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November 15, 2018

Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says no one wants to go

The head of Bangladesh's refugee commission said plans to begin the repatriation of 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on ...

November 15, 2018

UK's May battles to save her Brexit deal and her job

British Prime Minister Theresa May was battling Thursday to save both her Brexit deal and her job, as ministers quit her ...

November 15, 2018

VA seeks to reduce GI Bill payment delays after IT woes

The Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday promised to try to speed up payments to thousands of veterans after delays ...

November 15, 2018

Influential president of Human Rights Campaign stepping down

Chad Griffin, the influential gay rights activist who helped turn the Human Rights Campaign into a powerful political force, ...

November 15, 2018

Denmark, citing human rights, withholds some aid to Tanzania

Denmark is cutting about $10 million in aid to the government of Tanzania over what it called "negative developments" in ...

November 15, 2018

The Latest: Treasury hits 17 Saudis with economic sanctions

The Latest on developments following the Oct. 2 killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in ...

November 15, 2018

Saudi prosecutor seeks death penalty in Khashoggi killing

Saudi Arabia's top prosecutor said Thursday he would seek the death penalty for five men charged with the killing of ...

November 15, 2018

Verdicts on Khmer Rouge leaders may be tribunal's last gasp

The U.N.-backed tribunal judging the criminal responsibility of former Khmer Rouge leaders for the deaths of an estimated 1.

November 15, 2018

European court: Russia's arrests of Navalny were political

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Russian authorities' arrests of opposition leader Alexei Navalny were ...

November 15, 2018

Missing Pakistani police officer's body found in Afghanistan

The body of a Pakistani police officer who went missing in Islamabad last month was found in neighboring Afghanistan, ...

November 15, 2018

Storm blows snow past St. Louis arch

Snow could be seen blowing past the St. Louis Gateway Arch early Thursday morning as a major winter storm is forecast to ...

November 15, 2018

Putin: Japan may review Soviet proposal on disputed islands

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has signaled readiness to discuss a Soviet-era ...

November 15, 2018

The Latest: Navalny hails European court victory

The Latest on a European court ruling on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (all times local): 11:30 a.m.

November 15, 2018

South Korea dismantles guard posts with dynamite, excavators

South Korea exploded a front-line guard post Thursday, sending plumes of thick, black smoke into the sky above the border ...

November 15, 2018

Afghan officials: Taliban kill 30 policemen in west province

A blistering overnight attack by the Taliban on an Afghan police outpost in western Farah province killed 30 policemen, ...

November 15, 2018

Israeli police: Palestinian stabs officers in police station

A knife-wielding Palestinian attacker sneaked into a Jerusalem police station and lightly wounded four police officers before ...

November 15, 2018

Missing zoo meerkat case solved with 3 charged in Australia

It wasn't grand theft. It was tiny. But the snatching of a baby meerkat from a zoo has not only become a major story in the ...

November 15, 2018

Michael Avenatti arrested in LA on domestic violence charge

Michael Avenatti, who skyrocketed to fame as a critic of President Donald Trump and the lawyer for porn actress Stormy ...

November 15, 2018

Pelosi unfazed as unhappy Dems claim votes to block her rise

As a steadfast Rep. Nancy Pelosi all but dared potential rivals for the gavel to come forward, a group of restive House ...