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January 21, 2019

Qatar to invest $500 million in Lebanese government bonds

Qatar has announced that it will invest $500 million in Lebanese government bonds to support the Mediterranean country's ...

January 21, 2019

Israel says it hit Iranian military sites in Syria; 11 dead

Israeli jets struck a series of Iranian military targets in Syria early on Monday, the military said in a rare departure from ...

January 21, 2019

Taliban target military base, police center, killing 12

A coordinated Taliban assault on a military base and police training center in eastern Afghanistan on Monday morning killed ...

January 21, 2019

Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort

Muslims in the southern Philippines voted Monday in a referendum on a new autonomous region that seeks to end nearly half a ...

January 21, 2019

Giuliani: 'So what' if Trump and Cohen discussed testimony

President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani left open Sunday the possibility that Trump and former personal attorney ...

January 21, 2019

In rare move, Israel confirms attacking Iran forces in Syria

In an extraordinary statement, the Israeli military confirmed early Monday that it attacked Iranian military targets in ...

January 21, 2019

The Latest: Israel announces attacks on Iran forces in Syria

The latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 2:20 a.m. In a very unusual move, the Israeli military has issued a ...

January 20, 2019

Boat with migrants rescued off Libya looks for port to dock

A private rescue boat carrying dozens of migrants said Sunday that for a second day several nations had not given permission ...

January 20, 2019

Al-Qaida-linked jihadists kill 10 UN peacekeepers in Mali

Al-Qaida-linked jihadists carried out one of the deadliest attacks on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in months, ...

January 20, 2019

Congo on brink of 1st peaceful transfer with Tshisekeid win

Congo is on the brink of its first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960 after the Constitutional ...

January 20, 2019

The Latest: AU 'postpones' urgent trip to Congo over vote

The Latest on Congo's election results (all times local): 7:10 p.m. The African Union says it has "postponed" its urgent ...

January 20, 2019

Lebanon uses Arab summit to call for Syrian refugees' return

Lebanon used an Arab economic summit on Sunday to call for the return of Syrian refugees to safe areas of their war-torn ...

January 20, 2019

Egypt says security forces killed 14 militants in Sinai

Egyptian security forces say they've killed 14 militants and seized a ton of explosives in an operation in the restive ...

January 20, 2019

Algerian ex-prime minister Benflis to run for presidency

Algerian ex-Prime Minister Ali Benflis has announced he will run for president in next year's election. The 74-year-old ...

January 20, 2019

AP Explains: 2019 a busy year for African internet shutdowns

2019 is already a busy year for internet shutdowns in Africa, with governments ordering cutoffs as soon as a crisis appears.

January 20, 2019

Rival militias negotiate truce in Libya's Tripoli

Libyan security officials say a temporary cease-fire has taken hold in the capital of Tripoli, after deadly fighting between ...

January 20, 2019

With Trump out, Davos chief eyes fixing world architecture

The founder of the World Economic Forum says U.S. President Donald Trump would have been an "interesting discussion partner" ...

January 20, 2019

The Latest: Tshisekedi says his win a victory for all Congo

The Latest on Congo's presidential election (all times local): 5:20 a.m. Congo's President-elect Felix Tshisekedi said early ...

January 19, 2019

Multiple women eyeing 2020 hands Dems 'wonderful challenge'

Advocates for gender equality are reckoning with what one called a "wonderful challenge" — four or more women running for ...