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September 19, 2019

UN chief rejects claim he didn't condemn China over Muslims

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly rejected claims by five human rights groups that he hasn't condemned the ...

September 19, 2019

UN faces rival cease-fire resolutions in Syrian rebel area

The U.N. Security Council is facing rival resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Syria's last rebel stronghold in Idlib, "to ...

September 19, 2019

NOT REAL NEWS: Trump promotes false video of Rep. Omar

President Donald Trump on Wednesday used Twitter to share an edited video made by a conservative comedian that falsely ...

September 19, 2019

Trump names hostage envoy O'Brien national security adviser

President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O'Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in ...

September 18, 2019

Israeli vote leaves Netanyahu's political future in doubt

After a decade of mesmerizing world leaders, subduing his rivals and eking out dramatic election victories, Prime Minister ...

September 18, 2019

'Welcome back' _ a reporter's fraught re-entry to Zimbabwe

The immigration officer lifted his stamp to put the visa into my passport and I heaved a sigh of relief. But then my passport ...

September 18, 2019

German women facing eviction blow up house

German authorities say a mother and daughter are under investigation for attempted murder after setting off an explosion at ...

September 18, 2019

Senior Portugal official quits amid corruption investigation

Portugal's secretary of state for civil protection has quit on the same day police and magistrates searched government ...

September 18, 2019

Israel's Arabs poised to gain new voice after tight election

Israel's Arab coalition appears poised to emerge as the main opposition bloc following Tuesday's election, a historic first ...

September 18, 2019

UK's Boris Johnson confronted by angry parent at hospital

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been confronted by an angry parent during a hospital visit. Johnson was touring ...

September 18, 2019

Fire at school outside Liberia's capital kills at least 27

A fire at a Quranic school outside Liberia's capital has killed at least 27 people and many are thought to be children, ...

September 18, 2019

Outrage at slaying of witness's lawyer in Dutch gang trial

A lawyer who represented a key witness in a major Dutch organized crime trial was shot dead in Amsterdam early Wednesday, ...

September 18, 2019

Gamble pays off for Lieberman, who becomes Israeli kingmaker

The veteran Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman took the political gamble of his life when he spurned his mentor, Prime ...

September 18, 2019

Spain: 2 die in crash of small military training plane

Spain's air force says that a student pilot and her instructor have both died when their plane crashed into the Mediterranean ...

September 18, 2019

Israeli camps deadlocked after repeat election

Israel's two main political parties are deadlocked after an unprecedented repeat election, with Prime Minister Benjamin ...

September 18, 2019

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. ISRAEL'S MAIN ...

September 18, 2019

Moscow court rules to release anti-government protester

A Moscow court on Wednesday ruled to release a protester, who was facing years in prison for assaulting police, following a ...

September 18, 2019

Carter: couldn't have managed presidency at 80

Weeks shy of his 95th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday he doesn't believe he could have managed being ...

September 18, 2019

Nepal's sexual minorities say progress in rights has stalled

Nepal seized the lead in equal rights for sexual minorities in South Asia four years ago with a new constitution that forbids ...

September 18, 2019

Netanyahu, rightist allies appear to fall short of majority

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fell short of securing a parliamentary majority with his natural religious and ...