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November 17, 2018

Pelosi claims she has votes, but race for speaker goes on

Democrats won the majority. Now they just need a speaker of the House. The standoff over Nancy Pelosi's bid to regain the ...

November 17, 2018

Supporters, opponents clash over Dutch character Black Pete

Scattered confrontations broke out Saturday between supporters and opponents of the divisive helper of the Dutch version of ...

November 17, 2018

African leaders applaud Ethiopia prime minister for reforms

Africa's leaders applauded Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for making substantial reforms in his country as they met to ...

November 17, 2018

Afghan official: Taliban target police checkpoint, killing 5

An Afghan official says that at least five police officers have been killed when their checkpoint came under attack by ...

November 17, 2018

Pence, Xi trade barbs in speeches at Pacific summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence traded barbs in speeches at a summit of world leaders ...

November 17, 2018

US official: US intel says prince ordered Khashoggi killing

U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist ...

November 17, 2018

Experts weigh the record of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal

After spending nine years and more than $300 million to prosecute leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge responsible for the ...

November 17, 2018

DeVos wants to change campus rules on sexual misconduct

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has proposed a major overhaul to the way colleges and universities handle sexual misconduct ...

November 17, 2018

Argentina: Submarine missing a year found deep in Atlantic

Argentina's navy announced early Saturday that searchers found the missing submarine ARA San Juan deep in the Atlantic a year ...

November 17, 2018

The Latest: Pence meets Taiwan's delegation at APEC summit

The Latest on the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Papua New Guinea (all times local): 2:40 p.m. U.S.

November 17, 2018

Dem struggle over Pelosi bid, with no end game in sight

Democrats won the majority. Now they just need a speaker of the House. The standoff over Nancy Pelosi's bid to regain the ...

November 17, 2018

Trump says he 'very easily' answered Mueller questions

President Donald Trump said Friday he had "very easily" answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller, ...

November 17, 2018

WikiLeaks' Assange faces charges; lawyer says he'd fight

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not willingly travel to the United States to face charges filed under seal against him, ...

November 17, 2018

Trump says will name EPA's acting chief to post permanently

Andrew Wheeler, a former congressional aide and lobbyist who has led the Environmental Protection Agency since his ...

November 17, 2018

Homeless Aussie who helped thwart attack charged with theft

A homeless Australian man who shot to fame after using a shopping trolley to help police thwart last week's militant attack ...

November 17, 2018

GOP prepares to subpoena Comey, Lynch before losing power

House Republicans who have spent the last two years arguing that there was bias in President Barack Obama's Justice ...

November 17, 2018

UN envoy: Warring parties in Yemen agree to meet in Sweden

The U.N. envoy for Yemen announced Friday the country's internationally recognized government and rival Houthi Shiite rebels ...

November 16, 2018

6 convicted for 2016 Istanbul airport attack that killed 45

A court in Istanbul convicted six people and sentenced them to life in prison for involvement in an attack at Istanbul's main ...

November 16, 2018

Trump says he should have gone to Arlington on Veterans Day

President Donald Trump says he should have visited Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Veterans Day — a traditional ...