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October 24, 2017

China lifts Xi's status to most powerful leader in decades

The ruling Communist Party on Tuesday formally lifted Xi Jinping's status to China's most powerful ruler in decades, setting ...

October 24, 2017

Women on trial visit scene of attack on North Korean scion

The two women accused of killing the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were taken back to the scene of the ...

October 24, 2017

The Latest: Malaysia trial in Kim murder concludes for day

The Latest on the trial in Malaysia of two women accused of killing North Korean ruler's half brother (all times local): 2 p.

October 24, 2017

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong freed on bail pending appeal

Hong Kong's highest court freed pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law on bail Tuesday pending an appeal of their ...

October 24, 2017

Senate advances $36.5 billion disaster relief package

The Senate on Monday gave a preliminary OK to a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would provide Puerto Rico with ...

October 24, 2017

Venezuela opposition governors take oath before assembly

Four of the five opposition governors recently elected in Venezuela took an oath Monday before leaders of the all-powerful, ...

October 23, 2017

IS came with a hit list, left Syria town in a trail of blood

The Islamic State militants came into the Syrian town with a hit list. By the time they left three weeks later, more than 70 ...

October 23, 2017

The Latest: Revised aid tally from Rohingya meeting: $344M

The Latest on the donors conference for Asia's Rohingya refugees (all times local): 8:45 p.m. U.N. agencies say international ...

October 23, 2017

Jorge Posada Packs Supplies for Puerto Rico

Former All Star New York Yankee catcher Jorge Posada alongside his wife Laura, donate over 155,000 pounds of essential ...

October 23, 2017

Morocco: 6 held in probe of alleged terror plot by IS cell

Moroccan authorities say they have arrested six people suspected of being involved in the "terrorist plans" of an extremist ...

October 23, 2017

Canadian man fined for singing '90s dance tune in car

A Canadian man's decision to belt out a 1990s dance hit while inside his car has landed him a $149 ticket for being too loud ...

October 23, 2017

Kenya president says polls must be this week, despite doubts

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said the re-run of the presidential election must go ahead as planned on Thursday, despite ...

October 23, 2017

Ultra-Orthodox Jews block Jerusalem roads in draft protests

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews from a radical sect are again blocking roads in Jerusalem bringing traffic to a standstill ...

October 23, 2017

13 killed after suicide bombing attack in northeast Nigeria

A suicide bomber killed 13 people in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, said authorities. A man strapped with ...

October 23, 2017

Correction: South Sudan-Failure to Act story

In a story Oct. 18 about the failure of the U.N. and U.S. to prevent "ethnic cleansing" in parts of South Sudan, The ...

October 23, 2017

In Africa, US envoy Haley voices concern over South Sudan

The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. says her government will continue sending aid to South Sudan despite the stalling of a peace ...

October 23, 2017

Egypt destroys arms convoy crossing border from Libya

Egypt's military targeted an arms convoy crossing the border from Libya, destroying vehicles loaded with weapons and ...

October 23, 2017

Critic of Rwanda's long-time president denied bail

A Rwandan court has denied bail to a critic of President Paul Kagame. A court in the capital Kigali ruled Monday that Diane ...

October 23, 2017

Bergdahl Arrives for Desertion Sentencing

The judge deciding Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's punishment said Monday he is concerned that President Donald Trump's comments ...