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December 11, 2019

The Hague court questions Kosovo's outgoing speaker

Kosovo's outgoing parliament speaker says he was questioned at a Netherlands-based court investigating crimes against ethnic ...

December 11, 2019

Swiss Greens fail to enter government despite election gains

Switzerland's Green party failed Wednesday in a bid to enter the country's government even after they made significant gains ...

December 11, 2019

Israeli parliament starts dissolving itself for 3rd election

The Israeli parliament began voting to dissolve itself on Wednesday and pave the path to an unprecedented third election ...

December 11, 2019

Santa gets chopper ride to remote Alaska village

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard flew to a rural village recently with a special mission, delivering some early ...

December 11, 2019

Bougainville vote favors independence from Papua New Guinea

The South Pacific region of Bougainville voted overwhelmingly to become the world’s newest nation by gaining independence ...

December 11, 2019

AP Interview: Taiwan may help if Hong Kong violence expands

Taiwan’s top diplomat said Tuesday that his government stands with Hong Kong citizens pushing for “freedom and democracy,” ...

December 11, 2019

India’s crackdown hits religious freedom in disputed Kashmir

For years, Romi Jan’s mornings would begin with the plaintive call to prayer that rang out from the central mosque in ...

December 11, 2019

AP FACT CHECK: How Trump's Russia claims line up with report

President Donald Trump has railed for years against the FBI's investigation into his campaign, making incendiary — and ...

December 10, 2019

Watchdog: Interior official's meetings broke ethics rule

An assistant Interior secretary broke federal ethics rules by twice meeting with his old employer, a conservative Texas-based ...

December 10, 2019

House votes, Senate trial: What's next in impeachment

The House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on two articles of impeachment by the end of the week, sending them to the ...

December 10, 2019

Thousands rally around Holocaust survivor in Milan

A Holocaust survivor who has been put under police protection due to anti-Semitic threats was escorted Tuesday evening ...

December 10, 2019

Andrew Yang qualifies for December presidential debate

Businessman Andrew Yang qualified Tuesday to participate in next week's Democratic presidential debate, making him the ...

December 10, 2019

Pentagon to probe legality of using troops on US border

The Pentagon's independent investigations office says it will evaluate the legality of the Trump administration's use of the ...

December 10, 2019

Chile combs Antarctic for missing plane with 38 aboard

Searchers using planes, ships and satellites were combing Antarctic seas on Tuesday, hunting for a Chilean Air Force ...

December 10, 2019

Tens of thousands of Czechs call on prime minister to resign

Tens of thousands of Czechs returned to the streets of Prague on Tuesday to urge Prime Minister Andrej Babis to resign.

December 10, 2019

Armed men attack presidential residence in Somalia's capital

A Somali police officer says at least five heavily armed men attacked security forces stationed outside the presidential ...

December 10, 2019

France's Macron wants EU to move quickly on Brexit talks

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the European Union to move forward quickly on Brexit talks after Britain holds ...

December 10, 2019

Nobel winner Abiy says 'hell' of war fueled desire for peace

The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize says his horrifying experiences as a young Ethiopian soldier fueled his ...

December 10, 2019

Fallen rights icon at UN court for Rohingya genocide case

Twenty-eight years to the day after Aung San Suu Kyi’s husband and sons accepted her Nobel Peace Prize while she remained ...