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October 20, 2017

Egyptian official: 14 policemen killed southwest of Cairo

Militants killed 14 policemen and wounded eight in a shootout during a raid Friday on a militants' hideout southwest of ...

October 20, 2017

Somalia's death toll rises again to 358 as thousands pray

Thousands of anguished Somalis gathered to pray Friday at the site of the country's deadliest attack, while the toll rose ...

October 20, 2017

Iraqi forces seize disputed town after clashes with Kurds

Iraqi troops seized a town from Kurdish forces after a brief but intense firefight on Friday, capping a dramatic week of ...

October 20, 2017

The Latest: King: Catalonia is "an essential part" of Spain

The Latest on the Spain-Catalonia political crisis (all times local): 8:35 p.m. Spain's King Felipe VI has spoken out ...

October 20, 2017

The Latest: Somalia to announce 'state of war' on al-Shabab

The Latest on Somalia's deadliest attack (all times local): 10:25 p.m. Somalia's prime minister says the president will ...

October 20, 2017

The Latest: France's Macron hails freeing of Syria's Raqqa

The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 9:15 p.m. The declared victory over Islamic State extremists in Raqqa ...

October 20, 2017

Drone video shows devastation in Raqqa, Syria

Drone footage from the northern Syrian city of Raqqa shows the extent of devastation caused by weeks of fighting between ...

October 20, 2017

Suicide bombings in Afghanistan hit mosques, killing 63

Suicide bombers struck two mosques in Afghanistan during Friday prayers, a Shiite mosque in Kabul and a Sunni mosque in ...

October 20, 2017

Egypt releases Irish-Egyptian after 4 years in detention

Egypt released early on Friday an Irish-Egyptian man detained for over four years on charges related to a 2013 Muslim ...

October 20, 2017

The Latest: Afghanistan president condemns mosque attacks

The Latest on developments in Afghanistan (all times local): 9:30 p.m. The Afghan president has issued a statement condemning ...

October 20, 2017

Man attacks people at Polish shopping mall; 1 dead, 7 hurt

A man attacked people with a knife Friday at a shopping mall in southeastern Poland, killing one person and wounding seven ...

October 20, 2017

Kenya's police say 4 killed in opposition demonstrations

Four people have been killed in opposition demonstrations this month as Kenya's fresh presidential election approaches next ...

October 20, 2017

Wild boars rampage through German town, injure at least 4

Police say a pair of wild boars have gone on the rampage and injured at least four people in the northern German town of ...

October 20, 2017

Dems rebuff effort urging Sanders, King to switch party

The independent status of Sens. Bernie Sanders and Angus King is just fine with Democrats. Democrats on Friday rejected a ...

October 20, 2017

Brexit, Turkey and taxing tech giants tackled at EU summit

Brexit is Europe's big worry, but it wasn't the only problem the leaders of the 28 — on the way to becoming 27 — European ...

October 20, 2017

US-backed Syrian force declares victory over IS in Raqqa

Syrian Kurdish-led forces backed by the United States declared victory over the Islamic State group in its former "capital" ...

October 20, 2017

Germany's entire U-boat fleet is out of action

All of Germany's six submarines are out of action, and the country's defense minister isn't happy about it. The Kieler ...

October 20, 2017

Uganda expels North Korea military experts over UN sanctions

Uganda has expelled North Korean military experts and representatives of North Korean companies, including its top arms ...

October 20, 2017

Kurz tasked with forming new Austrian government

Austria's president has formally tasked conservative leader Sebastian Kurz with forming a new government after his party ...