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February 20, 2019

Court: Constitutional ban on high fines applies to states

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states, an ...

February 20, 2019

Civilians, including many children, leave IS-held enclave

A convoy of trucks carrying hundreds of civilians, including men, women and children, left the last enclave held by Islamic ...

February 20, 2019

Moroccan police crackdown on protesting teachers

Moroccan police fired water cannons at protesting teachers who were marching toward a royal palace and beat people with ...

February 20, 2019

Egypt executes 9 over 2015 assassination of top prosecutor

Egypt on Wednesday executed nine suspected Muslim Brotherhood members convicted of involvement in the 2015 assassination of ...

February 20, 2019

Putin sternly warns US against putting missiles in Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin sternly warned the United States against deploying new missiles in Europe, saying Wednesday ...

February 20, 2019

Ruling party endorses Uganda's Museveni for 6th term

The highest decision-making body of Uganda's ruling party has endorsed longtime president Yoweri Museveni to be its nominee ...

February 20, 2019

South Sudan rife with human rights abuses, says UN report

The "lawless" activities of South Sudan's national security and military intelligence risk turning the war-torn country into ...

February 20, 2019

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. POSSIBLE PEACE ...

February 20, 2019

German security chief wants captive IS suspects screened

Germany's top security official says suspected German members of the Islamic State group captured in Syria need to be ...

February 20, 2019

Ending the silence on sex abuse: Vatican holds summit

If Pope Francis needed a concrete example to justify summoning church leaders from around the globe to Rome for a tutorial ...

February 20, 2019

Daughter of ex-Mao secretary boycotts Communist-led memorial

The daughter of a Chinese Communist Party veteran boycotted his funeral Wednesday, calling it an improper tribute to a man ...

February 20, 2019

AP source: FBI had backup plan to save Russia probe evidence

The FBI developed a backup plan to protect evidence in its Russia investigation soon after the firing of FBI Director James ...

February 20, 2019

Pakistani PM willing to talk but warns India not to attack

Pakistan's prime minister offered to hold talks with India, even as he warned New Delhi to refrain from launching any attacks ...

February 20, 2019

Trump the pundit handicaps 2020 Democratic contenders

Kamala Harris had the best campaign roll-out. Amy Klobuchar's snowy debut showed grit. Elizabeth Warren's opening campaign ...

February 19, 2019

Haiti probes US men detained with weapons, no license plates

Authorities in Haiti said Tuesday that five U.S. citizens are among eight men who have been detained with automatic weapons ...

February 19, 2019

Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court bench in public session

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was back on the Supreme Court bench on Tuesday, eight weeks after surgery for lung cancer.

February 19, 2019

Sanders announcement revives criticism from Clinton backers

The tension between supporters of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton resurfaced on Tuesday after the Vermont senator ...

February 19, 2019

Tech could unite Europe's populists ahead of EU vote in May

The web platform was named for a revered French populist philosopher and created by an Italian internet entrepreneur to ...

February 19, 2019

Nigeria's opposition urges military to stay away from vote

Nigeria's top opposition candidate urged the military not to be involved in the upcoming presidential election, saying the ...