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December 18, 2018

Cameroon military says it killed 7 suspected separatists

Cameroon's military says it has killed seven suspected English-speaking separatist rebels in Bamenda in the North West region

December 18, 2018

Flynn heads to sentencing, with 'Good luck' wish from Trump

Michael Flynn could walk out of a courtroom a free man due to his extensive cooperation with federal prosecutors, but the ...

December 18, 2018

The Latest: Flynn arrives at courthouse for sentencing

The Latest on former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and the Russia investigation (all times local): 10:15 a.m.

December 18, 2018

The Latest: Man convicted over 'anti-migrant' weapons

The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local): 4:25 p.m. A German court has convicted a man of unauthorized ...

December 18, 2018

Media freedom group records increase in journalists killed

Media freedom group Reporters Without Borders says it has recorded an increase in the number of journalists killed and ...

December 18, 2018

Trump's safety panel seeks to revoke school discipline rules

President Donald Trump's school safety commission is proposing a rollback of Obama-era guidance that was meant to curb racial ...

December 18, 2018

Iraqi parliament confirms 3 new ministers, 5 seats unfilled

Iraq's parliament confirmed three ministers to Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi's government Tuesday but left other key posts, ...

December 18, 2018

Fighting in Yemeni city dies down as cease-fire takes hold

Yemen's key port city of Hodeida was calm Tuesday morning, hours after a U.N.-mediated cease-fire went into effect between ...

December 18, 2018

Dutch student, 16, shot dead in school's bicycle shed

A 16-year-old girl was shot dead in front of fellow students in her high school's bicycle shed Tuesday, Dutch police said.

December 18, 2018

Norway allows cleric to face court in Italy

An Iraqi-born cleric suspected of enticing recruits to fight in Iraq and Syria has been given travel documents to travel to ...

December 18, 2018

Dutch Supreme Court upholds weapon smuggling conviction

The Dutch Supreme Court has upheld the war crimes conviction of a timber dealer who was found guilty last year of selling ...

December 18, 2018

Putin claims Russia's new weapons have no foreign equivalent

President Vladimir Putin says Russia's new weapons have no foreign equivalents and will help ensure the country's security ...

December 18, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel to receive Fulbright prize

The Washington-based Fulbright Association says its 2018 prize for international understanding will go to German Chancellor ...

December 18, 2018

Terror charges issued in France's Christmas market attack

A man suspected of supplying the gun used in the Christmas market shooting attack that killed five people in Strasbourg has ...

December 18, 2018

Pope to politicians: Unacceptable to blame migrants for evil

Pope Francis says political speeches that harangue migrants and the poor are "unacceptable." Francis issued his annual peace ...

December 18, 2018

Morocco arrests suspect after deaths of 2 European tourists

Moroccan authorities say one person has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two female Scandinavian tourists in ...

December 18, 2018

German high court throws out far-right complaint on migrants

Germany's highest court has thrown out complaints from the far-right Alternative for Germany party claiming Chancellor Angela ...

December 18, 2018

Putin decries prosecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to look into the reported persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses. Russia officially ...

December 18, 2018

German authorities raid mosque in Berlin in terrorism probe

German authorities say police are searching a Berlin mosque as part of an investigation into its imam on suspicion he raised ...