad and the tensions surrounding the vote ...

September 25, 2017

Egypt court sentences notable opposition leader to 3 months

An Egyptian court sentenced on Monday a prominent opposition leader widely expected to run against President Abdel-Fattah ...

September 25, 2017

The Latest: HRW says US-led coalition Syria strike killed 84

The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 7:15 p.m. An international human rights group says two airstrikes by the ...

September 25, 2017

Myanmar officials: Insurgents killed 45 Hindu villagers

Myanmar officials said Monday they have discovered at least 45 slain Hindus in three mass graves in the Southeast Asian ...

September 25, 2017

Japan's Abe says he will call snap election for parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday he will call an early election for parliament's more powerful lower house ...

September 25, 2017

US commerce secretary visits Beijing ahead of Trump trip

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Monday that Washington is hoping for concrete progress during President Donald ...

September 25, 2017

The Latest: Japan's Abe moves away from balanced budget goal

The Latest on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's dissolution of the lower house of parliament (all times local): 7:50 p.m.

September 25, 2017

McCain's moment: Ailing senator plays spoiler again for GOP

Longtime friends and advisers of Sen. John McCain say they're not surprised by his decision to oppose a last-ditch Republican ...

September 25, 2017

Japan's baby panda now has a name: Xiang Xiang, or fragrance

Japan's baby panda now has a name: Xiang Xiang, or fragrance. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced Monday that the 3-month-old ...

September 25, 2017

The Latest: Merkel's bloc comes 1st in German election

The latest on Germany's national election (all times local): 3:55 a.m. Election officials confirm Chancellor Angela Merkel's ...

September 25, 2017

Attack in north Mali kills 3 peacekeepers

Three U.N. peacekeepers were killed and five others wounded in Mail during an attack on a convoy, the United Nations mission ...

September 24, 2017

Airstrikes hit Syria's Aleppo despite ceasefire

Airstrikes have targeted rural Aleppo in northern Syria Sunday for the first time in months since a cease-fire took hold in ...

September 24, 2017

Baghdad orders Kurdistan region to hand over borders, ports

Iraq's central government in Baghdad ordered the country's Kurdish region to hand over all border crossings and airports to ...

September 24, 2017

Iran strikes IS bases on Syria-Iraq border with drones

Iran's state TV is reporting that the country's elite Revolutionary Guard has targeted bases belonging to the Islamic State ...

September 24, 2017

Former Rwandan presidential aspirant Rwigara is arrested

Rwandan police have arrested Diane Rwigara, a leading critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and a women's rights activist, ...