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September 19, 2019

UNC-Duke program too positive on Islam, Trump officials say

The Trump administration is threatening to cut a grant for a Middle East studies program run by the University of North ...

September 19, 2019

Toppled Tunisian ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali dies at 83

Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, an autocrat who led his small North African country for 23 years before ...

September 19, 2019

Israeli leader invites rival to join in unity government

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited his political rival Benny Gantz to join a unity government with him and his ...

September 19, 2019

At 98, D-Day vet jumps again, with eyes on the big 100

Jump by jump, 98-year-old D-Day veteran Tom Rice is nudging closer to his goal of leaping out of planes at age 100.

September 19, 2019

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. IRAN DIPLOMAT ...

September 19, 2019

ICC pretrial hearing starts in Central African Republic case

Prosecutors urged International Criminal Court judges Thursday to put on trial two alleged leaders of a predominantly ...

September 19, 2019

In new Sudan, women want more freedom, bigger political role

On her daily walks from home to her job at a primary school in the city of Port Sudan, Khalda Saber would urge people to join ...

September 19, 2019

Trump says gun negotiations going 'very slowly'

President Donald Trump is pouring cold water on prospects for a bipartisan compromise on gun legislation, even as his aides ...

September 19, 2019

Bernie Sanders is still leading a revolution

Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he can lead a revolution. He also says that some of his ideas that ...

September 19, 2019

UN chief rejects claim he didn't condemn China over Muslims

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly rejected claims by five human rights groups that he hasn't condemned the ...

September 19, 2019

UN faces rival cease-fire resolutions in Syrian rebel area

The U.N. Security Council is facing rival resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Syria's last rebel stronghold in Idlib, "to ...

September 19, 2019

NOT REAL NEWS: Trump promotes false video of Rep. Omar

President Donald Trump on Wednesday used Twitter to share an edited video made by a conservative comedian that falsely ...

September 19, 2019

Trump names hostage envoy O'Brien national security adviser

President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O'Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in ...

September 18, 2019

Israeli vote leaves Netanyahu's political future in doubt

After a decade of mesmerizing world leaders, subduing his rivals and eking out dramatic election victories, Prime Minister ...

September 18, 2019

'Welcome back' _ a reporter's fraught re-entry to Zimbabwe

The immigration officer lifted his stamp to put the visa into my passport and I heaved a sigh of relief. But then my passport ...

September 18, 2019

German women facing eviction blow up house

German authorities say a mother and daughter are under investigation for attempted murder after setting off an explosion at ...

September 18, 2019

Senior Portugal official quits amid corruption investigation

Portugal's secretary of state for civil protection has quit on the same day police and magistrates searched government ...

September 18, 2019

Israel's Arabs poised to gain new voice after tight election

Israel's Arab coalition appears poised to emerge as the main opposition bloc following Tuesday's election, a historic first ...

September 18, 2019

UK's Boris Johnson confronted by angry parent at hospital

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been confronted by an angry parent during a hospital visit. Johnson was touring ...

September 18, 2019

Fire at school outside Liberia's capital kills at least 27

A fire at a Quranic school outside Liberia's capital has killed at least 27 people and many are thought to be children, ...