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January 17, 2020

Haitian president says he wants to reform constitution

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse says he wants to use his new power to rule by executive order to reform the constitution and ...

January 17, 2020

Town on edge in Colombia after 5 killed, 2 vehicles burned

A town in southwest Colombia is again on edge after a skirmish between illegal armed groups left at least five people dead, ...

January 17, 2020

Guatemala sends troops to fight gangs in 2 high-crime areas

Guatemala’s new president announced a state of alert for two municipalities with high crime rates to combat gang activity ...

January 17, 2020

EU border chief says migrant entries from Turkey on the rise

The number of migrants entering Europe from Turkey rose significantly last year as people fleeing strife in Syria and ...

January 17, 2020

Plane slides off taxiway in icy Kansas City

A Delta Airlines plane slid off the taxiway at Kansas City International Airport Friday morning due to icy conditions that ...

January 17, 2020

Libya's rival military commander seeks support in Greece

The commander of forces fighting the U.N.-supported government in Libya visited Athens Friday in a bid to counter Turkey’s ...

January 17, 2020

Locust outbreak, most serious in 25 years, hits East Africa

The most serious outbreak of locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and posing an unprecedented threat to food ...

January 17, 2020

Germany: Ugly anti-Semitic remnant at center of court battle

High on the wall of a German church where Martin Luther once preached, an ugly remnant of centuries of anti-Semitism is now ...

January 17, 2020

Chinese president heads to Myanmar for crucial state visit

China's President Xi Jinping was given a lavish welcome to Myanmar as he arrived Friday for a state visit meant to deepen ...

January 17, 2020

South Sudan rivals agree to meet unity government deadline

South Sudan’s rival leaders have agreed to form a coalition government by the February deadline, a South African special ...

January 16, 2020

DHS seeks Pentagon funds for 270 miles of border wall

The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to fund the construction of 270 miles of border wall this year as ...

January 16, 2020

Trump reaffirms protections for prayer in schools

President Donald Trump is taking steps to solidify his evangelical base by reaffirming students' rights to pray in public ...

January 16, 2020

The Latest: Inhofe off on family matter for Trump trial open

The Latest on President Donald Trump's impeachment (all times local): 2:40 p.m. The Senate is one man short on the opening ...

January 16, 2020

Greece threatens to block Libya deal over sea border dispute

Greece will block any European peace deal on Libya unless an agreement between the internationally-recognized government in ...

January 16, 2020

Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador

Police in Ukraine are investigating whether the U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance by an unknown party before ...

January 16, 2020

Glowing stones form new Dutch memorial to Holocaust victims

A new memorial was unveiled Thursday made up of 104,000 light-emitting stones commemorating Dutch victims of the Holocaust ...

January 16, 2020

El Salvador asks Interpol to help detain ex-congress chief

A judge in El Salvador asked Interpol to issue a red note detention order for Sigfrido Reyes, the former president of the ...

January 16, 2020

7 killed, 14 tortured in Panama exorcism terror rituals

Seven people were killed in a bizarre religious ritual in a jungle community in Panama, in which indigenous residents were ...

January 16, 2020

Gay inmates tie the knot inside Cyprus prison

Former heroin addict Kevork Tontian met the man he wanted to spend the rest of his life with behind bars. And not even his ...