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October 17, 2017

The Latest: Iraqi PM calls for dialogue after Kirkuk

The Latest on developments in Iraq, day after Iraqi forces took back the disputed city of Kirkuk, forcing Kurdish fighters ...

October 17, 2017

US-backed forces celebrate fall of IS 'capital' of Raqqa

U.S.-backed Syrian forces celebrated in the devastated streets of Raqqa on Tuesday after gaining control of the northern city ...

John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Thomas Marino

October 17, 2017

Trump: Drug czar nominee pulls his name from consideration

Rep. Tom Marino, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the nation's drug czar, has withdrawn from consideration following ...

October 17, 2017

Newspaper lands easy scoop: Corvette crashes into its office

A New Jersey newspaper has scored an easy scoop. A Corvette crashed into the newsroom of the Press of Atlantic City newspaper ...

October 17, 2017

Moldova president may be suspended for not naming minister

Moldova's Constitutional Court says that the country's president can be temporarily suspended from his duties after he ...

October 17, 2017

UK intelligence chief says terror threat is worst of career

Britain's domestic intelligence chief warned during a rare public speech Tuesday that the terrorist threat the country faces ...

October 17, 2017

Taliban launch wave of attacks in Afghanistan, kill 74

The Taliban unleashed a wave of attacks across Afghanistan on Tuesday, targeting police compounds and government facilities ...

October 17, 2017

Deadly fires ease, anger grows over Iberia's 45 fire deaths

Portugal began three days of national mourning Tuesday over its 41 wildfire deaths amid widespread public anger, with ...

October 17, 2017

The Latest: Afghan official: Drone strikes kill 35 Taliban

The Latest on developments in Afghanistan where the Taliban have staged several attacks targeting police across the country ...

October 17, 2017

In Somalia, hope fades in desperate search for missing

Anguished families scoured Somalia's capital Tuesday in search of scores still missing from Saturday's bomb blast that killed ...

October 17, 2017

Soros-founded university urges Hungarian govt to sign deal

The rector of a university founded by financier and philanthropist George Soros on Tuesday urged Hungary to sign an agreement ...

October 17, 2017

Feds Indict Chinese Nationals for Fentanyl Sales

A pair of Chinese nationals has been indicted on charges that they manufactured tons of fentanyl and other powerful narcotics ...

October 17, 2017

Paddleboarding Chicken Makes Waves in Fla.

Don't ask Loretta the chicken why she crossed the road.

October 17, 2017

Philippine military pushes to defeat last Marawi fighters

Gunfire rang out sporadically and explosions thudded as Philippine soldiers fought Tuesday to regain control of the last ...

October 17, 2017

3 killed in Togo unrest after arrest of religious leader

Togo officials say three people, including two soldiers, have been killed in clashes after the arrest Monday evening of a ...

October 17, 2017

UN forced to halve rations in Central African Republic

A U.N. humanitarian official warns that aid workers have had to cut rations in half across Central African Republic because ...

October 17, 2017

Authorities seeks answers from Air Berlin over tower flyby

German air safety officials say they've asked bankrupt carrier Air Berlin to explain why one of its pilots aborted his ...

October 17, 2017

12 Turkish police officers wounded in bombing

A bomb exploded as a bus carrying police was passing by in a southern Turkish city on Tuesday, wounding a dozen officers, ...

October 17, 2017

Austria's Kurz would join growing lineup of young leaders

Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz is set to become Europe's youngest leader after his right-wing party won a general ...