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October 15, 2019

The Latest: Former Pompeo aide asked to appear at inquiry

The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local): 7:05 p.m. A former top aide to ...

October 15, 2019

Turkey widens invasion as Syrian army returns to northeast

Syrian government troops moved into towns and villages in northeastern Syria on Monday, including the flashpoint region of ...

October 15, 2019

Protests erupt as Spain convicts leading Catalan separatists

Riot police engaged in a running battle with angry protesters outside Barcelona's airport Monday after Spain's Supreme Court ...

October 15, 2019

Foreigners exit northeastern Syria fearing government reach

It was a sign of the sudden transformation sweeping Kurdish-run northeast Syria: foreign aid workers and journalists packed ...

October 15, 2019

3 EU nations say Brexit talks likely to go beyond summit

Brexit divorce talks in Brussels are making such slow progress that three European Union nations predicted Monday the ...

October 14, 2019

Polish conservatives win lower house but lose Senate

Poland's conservative Law and Justice party capitalized on its popular social spending policies to win a majority in the ...

October 14, 2019

Pope's bodyguard resigns over new financial leaks scandal

The Vatican's latest scandal claimed its first victim Monday as Pope Francis' chief bodyguard resigned over the leak of a ...

October 14, 2019

Family: Cop should be charged in fatal shooting

Family members of a black Texas woman who was shot to death inside her home by a white police officer are calling for an ...

October 14, 2019

The Latest: Poland's ruling party has votes to govern again

The Latest on Poland's election (all times local): 8:55 p.m. Final official returns from Poland's parliamentary election ...

October 14, 2019

4 dead as Guineans protest president's bid to extend power

At least four people have been killed in Guinea's capital after police fired tear gas and bullets Monday to disperse ...

October 14, 2019

Haiti's embattled president faces 5th week of protests

Haiti's embattled president faced a fifth week of protests on Monday as road blocks went up across the country after ...

October 14, 2019

EU nations commit to arms export ban against Turkey

European Union nations vented outrage Monday at Turkey's military offensive in northern Syria against the Kurds and joined ...

October 14, 2019

Tunisia: Conservative law professor wins presidential race

Tunisia's election commission said a preliminary count shows Islamist-backed law professor Kais Saied has won the country's ...

October 14, 2019

Porsche SUV plunges onto train tracks, burns; 2 teens die

A Porsche SUV plummeted off an overpass onto train tracks below, where it burst into flames, killing two teenagers and ...

October 14, 2019

German police lost Halle gunman for an hour, lawmakers say

German lawmakers say police lost track for an hour of a suspected far-right extremist who killed two people after a failed ...

October 14, 2019

Hong Kong police say homemade bomb targeted officers

A homemade, remote-controlled bomb intended to "kill or to harm" riot control officers was detonated as they deployed against ...

October 14, 2019

Royal Pomp: UK tradition on display for Parliament opening

Brexit may have Britain's political system in turmoil, but the State Opening of Parliament Monday provided a return to ...

October 14, 2019

NY Times: Violent parody video shown at Trump resort

A graphically violent parody video, shown at a meeting of President Donald Trump's supporters at his Miami resort, depicted ...

October 14, 2019

Japan looks for missing as typhoon kills as many as 48

Water still covered a road and the surrounding field in Kawagoe, Saitama, north of Tokyo on Monday, two days after a typhoon ...

October 14, 2019

Russia to conduct sweeping drills of its nuclear forces

Russia's military will this week undertake a sweeping drill of its strategic nuclear forces. The Defense Ministry said the ...