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February 23, 2019

Mueller: Manafort 'brazenly violated the law' for years

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort committed crimes that cut to "the heart of the criminal justice system" and over ...

February 23, 2019

Counting starts in Nigeria's delayed poll marked by violence

Nigeria began counting votes in a presidential election on Saturday marked by an extremist attack and other killings, ...

February 23, 2019

The Latest: North Korea confirms leader on train to summit

The Latest on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's travels to the summit with President Donald Trump in Vietnam (all times ...

February 23, 2019

The Latest: Nigerian army says 6 'hoodlums' killed

The Latest on Nigeria's election (all times local): 10:45 p.m. Nigeria's army says it killed six people it describes as ...

February 23, 2019

The Latest: Venezuelans demand aid at Brazil border

The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 4 p.m. Tensions are running high in the Brazilian border ...

February 23, 2019

Cyprus accuses Turkish forces of new violation of border

Three days before ethnically split Cyprus' rival leaders meet in hopes of finding a way to revitalize reunification talks, ...

February 23, 2019

Israel's Netanyahu defends partnership with far-right party

Israeli prime minister is defending his partnership with a small ultranationalist party despite local and international ...

February 23, 2019

North Macedonia: Ex-minister attacked in prison to stay home

A court in North Macedonia has ordered that a former government minister who was assaulted in a prison yard by other inmates ...

February 23, 2019

Biden's 2020 opening? Dem field missing foreign policy hand

In town halls, television interviews and social media posts, Democratic presidential candidates are touting their support for ...

February 23, 2019

Women take Catholic bishops to task at Vatican abuse summit

A prominent Nigerian nun blasted the culture of silence that has long kept clergy sexual abuse hidden in the Catholic Church, ...

February 23, 2019

French yellow vest protesters seek momentum on 15th week

Thousands of yellow vest protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday for a 15th straight weekend of ...

February 23, 2019

Mueller still seeking secrecy in Manafort investigation

Special counsel Robert Mueller is still seeking to keep secret details about his investigation into former Trump campaign ...

February 23, 2019

Sudan's al-Bashir picks new premier amid shakeup, protests

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has announced a new prime minister, a day after declaring a yearlong state of emergency ...

February 23, 2019

Lebanon's Hezbollah suspends official over Parliament spat

Hezbollah's top commanding body suspended the political activities of a leading legislator because of his spat with rival ...

February 23, 2019

Told to leave, IS 'caliphate' holdouts in Syria stay devoted

They were living in holes in the ground, with only dry flatbread to eat at the end. They had no clean water to drink, and no ...

February 23, 2019

Young Pakistani man, woman slain in suspected honor killing

Pakistani police say a young man and a woman have been killed in the country's commercial hub, Karachi, allegedly by ...

February 23, 2019

Russia says it will probe Jehovah's Witnesses torture claim

An official of Russia's main criminal investigative body says it is probing allegations that its officers tortured members ...

February 23, 2019

Anger in Ethiopia as officials demolish hundreds of houses

The Ethiopian government has begun demolishing thousands of houses they say are illegal in the Oromia region in the outskirts ...

February 23, 2019

Aid showdown: Venezuela opposition prepares to deliver goods

Venezuelans frustrated over their nation's crippling food and medical shortages are expected to join opposition leaders ...