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September 22, 2018

Kavanaugh accuser wants to talk to Senate; terms up in air

The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a decades-old sexual assault has accepted a Senate committee's ...

September 22, 2018

Tanzania death toll 209 as survivor found in capsized ferry

It was a stunning discovery. As rescue divers probed a capsized Tanzanian ferry two days after the disaster and the death ...

September 22, 2018

The Latest: White House skeptical of Ford's offer to speak

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her decades ago (all ...

September 22, 2018

Bannon dubs the far-right Europe's "new elite" patriots

Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon declared Saturday that far-right "patriots" are the "new elite" of Europe as he brought ...

September 22, 2018

The Latest: Video shows rescued Tanzania ferry survivor

The Latest on capsized Tanzanian ferry (all times local): 9:45 p.m. Video footage of the survivor found in a capsized ...

September 22, 2018

The Latest: Official: Campaign office raided in bribery case

The Latest on the Maldives' presidential election (all times local): 11:10 p.m. An opposition party spokesman in the Maldives ...

September 22, 2018

Maldives police raid opposition office on eve of election

Police in the Maldives raided the main campaign office of the opposition presidential candidate on Saturday, the eve of an ...

September 22, 2018

Militants attack Iran military parade, killing at least 25

Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire Saturday on an annual Iranian military parade in the country's oil-rich ...

September 22, 2018

Egypt court upholds corruption conviction of Mubarak, sons

Egypt's highest appeals court on Saturday rejected a motion by former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to overturn ...

September 22, 2018

7 Pakistani soldiers, 9 militants killed in shootout

Pakistan's military says security forces have raided militant hideouts setting off a shootout that left seven soldiers and ...

September 22, 2018

Turkmenistan surprised by Tajikistan's rollback on railroad

A railroad project in Central Asia is apparently up in the air, with Turkmenistan saying that a Tajik envoy's statement ...

September 22, 2018

Rosenstein's fate could turn on which account Trump believes

The fate of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein could turn on whether President Donald Trump believes the account of an ...

September 22, 2018

US airstrike kills 18 al-Shabab after US attacked in Somalia

A U.S. military airstrike has killed 18 al-Shabab extremists after U.S. and local forces on the ground came under attack in ...

September 22, 2018

Shame, fear: Survivors explain not reporting sexual assaults

Shame. Guilt. Embarrassment. Denial. Disgust. And fear — of losing a job, friends, colleagues, privacy, safety, even one's ...

September 22, 2018

GOP, Kavanaugh accuser in standoff over her Senate testimony

A high-stakes standoff between Republicans and the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of a three-decade-old sexual attack ...

September 22, 2018

The Latest: Senate committee agrees to give Ford more time

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her decades ago (all ...

September 22, 2018

Ben Carson calls Kavanaugh's opponents 'desperate'

Housing Secretary Ben Carson is attributing the controversy over Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to people who ...

September 22, 2018

AP sources: Rosenstein spoke of possible secret Trump taping

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed secretly recording President Donald Trump last year as law enforcement ...

September 22, 2018

Future of Rosenstein uncertain amid secret taping reports

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reportedly suggested secretly recording President Donald Trump last year. AP's Eric ...