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October 15, 2019

Clashes over Catalan separatists' convictions injure 170

Authorities in Catalonia say three people were arrested and more than 170 injured, including about 40 police officers, during ...

October 15, 2019

Money, hatred for the Kurds drives Turkey's Syrian fighters

The Syrian fighters vowed to kill "pigs" and "infidels," paraded their Kurdish captives in front of cameras and, in one ...

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

Mozambique votes in a crucial test of recent peace deal

Calls for calm and warnings against voter intimidation marked a closely watched election day in Mozambique on Tuesday that ...

October 15, 2019

EU's Barnier says Brexit deal still possible this week

The European Union said Tuesday that a Brexit divorce deal is possible this week but that the British government's proposals ...

October 15, 2019

Papua New Guinea police seeking to arrest ex-PM O'Neill

Papua New Guinea police said Tuesday they were seeking the arrest of Prime Minister Peter O'Neill for official corruption but ...

October 15, 2019

Pakistan faces black list of countries financing terrorism

Pakistan is trying to avoid getting blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force, a global watchdog, when it meets ...

October 15, 2019

Columbus statue vandalized in San Francisco

Several statues of Christopher Columbus, including one in San Francisco, were vandalized with red paint. The US holiday named ...

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

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 ...