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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 …
Police in Burundi say 22 'evil-doers' killed near capital
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Burundi say they have killed 22 “evil-doers” near the country’s economic capital, Bujumbura.
Syrian troops capture more areas in last rebel stronghold
BEIRUT (AP) — Shelling and airstrikes by Syrian government forces killed at least three people on Wednesday in northwestern Syria, where dozens of villages, including major rebel strongholds in the last opposition-…
Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 80,000 people and killed more than 2,700 globally. China has reported 2,715 deaths among 78,064 cases on the mainland. More than 2,900 cases have been con…
Strike on 2 Greek islands to protest migrant plans
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Local authorities declared a 24-hour strike on two eastern Greek islands Wednesday to protest government plans to build new migrant detention camps there.
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Barr, DeVos, Sekulow speak at religious broadcasters forum
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Attorney General William Barr will be a featured speaker Wednesday at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Tennessee. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Jay Sekulow, …
Bus carrying wedding party crashes into India river; 24 dead
NEW DELHI (AP) — A bus carrying members of a wedding party plunged into a river in western India on Wednesday, killing at least 24 people, police said.
Ex-Trump Mideast envoy joins Israeli venture capital firm
JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading Israeli venture capital firm said Wednesday it has hired the Trump administration's former Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt as a business developer for the region.
Mom of missing toddler accused of filing false police report
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The teen mother of a 15-month-old Tennessee girl who is the subject of an Amber Alert is now accused of filing a false police report.
Malaysia's Mahathir wants nonpartisan gov't if picked as PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that he will form a new nonpartisan government if he is elected to return as Malaysia's prime minister, as the king completed two days of consultations …
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Irish authorities want to postpone 6 Nations match vs. Italy
LONDON (AP) — Irish authorities recommended postponing next month's Six Nations rugby match against Italy on Wednesday because of concerns about the spread of the virus that began in China.
Globe braces for long battle against virus as cases spread
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Crews scrubbed everything from money to buses, military bases were on high alert and quarantines were enforced Wednesday from a beachfront resort in the Atlantic to an uninhabited island i…
Caution, cancelations mark Ash Wednesday in time of virus
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican was going ahead with plans for Pope Francis to celebrate the Ash Wednesday ritual kicking off the Catholic Church's Lenten season, but elsewhere in Italy Masses were canceled over fe…
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Sanders takes hits while gaining spotlight as front-runner