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December 17, 2018

Indian troops enforce lockdown to foil Kashmir protest march

Soldiers and police fanned out across Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday to enforce a security lockdown for a second ...

December 16, 2018

Next-generation of GPS satellites are headed to space

After months of delays, the U.S. Air Force is about to launch the first of a new generation of GPS satellites, designed to ...

December 16, 2018

Trump says he'll review murder case against ex-Army commando

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will be "reviewing" the case of a former U.S. Army commando being charged with ...

December 16, 2018

Somalia closes notorious prison amid abuse allegations

Somalia has closed an underground prison where the government has held extremist suspects and journalists amid allegations ...

December 16, 2018

Girl who died fled intensely poor Guatemalan village

Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin received her first pair of shoes several weeks ago, when her father said they would set out ...

December 15, 2018

The Latest: Migrant girl's family disputes officials' story

The Latest on the death of a 7-year-old migrant girl picked up along the U.S.-Mexico border (all times local): 5:20 p.m.

December 15, 2018

Idaho test reactor is pivotal in US nuclear power strategy

A nuclear test reactor that can melt uranium fuel rods in seconds is running again after a nearly quarter-century shutdown ...

December 15, 2018

Russia claims US ignoring outreach on nuclear disagreement

Russia wants to sit down with Pentagon officials for "open and specific" talks on alleged violations of the ...

Mukhtar Robow, Sheikh Mukhtar Abu Mansur Robow

December 15, 2018

Somalia uproar continues after former al-Shabab No. 2 seized

Somalia saw a third day of protests on Saturday over the arrest of the former No. 2 leader of the al-Shabab extremist group, ...

December 15, 2018

Nigeria's military lifts suspension of UNICEF activities

Nigeria's military has lifted a suspension of UNICEF's work in the extremist-threatened northeast just hours after it accused ...

December 15, 2018

Trump weighs next move on border wall as shutdown looms

Congress is racing to avoid a partial government shutdown next Friday over President Donald Trump's border wall. But you ...

December 15, 2018

Death of 7-year-old on border raises questions

Just 7 years old, Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin was picked up by U.S. authorities with her father and other migrants this ...

December 15, 2018

Mueller says FBI not to blame for Flynn's false statements

The special counsel's office is pushing back at the suggestion that the FBI acted improperly in its interview of former ...

Mike Pompeo, Jim Mattis, Chrystia Freeland, Harjit Sajjan

December 15, 2018

US, Canada look to ease strains amid 3-way spat with China

The United States and Canada moved Friday to ease tensions between them over the case of a top Chinese technology executive ...

December 14, 2018

Steps taken to address Walter Reed shooting alert error

Navy officials are taking steps to correct deficiencies that wrongly led to reports of an active shooter last month at Walter ...

December 14, 2018

Senate rebukes Trump, Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi, Yemen war

In back-to-back votes against Saudi Arabia, the Senate delivered an unusual rebuke of President Donald Trump's response to ...

December 14, 2018

The Latest: Pompeo condemns China's detention of 2 Canadians

The Latest on talks between the U.S. and Canada (all times local): ___ 1:50 p.m. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the ...

December 14, 2018

Army officer charged with murder of Afghan bomber suspect

A former U.S. Army commando is being charged with murder in a long-simmering case alleging he tracked down and killed a ...

December 14, 2018

Nigeria suspends UNICEF work, alleges 'clandestine' activity

Nigeria's military on Friday suspended the activities of UNICEF in the extremist-threatened northeast, accusing the U.N.