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September 26, 2016

India says Pakistan believes terror will bring territory

Pakistan continues to believe terrorist attacks will allow it to obtain territory it covets in Jammu and Kashmir, India's ...

September 26, 2016

Iran releases Canadian-Iranian professor held since June

A Canadian-Iranian retired professor was released from prison on "humanitarian grounds" and flown out of Iran on Monday, ...

September 26, 2016

The Latest: Tight security ahead of Colombia peace ceremony

9:15 a.m. There's tight security and a festive mood in the air in the Colombian city of Cartagena as leftist guerrillas and ...

September 26, 2016

AP-NORC Poll: Most in US frustrated over presidential race

Carol Jones knows what she wants to hear Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump discuss during their first televised debate: ...

September 26, 2016

South Sudan rebel leader says president wants 'ethnic state'

South Sudan's rebel leader on Monday accused President Salva Kiir of wanting to turn the country into an "ethnic state" for ...

September 26, 2016

Iran: Utah state senator didn't mention job when visiting

Iran's Foreign Ministry says a Utah state senator who traveled to Iran in May did not clarify his job as senator in his visa ...

September 26, 2016

The Latest: Kerry: Aleppo fighting makes Syria deal unlikely

The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 6:45 p.m. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Syrian and ...

September 26, 2016

Britain's Boris Johnson visits Syrian refugee camp in Turkey

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Monday visited a refugee camp near Turkey's border with Syria ahead of talks with ...

September 26, 2016

Syrian foreign minister says cease-fire agreement 'not dead'

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said in a TV interview broadcast Monday that an internationally-brokered cease-fire ...

September 26, 2016

Japan's leader vows to accelerate economic measures, TPP

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Monday to accelerate his mix of policies to prop up Japan's economic recovery and ...

September 26, 2016

Colombia to sign historic peace deal on ending long conflict

Colombia will take a big step toward emerging from its long nightmare of bloody violence Monday when the government and the ...

September 25, 2016

Clinton, Trump buff foreign policy bona fides on debate eve

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were meeting separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday, giving each ...

September 25, 2016

The Latest: UN takes no action after arguments over Aleppo

The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 10:30 p.m. An emergency session of the U.N. Security Council on Syria ...

September 25, 2016

At least 26 killed in Aleppo as UN meets over Syria

At least 26 civilians were killed in fresh government airstrikes on the contested city of Aleppo, Syrian activists said ...

September 25, 2016

Clinton, Trump to meet separately with Israel PM Netanyahu

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are meeting separately with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday in sessions ...

September 24, 2016

South Sudan rebel chief urges armed resistance to Juba govt

A top South Sudanese opposition leader called Saturday for armed resistance to the government in Juba — a stance that ...

September 24, 2016

Syrian troops advance in Aleppo amid war's heaviest bombing

Syrian troops captured a rebel-held area on the edge of Aleppo on Saturday, tightening their siege on opposition-held ...

September 24, 2016

Netanyahu to meet with Clinton and Trump

An Israeli official has confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with presidential candidates Hillary ...

September 23, 2016

VP says South Sudan isn't a 'dumping place' for peacekeepers

South Sudan's vice president dismissed the need for peacekeepers in his country, insisting Thursday that peace has been ...