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The long road to US charges against Islamic State 'Beatles'

WASHINGTON (AP) — As two Islamic State militants faced a judge in Virginia, Diane Foley listened from home through a muffled phone connection. She strained to make out the voices of the men prosecutors say kidnappe…

A long road to US charges against Islamic State 'Beatles'

WASHINGTON (AP) — As two Islamic State militants faced a judge in Virginia last month, Diane Foley listened from home through a muffled phone connection and strained to make out the voices of the men prosecutors sa…

UN hosts latest round of talks on Syria's constitution

GENEVA (AP) — Delegations from Syria’s government, opposition and civil society are meeting in Geneva for the latest round of talks toward revising the war-battered country’s constitution.

Murder trial with racist overtones opens in Denmark

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The trial opened Monday of two brothers suspected in the killing of a biracial man on a Danish island in June.

China sanctions leaders of US groups over Hong Kong actions

BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday said it is sanctioning leaders of U.S. government-affiliated bodies that promote democracy around the world in response to what it calls practices that “blatantly meddle in Hong Kong …

Iran says Israel remotely killed military nuclear scientist

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top Iranian security official on Monday accused Israel of using “electronic devices” to remotely kill a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic's military nuclear program in the 2000s.

A top Iranian security official says Israel used 'electronic devices' to remotely kill military nuclear scientist

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top Iranian security official says Israel used 'electronic devices' to remotely kill military nuclear scientist.

'Stop the madness,' Tigray leader urges Ethiopia's PM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s defiant Tigray region on Monday called on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to “stop the madness” and withdraw troops from the region as he asserted that fighting con…

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Thai protest leaders hear police charges of defaming king

BANGKOK (AP) — Five leaders of Thailand’s pro-democracy movement reported to police Monday to acknowledge charges that they defamed the king, the most serious of many offenses of which they stand accused.

Australian leader calls China's graphic tweet 'repugnant'

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s prime minister said Monday that a Chinese official’s tweet showing a fake image of an Australian soldier appearing to slit a child’s throat was “truly repugnant” and merit…

UK doctor can't exclude sex assault of dead teen in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A British pathologist said Monday there was no positive evidence that a French-Irish teenager found dead last year near a Malaysian jungle resort was sexually assaulted, but he couldn'…