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December 15, 2018

Interior Secretary Zinke resigning, cites 'vicious' attacks

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of ...

December 15, 2018

German police arrest male suspect in Nuremberg stabbings

German police say they have a man in custody suspected in the stabbing of three women in the southern city of Nuremberg.

December 15, 2018

Ukraine Orthodox leaders approve break with Russian church

Ukrainian Orthodox leaders on Saturday approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate and ...

December 15, 2018

The Latest: Ukraine Orthodox OKs break with Russian church

The Latest on the split between Orthodox Churches in Ukraine and Russia (all times local): 6:25 p.m. Ukrainian Orthodox ...

December 15, 2018

Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Australia has decided to formally recognize west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but won't move its embassy until there's a ...

December 15, 2018

7 killed as Indian forces fire on Kashmir protesters

At least seven civilians were killed and over three dozen injured Saturday when government forces fired at anti-India ...

December 15, 2018

Egypt announces discovery of 4,400-year-old tomb

Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery of a private tomb belonging to a senior official from the 5th dynasty of the ...

December 15, 2018

Spain rescues 2 minors crossing Mediterranean on truck tire

Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved two underage migrants who were trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar on ...

December 15, 2018

Poland's ruling conservatives strike strong pro-EU tone

Poland's prime minister and other leaders of the ruling conservative party, long seen as euroskeptic, set a strongly ...

December 15, 2018

Russian policeman injured after discovering WWII land mine

Moscow police say an off-duty Russian police lieutenant has been hospitalized after a World War II-era land mine exploded on ...

December 15, 2018

For 76-year-old Joe Biden, age a factor as he mulls 2020 run

As he considers running for president, Joe Biden is talking with friends and longtime supporters about whether, at 76, he's ...

December 15, 2018

US says new airstrike in Somalia kills 8 al-Shabab fighters

The U.S. military says it has killed eight members of the al-Shabab extremist group with an airstrike south of Somalia's ...

December 15, 2018

AP Interview: Catalans on hunger strike speak before trial

Jailed Catalan separatist politicians on hunger strike for the past two weeks say their upcoming trial will be a platform to ...

December 15, 2018

Sri Lanka's disputed prime minister resigns to end impasse

Sri Lanka's disputed prime minister announced Saturday that he would step aside, paving the way for his sacked predecessor ...

Mukhtar Robow, Sheikh Mukhtar Abu Mansur Robow

December 15, 2018

Somalia uproar continues after former al-Shabab No. 2 seized

Somalia saw a third day of protests on Saturday over the arrest of the former No. 2 leader of the al-Shabab extremist group, ...

December 15, 2018

Nigeria's military lifts suspension of UNICEF activities

Nigeria's military has lifted a suspension of UNICEF's work in the extremist-threatened northeast just hours after it accused ...

December 15, 2018

Warren seeks to solidify backing of African Americans

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is seeking to solidify her connection with African-American voters as she prepares to launch a ...

December 15, 2018

Michael Cohen claims Trump knew hush money payments wrong

Shaken and facing a prison term, President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer said Friday that Trump directed him to buy ...

December 15, 2018

Mueller says FBI not to blame for Flynn's false statements

The special counsel's office is pushing back at the suggestion that the FBI acted improperly in its interview of former ...