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February 11, 2019

Iranians mark anniversary of victory day in 1979 revolution

Waving Iranian flags, chanting "Death to America" and burning U.S. and Israeli flags, hundreds of thousands of people poured ...

February 11, 2019

Bahrain refugee soccer player freed by Thailand, heads home

A refugee soccer player was freed by Thailand and left on a flight to Australia early Tuesday after prosecutors said they ...

February 11, 2019

UK's May seeks compromise with Labour in EU divorce deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May sought a compromise Monday with opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn in hopes of securing his ...

February 11, 2019

Russia: Venezuela hasn't asked for military assistance

A senior Russian diplomat says Venezuela hasn't asked Russia for military assistance amid the South American country's ...

February 11, 2019

South Korea picks Seoul for 2032 Olympic bid

South Korea has chosen its capital, Seoul, for its bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics, which it hopes to jointly host with ...

February 11, 2019

Top Pentagon official in Afghanistan amid push for peace

The Pentagon's top official made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday to meet with U.S. commanders and Afghan ...

February 10, 2019

Egypt's el- Sisi elected new chairman of African Union

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been elected chairman of the African Union at the continental body's summit in ...

February 10, 2019

South Korea, US sign cost-sharing deal for American troops

South Korea and the United States struck a new deal Sunday that increases Seoul's contribution for the cost of the American ...

February 10, 2019

At Dubai summit, Pakistan premier warns of 'painful' reforms

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said Sunday his nation needed "painful" economic reforms to cut back on its massive ...

February 10, 2019

Turkey urges China to respect Uighur rights, close camps

Turkey has called China's treatment of its minority Uighurs "a great cause of shame for humanity." In a statement Saturday, ...

February 10, 2019

Schumer announces fentanyl sanctions bill before China talks

The Senate's top Democrat is introducing legislation to "hold China accountable" and sanction laboratories and other ...

February 09, 2019

Trump's Year 3 aims for dramatic sequels to rival originals

As President Donald Trump prepares to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un for a second time, he's out to replicate the suspenseful ...

February 09, 2019

Losing climate change race a 'disaster for Africa,' UN says

The United Nations chief says the world is losing the race with climate change and "this can be a disaster for Africa" and ...

February 09, 2019

French minister warns Italian populist over diplomat recall

France's Europe minister says she hopes the "message was understood" by Italy after this week's stunning recall of France's ...

February 09, 2019

US, N. Korean negotiators to meet again before 2nd summit

The top U.S. envoy for North Korea returned from three days of talks in Pyongyang and will meet again with his North Korean ...

February 09, 2019

Trump says summit with North Korea's Kim will be in Hanoi

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will hold his second summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Hanoi and predicted ...

February 08, 2019

Amid sanctions calls, Saudis deny prince had role in slaying

A top Saudi official on Friday insisted his country's crown prince had no role in the October slaying of a Washington Post ...

February 08, 2019

AP Explains: Venezuela's humanitarian aid standoff

Opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido declared himself Venezuela's interim president last month, vowing to oust President Nicolas ...

February 08, 2019

US peace envoy says talks with Taliban far from finished

Tempering expectations, the Trump administration's peace envoy for Afghanistan said Friday that although his talks with the ...