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October 19, 2017

Kenya police disperse demonstrators despite court order

A witness says police fired rifles and tear gas to disperse demonstrators preparing to protest police killings of opposition ...

October 19, 2017

Kurdish female militia vows to keep fighting Islamic State

A Kurdish female militia that took part in freeing the northern Syrian city of Raqqa from the Islamic State group says it ...

October 19, 2017

5 months of Marawi siege reveals Philippine city in ruins

Smoke wafted from the smoldering carcasses of buildings and houses, with the dome of a mosque blasted out with holes, as ...

October 19, 2017

US envoy: Hamas must disarm to join Palestinian government

President Donald Trump's Mideast envoy said Thursday that if Hamas wants to play a role in any Palestinian government it must ...

October 19, 2017

Pakistan's ex-premier Sharif indicted on corruption charges

A Pakistani court on Thursday indicted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as well as his daughter and son-in-law on ...

October 19, 2017

Former French intelligence chief to testify at terror trial

A French ex-intelligence chief is expected to addresses failures in tracking Islamic extremists, at the trial over deadly ...

October 19, 2017

Hangman's job in Zimbabwe gets 'flood' of applications

The job of hangman used to be unpopular in Zimbabwe. Now the government says more than 50 people have applied to be the ...

October 19, 2017

Trump cries foul on judges, but he's ahead of Obama

President Donald Trump says Democrats are holding up his judicial nominees, but almost nine months into his presidency, he ...

October 19, 2017

Trump kicks issues to Congress, is erratic trading partner

President Donald Trump is proving to be an erratic trading partner as he kicks thorny policy issues to Congress and then ...

October 19, 2017

The Latest: Ardern says its 'honor and a privilege' to lead

The Latest on New Zealand's government (all times local): 9:30 p.m. Jacinda Ardern says it is an "honor and a privilege" to ...

October 19, 2017

Fire rips through luxury Myanmar hotel, 1 body recovered

A fire gutted a luxury teakwood hotel popular with foreigners in Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon before dawn Thursday, ...

October 19, 2017

Turkey could close border with Iraqi Kurds 'at any moment'

Turkey's president says the country could close its border with Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region "at any moment" as a ...

October 19, 2017

Taliban attack army camp in southern Afghanistan, killing 43

The Taliban have killed at least 43 Afghan soldiers in an attack that wiped out an army camp in the southern Kandahar ...

October 19, 2017

Under fire, Trump defends call to soldier's grieving family

President Donald Trump emphatically rejected claims Wednesday that he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain ...

October 19, 2017

5 things to know about China's twice-a-decade party congress

The crucial parts are being held behind closed doors, but journalists, academics and more than a billion Chinese citizens are ...

October 19, 2017

US-backed Syrian forces clear Raqqa after driving out IS

U.S.-backed Syrian forces were removing land mines and clearing roads in the northern city of Raqqa on Wednesday, a day after ...

October 19, 2017

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. NEW TURMOIL ...

October 19, 2017

Monument of love, the Taj Mahal, at heart of political storm

India's famed monument of love, the white marble Taj Mahal, is finding itself at the heart of a political storm, with some ...

October 19, 2017

Former Trump campaign manager meets with Senate intel

President Donald Trump's former campaign manager has met with the Senate intelligence panel amid its probe into Russian ...