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October 17, 2017

Venezuela opposition looks for answers after election loss

Voting sites were shifted to distant neighborhoods with rampant crime. Ballots featured the faces of opposition candidates ...

Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, April Ryan

October 17, 2017

Any questions? Trump wants to talk. Again.

Reporters were seated in the White House briefing room awaiting an appearance by press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on ...

October 17, 2017

Senate votes to confirm Callista Gingrich as Vatican envoy

The Republican-led Senate on Monday confirmed Callista Gingrich, wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, as the U.S.

October 17, 2017

Trump campaign racks up legal fees as Russia probes grow

President Donald Trump's re-election campaign spent more than $1 million in legal fees in the last three months, coinciding ...

October 16, 2017

The Latest: Israeli leader congratulates Kurz on Austria win

The Latest on Austria's election (all times local): 9:00 p.m. Israel's prime minister has congratulated Austrian Foreign ...

October 16, 2017

Russia: Formal complaint made over gay crackdown in Chechnya

A gay Russian man accused authorities in Chechnya on Monday of jailing and beating him as part of a broad crackdown on LGBT ...

October 16, 2017

Suspected US missiles kill 20 militants in NW Pakistan

Missiles apparently fired by a U.S. drone struck a militant compound in the Kurram tribal region close to the ...

October 16, 2017

Firm behind Trump-Russia dossier balks at House subpoena

A political research firm behind a dossier of allegations about President Donald Trump's connections to Russia is balking at ...

October 16, 2017

Somalia truck bombing toll over 300, scores remain missing

More than 300 people were killed in the weekend truck bombing in Somalia's capital and scores remained missing, authorities ...

October 16, 2017

The Latest: 35 Somali victims arrive in Turkey for treatment

The Latest on deadly bombing in Somalia's capital (all times local): 11:05 p.m. A Turkish military plane carrying 35 people ...

October 16, 2017

Site of IS beheadings in Raqqa seized by Kurdish-led force

Raqqa's infamous public square where Islamic State militants used to perform brutal executions and beheadings has been ...

October 16, 2017

AP video journalist describes Somalia's deadliest attack

Mohamed Sheikh Nor was relaxing and playing with his 10-month-old daughter when his home shook with the worst bombing ...

October 16, 2017

Jailed Rwandan opposition figure accuses president

A jailed critic of Rwanda's government said Monday she was detained because she tried to run against longtime President Paul ...

October 16, 2017

Militants rob bank, attack church in Egypt's Sinai; 7 dead

Islamic militants on Monday staged a two-pronged assault in the heart of the largest city in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, lobbing ...

October 16, 2017

Israeli military strikes anti-aircraft battery in Syria

The Israeli military said it struck and destroyed an anti-aircraft battery deep in Syria on Monday after it had opened fire ...

October 16, 2017

Kenya police killed 67 opposition supporters: Rights groups

Kenya police shot dead a street vendor as opposition supporters held demonstrations calling for electoral reform, a senior ...

October 16, 2017

The Latest: Putin halts NKorea ties in line with UN demands

The Latest on European sanctions against North Korea (all times local): 5:15 p.m. President Vladimir Putin says Russia is ...

October 16, 2017

Boat carrying Rohingya Muslims capsizes, killing at least 12

An overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar capsized Monday in the Bay of Bengal near a Bangladeshi fishing ...

October 16, 2017

EU wants Myanmar attacks probed, reviews defense cooperation

The European Union says the perpetrators of crimes against Myanmar's Rohingya minority must be brought to justice, and the ...