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October 10, 2019

Iran frees Russian journalist held for nearly 2 weeks

Russia says that Iran has released a Russian journalist who has been detained for nearly two weeks over a visa violation.

October 09, 2019

Trump's envoy for Kosovo talks starts 1st visit to region

U.S. President Donald Trump's new special envoy to the stalled talks between Serbia and Kosovo made his first visit to the ...

October 08, 2019

Profit, not politics: Trump allies sought Ukraine gas deal

As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials last spring to investigate one of Donald Trump's main political rivals, a ...

October 08, 2019

Company making Costco pajamas flagged for forced labor

The Trump Administration is blocking shipments from a Chinese company making baby pajamas sold at Costco warehouses, after ...

October 06, 2019

Turkey summons US diplomat over a Twitter 'like'

Turkey summoned a top American diplomat Sunday after the U.S. Embassy's official Twitter account "liked" a tweet that said ...

October 04, 2019

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even ...

October 02, 2019

Protests escalate in Iraq: 9 dead, hundreds wounded

At least seven people were killed and dozens were wounded in clashes that spread across several Iraqi provinces on Wednesday ...

September 25, 2019

Case stalled months after an aborted deportation to Israel

The ankle bracelet is again around the leg of Abdelhaleem Ashqar, just as it was nearly 15 years ago when he ran for the ...

September 24, 2019

NY Times says it turned to Ireland to rescue journalist

The New York Times said it turned to the Irish government to rescue a reporter threatened with arrest in Egypt two years ago ...

September 20, 2019

Zimbabwe doctor is found alive after alleged abduction

A Zimbabwean doctor whose alleged abduction led to days of protests has been freed, activists announced on Friday, as the ...

September 19, 2019

AP Exclusive: US helping Venezuela's Guaido track stolen art

U.S. officials are investigating the suspected looting of valuable European and Latin American artwork they believe is being ...

September 17, 2019

The Latest: Official says at least 22 killed in Kabul attack

The Latest on developments in Afghanistan (all times local): 5:40 p.m. An Afghan official says at least 22 people including ...

September 17, 2019

Taiwan loses biggest Pacific ally as Solomons embraces China

Taiwan has lost its largest ally in the Pacific after the Solomon Islands confirmed Tuesday that it is switching diplomatic ...

September 15, 2019

The Latest: US 'ready' to deploy resources from reserves

The Latest on the explosion and fire at a major oil facility in Saudi Arabia (all times local): 3:10 a.m. The U.S.

September 15, 2019

White House says bin Laden son killed in US operation

The White House announced Saturday that Hamza bin Laden , the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly ...

September 12, 2019

Prague to remove monument to WWII Soviet commander

A district in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, decided Thursday to remove the statue of a Soviet World War II ...

September 10, 2019

Rocket blast at US Embassy in Kabul on 9/11 anniversary

A rocket exploded at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the ...

September 10, 2019

The Latest: Trump says peace talks with Taliban are dead

The Latest on U.S. negotiations to end the war in Afghanistan (all times local): 10 p.m. A potential deal to end America's ...

September 08, 2019

Pompeo: Taliban 'overreached' in attack that killed American

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that Taliban "overreached" with a car bomb attack in Kabul that killed an American ...