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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 …
US, South Korea militaries face new enemy in viral outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and South Korean militaries, used to being on guard for threats from North Korea, face a new and formidable enemy that could hurt battle readiness: a virus spreading around the wo…
3 Irish soldiers injured in Mali roadside bomb attack
BERLIN (AP) — Three Irish soldiers were injured in a roadside bomb attack on a multinational convoy of United Nations peacekeepers in Mali, the German military said Wednesday.
Israeli foreign minister slams Sanders 'horrifying comment'
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's foreign minister denounced Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders on Wednesday for what he called his “horrifying comment" about Jerusalem, saying that those who support Israel would not b…
State TV says 19 killed by new virus in Iran amid 139 confirmed cases; official urges limiting nonessential travel
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State TV says 19 killed by new virus in Iran amid 139 confirmed cases; official urges limiting nonessential travel.
Iran raises its death toll to 19 amid 139 coronavirus cases
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president said Tehran has no immediate plans to quarantine cities over the new coronavirus rapidly spreading across the country, even as the Islamic Republic suffers the hi…
Malaysia's Mohamad says will return as PM if he has support
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that he will return as Malaysia's prime minister if he has majority support from Parliament, as the king completed two days of consultations withlawmake…
Egypt to hold full-honors military funeral for Mubarak
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt was preparing to hold a full-honors military funeral Wednesday for the country's former autocratic President Hosni Mubarak, who for decades was the face of stability in the Middle East but who wa…
Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad says he will return as prime minister if he has majority support from lawmakers
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad says he will return as prime minister if he has majority support from lawmakers.
Los Angeles firefighters respond to massive refinery fire
Carson, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County firefighters responded to a large refinery fire that temporarily closed all lanes of the 405 Freeway Tuesday night in the city of Carson.
Ethiopia skips latest US talks with Egypt over dam dispute
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia will skip the latest round of U.S.-brokered talks this week on a
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German authorities say man with virus in critical condition
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in western Germany said Wednesday that a man who contracted COVID-19 is in critical condition and has been taken to a specialist hospital in Duesseldorf, as the country's main airline anno…
South Korea reports 115 more cases of the new virus, raising its total to 1,261
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reports 115 more cases of the new virus, raising its total to 1,261.
Tokyo organizers, IOC going ahead as planned with Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — A spokesman for the Japanese government on Wednesday said the International Olympic Committee and local organizers are going ahead as planned with the Tokyo Olympics despite the threat of the spreading…
Australian and Israeli leaders discuss extradition wrangle
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister and Israel’s president on Wednesday discussed an extradition request for a former school principal whose alleged abuse of dozens of Australian schoolgirls has c…