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September 15, 2019

Polling firm: Outsider ahead in Tunisia presidential vote

A polling firm has projected an independent outsider, Kais Saied, as the winner in the first round of Tunisia's presidential ...

September 15, 2019

Paul says he won't back Cheney if she runs for Senate

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday that he won't back GOP congresswoman Liz Cheney and her support for "endless wars" if she ...

September 15, 2019

Still reeling from Dorian, Bahamas hit by tropical storm

Tropical Storm Humberto moved away from the Bahamas on Saturday after dumping rain on parts of the archipelago's northwest ...

September 15, 2019

British prime minister's aide divides, but will he conquer?

Some see Dominic Cummings as a strategic genius, while others call him a mayhem-loving anarchist. But everyone seems to have ...

September 15, 2019

Hong Kong protesters rally for support at British Consulate

Hundreds of demonstrators rallied Sunday outside the British Consulate in Hong Kong, stepping up calls for international ...

September 14, 2019

Ex-PM David Cameron 'sorry' for creating Brexit divisions

The British prime minister who called the 2016 Brexit referendum and then saw the public vote to leave the European Union, ...

September 14, 2019

Trump backs a Netanyahu priority ahead of Israeli election

President Donald Trump gave a boost Saturday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days before he faces his fiercest ...

September 14, 2019

West African leaders meet on extremism in the region

The heads of state from 15 countries in the West African economic bloc known as ECOWAS met Saturday to discuss the fight ...

September 14, 2019

Teen Egyptian girl's case puts legal system under spotlight

The prosecution of a 15-year-old girl who killed a bus driver after he allegedly tried to rape her has reignited debate over ...

September 14, 2019

Zimbabwe's Mugabe honored at state funeral, burial delayed

African heads of state joined thousands of Zimbabweans at a state funeral Saturday for Zimbabwe's founding president, Robert ...

September 14, 2019

Skirmishes break out in Hong Kong mall amid counter rallies

Skirmishes broke out Saturday at a shopping mall in Hong Kong between supporters of the ongoing protests for democratic ...

September 14, 2019

UAE says 6 troops killed in 'collision,' without elaborating

Six Emirati troops have been killed in a "collision," the United Arab Emirates said Friday, without elaborating or offering ...

September 14, 2019

Liberty University students protest on campus

Students at Liberty University in Virginia have gathered to protest in the wake of news reports containing allegations that ...

September 14, 2019

Biden shrugs off age chatter, pledges medical disclosures

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is shrugging off thinly veiled criticism from younger rivals that he is too old ...

September 14, 2019

Biden visits HBCU, shrugs off comments on age

Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden visited Texas Southern University Friday. He also ...

September 14, 2019

Explosion destroys Iowa house, damages others

Authorities are investigating the cause of a house explosion in Des Moines, Iowa, that also damaged other homes in the area.

September 14, 2019

Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe regains prominence for husband

The controversy swirling around the burial of Zimbabwe's founding leader, Robert Mugabe, centers on his widow, Grace, who has ...

September 13, 2019

Venezuelan opposition leader denies ties to criminal gang

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó rejected allegations Friday that he has ties to an illegal armed group in Colombia, ...

September 13, 2019

Zimbabwe's Mugabe to be buried in 30 days, at new mausoleum

The burial of Zimbabwe's founding president, President Robert Mugabe , will be delayed for at least a month until a special ...