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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
Iran state TV says new coronavirus has killed another 43 people, pushing death toll to 237 amid 7,161 confirmed cases.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran state TV says new coronavirus has killed another 43 people, pushing death toll to 237 amid 7,161 confirmed cases.
Sudan's PM says he survived assassination attempt in capital
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's prime minister said he survived an assassination attempt Monday after an explosion went off near his convoy in the capital of Khartoum.
Dueling Afghan leaders both declare themselves president
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's rival leaders were each sworn in as president in separate ceremonies on Monday, throwing plans for negotiations with the Taliban into chaos and creating a dilemma for the Uni…
Afghanistan's rival leaders are both sworn in as president in competing ceremonies, throwing peace talks into chaos.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's rival leaders are both sworn in as president in competing ceremonies, throwing peace talks into chaos.
UK police shoot knife-wielding man dead in London
LONDON (AP) — British police say they have shot dead a man who was brandishing two knives near Trafalgar Square in central London.
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Stocks, oil prices plunge as virus closes sites around world
Alabama tornado victim's family helps Tennesseans recover
BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — The grandparents of the youngest victim of a deadly tornado in Alabama traveled to Tennessee to help those affected by severe storms that hit exactly one year after their family tragedy.
Turkey, EU to hold talks amid standoff over migrants
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Brussels on Monday for talks with European Union officials amid a standoff between Ankara and Brussels over sharing of responsibility for refu…
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University of Michigan replaces law firm in abuse inquiry
ANN ARBOR, Mich, (AP) — The University of Michigan said it is replacing the law firm pegged to lead the investigation into allegations a deceased team doctor molested hundreds of people after learning that some of …
Pakistan army colonel, 2 militants killed in shootout in NW
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani army colonel and two militants were killed Monday in a shootout during a pre-dawn raid in the country's northwest, military and intelligence officials said.
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Sudan's PM survives assassination attempt in capital
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's prime minister survived an assassination attempt Monday after an explosion went off near his convoy in the capital of Khartoum, Sudan’s state media said.
Stocks, oil prices plunge as virus closes sites around world
BANGKOK (AP) — The world’s largest economies delivered more worrisome cues Monday as anxiety over the virus outbreak sent stock and oil prices plunging and closed sites from the Sistine Chapel to Saudi Arabian scho…
Sudan's state media says the prime minister has survived an assassination attempt after a blast in the capital Khartoum.
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's state media says the prime minister has survived an assassination attempt after a blast in the capital Khartoum.