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Pakistan arrests 7 Shiite militants, foil possible attacks
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's counter-terrorism police and the country's intelligence agency raided hideouts of an outlawed Shiite militant group in the eastern Punjab province and arrested seven suspects who …
Unsheltered homeless won't be counted in Seattle this year
SEATTLE (AP) — This year will be the first since at least 1980 there won’t be a count of people living outside in Seattle.
Karim Benzema to stand trial in 'sex tape' case
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema will face trial for his alleged involvement in blackmailing former France teammate Matthieu Valbuena in a “sex tape" scandal, the Versailles prosecutor's office said Thursday.
Twitter, Facebook temporarily muzzle Trump after DC violence
All it took for social-media giants Twitter and Facebook to even temporarily bar President Donald Trump from addressing their vast audiences was a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, fueled by years of false …
Man facing hate crime in Wisconsin crash found incompetent
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A Mexican American man from Wisconsin charged with homicide as a hate crime because prosecutors say he intentionally crashed his pickup truck into a white motorcyclist has been committed to…
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Israeli army: Paralyzed Palestinian shot in self-defense
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that an internal investigation found soldiers had acted in self-defense during an incident last week in the occupied West Bank in which a Palestinian man was shot…
Rights group: Tripoli should probe town's missing people
CAIRO (AP) — A rights group Thursday urged Libya's U.N.-backed government to investigate the fate of hundreds of people missing from a key town near the capital, Tripoli. Dozens of mass graves were found there afte…
South Africa buys 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa says it will import 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate the country's health workers. This is South Africa’s first announcement of the purchase of a COVID-19 v…
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South Africa says it will import 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate its health workers.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa says it will import 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate its health workers.
Ethiopian army official confirms Eritrean troops in Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A senior Ethiopian military official has confirmed the presence of security forces from neighboring Eritrea in the deadly conflict in his country’s northern Tigray region, contradicting the Et…
Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing
BAGHDAD (AP) — An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of an Iranian general and a powerful Iraqi militia leader last year, Iraq's judiciary said.
Wolves recalls striker Patrick Cutrone from Fiorentina
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton Wanderers recalled striker Patrick Cutrone from his loan spell at Fiorentina on Thursday as the Premier League club looks for cover for the injured Raul Jimenez.