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February 26, 2018

South Africa's new president replaces finance minister

South Africa's new president announced a Cabinet shuffle late Monday that replaces the finance minister and puts a former ...

February 26, 2018

'We were not ready': NY remembers 1993 trade center bombing

The World Trade Center's operators apologized Monday to relatives of people killed in the 1993 bombing there, saying the ...

February 26, 2018

Still no cease-fire in Syrian enclave; Russia orders a pause

As a U.N. cease-fire failed to take hold in Syria, Russia on Monday ordered a daily "humanitarian pause" to allow civilians ...

February 26, 2018

Students too scared to return to Nigeria school after attack

Frightened students on Monday stayed away from the school in northern Nigeria where Boko Haram extremists seized 110 girls ...

Zaenal Muttaqin, Toni Togar, Reza Sungkar, Ramli

February 26, 2018

Indonesia brings convicted militants and victims together

The Indonesian government is bringing together dozens of convicted Islamic militants and survivors of attacks in what it ...

February 26, 2018

4 shot dead in Congo's latest anti-government protests

Organizers of anti-government marches in Congo say security forces shot dead at least four people and wounded dozens more in ...

February 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. SURVIVORS ALLOWED ...

February 26, 2018

Famine again a threat in South Sudan, new report says

One year after South Sudan briefly declared a famine, more than half of the people in the world's youngest nation face ...

February 26, 2018

Months after exodus began, Rohingya see no end to suffering

Their houses are often made of plastic sheets. Much of their food comes from aid agencies. Jobs are few, and there is ...

February 26, 2018

China paves way for Xi Jinping to remain leader for years

China's ruling Communist Party has proposed scrapping term limits for the country's president, the official news agency said, ...

February 25, 2018

Govs fear for election security amid Russian cyberattacks

Will your vote be safe this year from foreign adversaries working to undermine U.S. democracy? Some of the nation's governors ...

February 25, 2018

Tens of thousands at Jerusalem funeral of influential rabbi

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews on Sunday attended the funeral of an influential rabbi in Jerusalem, bring parts of ...

February 25, 2018

Nigerian government acknowledges 110 girls still missing

Nigeria's government acknowledged Sunday that 110 girls remain missing nearly a week after Boko Haram militants attacked ...

February 25, 2018

Israel: 'Professional error' cited in air force crash

The Israeli military says a "professional error" by a flight crew caused an air force jet to be struck and crash during an ...

February 25, 2018

NRA spokeswoman becomes new face of gun rights movement

Dana Loesch is the new public face of the National Rifle Association, an organization long associated with older white men.

February 25, 2018

Violence drops in Syrian capital, its suburbs after UN vote

Despite a drop in intensity, shelling and bombardment in the Syrian capital and its embattled eastern suburbs killed at least ...

February 25, 2018

Campaigning for Egypt's presidential vote underway

Campaigning began in Egypt's presidential elections this weekend, a contest pitting a little-known, face-saving candidate ...

February 25, 2018

Israeli navy kills Palestinian off Gaza coast

The Israeli military says it has opened fire on a Palestinian boat off the Gaza coast, killing one man who was on board.

February 25, 2018

Egyptian mediators in Gaza press Palestinians to reconcile

A team of Egyptian officials is in the Gaza Strip to renew efforts to push for reconciliation between the rival Fatah and ...