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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 …
UN: Libya's warring sides agree to cement cease-fire deal
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. mission in Libya said Monday that the country’s warring sides had agreed to turn a shaky cease-fire into a formal deal, stirring modest hopes after weeks of sporadic violence that derailed ne…
Arrest made in shooting at Chicago barbershop that injured 5
CHICAGO (AP) — A man accused of shooting five people, including three children, at a Chicago barbershop in January has been charged with attempted murder, authorities said.
Malaysian king accepts Mahathir's resignation amid upheaval
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's king on Monday accepted Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's shocking resignation but reappointed him as interim leader following the collapse of the ruling alliance in a major…
Closing arguments expected in Iowa cold case murder trial
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Closingarguments are expected Monday in the Iowa cold case trial of a man accused of killing a high school student more than 40 years ago.
Suspect linked to racist graffiti found at Maryland college
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Authoritieshave identified a suspect in connection to racist graffiti that was found scrawled in academic buildings at a Maryland university last week.
US: Free speech no excuse for crimes of WikiLeaks' Assange
LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not a free-speech champion but an ordinary criminal whose publication of secret documents put many people at risk of torture and death, a lawyer for the U.S. govern…
Event marks 60th anniversary of sit-in against segregation
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The historically black university where students launched Alabama's first sit-in against racial segregation is marking the 60th anniversary of the protest with three days of events.
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Greek island protesters vow to stop new migrant camps
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Protest groups on three eastern Greek islands on Monday begun setting up blockades aimed at stopping the government from building new migrant detention centers.
Iran rejects reported Qom death toll of 50 from new virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 50 people have died in the Iranian city of Qom from the new coronavirus this month, a lawmaker was quoted as saying on Monday, even as the Health Ministry insisted on…
UN: Libya's warring sides agree to lasting cease-fire deal
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. mission in Libya said Monday that the country’s warring sides had agreed to turn a shaky cease-fire into a lasting deal, stirring modest hopes after weeks of sporadic violence that derailed n…
US sets out case for extradition of WikiLeaks' Assange
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. government began outlining its extradition case against Julian Assange in a London court on Monday, arguing that the WikiLeaks founder is not a free-speech champion but an “ordinary” criminal…
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Lesotho court to decide whether PM can face murder charge
MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Lesotho’s prime minister appeared in court Monday but the murder case against him failed to proceed as the magistrate referred the matter to the Constitutional Court to decide whether a sitti…