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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 …
Dispute leaves Taiwanese stuck in locked-down Chinese cities
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Beauty salon operator Shelly Chen flew from Taiwan to her hometown in China last month to see her aging parents for the Lunar New Year holiday. Two days later, their city in the heart of a new…
Syrian father teaches daughter to laugh when the bombs fall
BEIRUT (AP) — Abdullah Mohammed would do anything for his daughter, even forcing himself to laugh with her at the sound of bombs to help her overcome her fear.
World's oldest man, who said secret was smiling, dies at 112
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese man who received his certificate as the world's oldest man with a raised fist and big smiles earlier this month has died at 112.
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Thousands caught in floods in Indonesia's sinking capital
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Floods that have crippled much of Indonesia's capital worsened Tuesday, inundating thousands of homes and buildings, including the presidential palace, and paralyzing transport networks, o…
Abe: Extra hospital capacity among steps key to fight virus
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that new measures like companies letting their employees work from home and hospitals expanding their capacity to treat many patients will determine if Ja…
UN envoy urges Somalia's leaders to work together
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Somalia urged the country’s leaders on Monday to take “bold steps” to ensure that 2020 sets the fragile Horn of Africa country on a trajectory to peace and stability, not mo…
Dubai International Airport, world's busiest for international travel, says UAE limits Iran flights over virus outbreak
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, world's busiest for international travel, says UAE limits Iran flights over virus outbreak.
As concern grows, China, South Korea report more virus cases
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China and South Korea on Tuesday reported more cases of a new viral illness that has been concentrated in North Asia but is causing global worry as clusters grow in the Middle East and Eur…
Greece: Clashes on islands over new migrant camps
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Riot police and residents clashed for several hours on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios Tuesday, as protesters tried to prevent authorities from bringing excavating machines from the main…
Rural Georgia hospital is reborn but without its costly ER
ADEL, Ga. (AP) — For years, the hospital in this small, south Georgia city was in grave financial trouble.
7 killed in New Delhi protests ahead of Trump's visit
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least seven people, including a police officer, were killed and dozens were injured in clashes between hundreds of supporters and opponents of a new citizenship law in India that provides fast-t…
The Latest: Trump jokes that crowds in India really for Modi
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to India (all times local):
Steve Ross, founder of New England Holocaust Memorial, dies
Steve Ross, a Holocaust survivor who founded the New England Holocaust Memorial and spent decades searching for a soldier who helped him at a concentration camp in 1945, died Monday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said i…
Appeals court blocks release of ''Bolder Than Most' rapist
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California appeals court on Monday blocked the release of a man dubbed the “Bolder Than Most" rapist who was charged with a string of bizarre and brutal attacks in the San Diego area in the 1980s.