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September 26, 2018

Cease-fire holds in Libya after clashes that killed 117

A recent bout of heavy fighting in the capital Tripoli has come to a halt after warring militias signed a new cease-fire ...

September 26, 2018

Nearly 400,000 'excess deaths' in South Sudan, report says

South Sudan's civil war has caused nearly 400,000 "excess deaths" since fighting erupted in late 2013, a new report funded ...

September 26, 2018

AP Interview: Hill says Kavanaugh isn't a #MeToo referendum

Her 1991 testimony against Clarence Thomas riveted the nation, but failed to derail his nomination to the Supreme Court.

September 26, 2018

Trump to chair Security Council meeting, meet with Netanyahu

President Donald Trump poured scorn on the "ideology of globalism" and heaped praise on his own administration's achievements ...

September 26, 2018

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. SENATE GOP ...

September 26, 2018

The Latest: Pope asks for reconciliation in Chinese church

The Latest on the agreement between China and the Catholic Church on the appointment of bishops (all times local): 12:15 p.m.

September 26, 2018

Cameroon lurches toward election amid separatist conflict

John Nlom has five children and wants to keep them alive. When machete-wielding men attacked a nearby school this month in ...

September 26, 2018

Pakistanis in China seek answers about detained Uighur wives

Two Pakistani men went to their embassy in Beijing on Wednesday to lobby for help in reuniting with their wives, who they say ...

September 26, 2018

Elaborate throne for Japan's next emperor arrives in Tokyo

The monumental imperial throne for the coronation of Japan's new emperor has arrived in Tokyo from an ancient imperial palace ...

September 26, 2018

Correction: Pakistan-China story

In a story Sept. 21 about Pakistani-Chinese relations, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the Xinjiang region in ...

September 26, 2018

Conservative caucus calls on Rosenstein to testify

The conservative House Freedom Caucus is pushing for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to testify before the House ...

September 26, 2018

The Latest: Congo's president says elections 'irreversible'

The latest on the United Nations General Assembly (all times local): 11:20 p.m. President Joseph Kabila of Congo is stressing ...

September 26, 2018

Pope acknowledges China bishop deal will cause suffering

Pope Francis acknowledged Tuesday that his landmark deal with China over bishop nominations will cause suffering among the ...

September 26, 2018

Arrested senator and Duterte critic: 'Democracy lost today'

President Rodrigo Duterte's fiercest critic in Congress was arrested Tuesday after the president revoked his 2011 amnesty for ...

September 26, 2018

Mattis: Jury is out on women succeeding in combat jobs

The jury is still out on whether women can be successful in infantry jobs, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday, while ...

Cilia Flores, Jorge Rodriguez, Delcy Rodriguez, Vladimir Padrino Lopez

September 25, 2018

Trump: Venezuelan socialist president easily toppled

President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro could be easily toppled by a military coup ...

September 25, 2018

They said it: Less-quoted leaders at UN, in their own words

Lots of leaders saying lots of things about lots of topics — topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world.

September 25, 2018

French ex-premier launches bid to become Barcelona mayor

Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls launched a bid on Tuesday to become Barcelona's mayor in an election next year with ...

September 25, 2018

Trump riding in sleeker version of 'Beast' presidential limo

President Donald Trump is riding around in a new set of wheels. A sleeker version of the armored presidential limousine known ...