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December 05, 2019

Iraqi protesters: At least 15 stabbed in Baghdad square

Anti-government protesters say at least 15 people have suffered stab wounds in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the epicenter of ...

December 05, 2019

Kosovo court jails ex-Serb minister for ethnic hatred

A Kosovo court has sentenced a former ethnic Serb minister to two years in prison for inciting ethnic hatred. The Pristina ...

December 05, 2019

UK judge clears 3 men falsely convicted 50 years ago

A British judge has exonerated three black men who served time in prison 50 years ago based upon the testimony of a corrupt ...

December 05, 2019

Europe pledges additional support for quake-hit Albania

The European Union’s new head for crisis management is visiting Albania to assess damages and reconstruction needs after last ...

December 05, 2019

58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania

Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat were receiving care Thursday ...

December 05, 2019

Fire in refugee camp on Greek island kills a woman

A fire that broke out early Thursday in a housing unit at a refugee camp on the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos has left one ...

December 05, 2019

Erdogan warns NATO allies to back its fight against terror

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Turkey dropped its objection to a NATO plan to bolster the defense ...

December 05, 2019

Convicted Estonian official in NATO spy scandal released

An Estonian court has decided to release on parole a former security official who was found guilty of treason for passing on ...

December 05, 2019

At least 3 injured in Greece hotel fire in capital

A fire broke out at a luxury hotel in the Greek capital Thursday, with firefighters using ladders to help evacuate the ...

December 05, 2019

Turkish committee backs contentious maritime deal with Libya

The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee on Thursday endorsed a controversial deal on maritime boundaries in the ...

December 05, 2019

Cyprus to launch Hague court case over Turkey’s gas drilling

The president of Cyprus says authorities are launching legal action at the International Court of Justice in the Hague ...

December 05, 2019

Greece repatriates remains of 6 soldiers from Cyprus

Greece is repatriating the identified remains of six soldiers who were killed in action in Cyprus during Turkey’s 1974 ...

December 05, 2019

Activists apologize for use of Holocaust victims’ remains

An activist group has apologized to Jewish organizations outraged over their use of purported Holocaust victims’ remains in ...

December 05, 2019

China says US must cut tariffs in trade deal

Washington must roll back punitive tariffs on Chinese imports if the two sides reach a trade deal, China said Thursday, ...

December 05, 2019

Harris exit points to hurdles facing minority candidates

Kamala Harris cloaked her presidential campaign in the promise of becoming the first black woman in the White House.

December 05, 2019

Impeachment takeaways: History lessons, partisan feuds

The next phase of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump moved to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday with ...

December 05, 2019

UN says 58 migrants dead as boat capsizes off Mauritania

At least 58 people are dead after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the West African ...

December 05, 2019

668,000 will lose food stamp benefits under new work rules

Hundreds of thousands of Americans who rely on the federal food stamp program will lose their benefits under a new Trump ...