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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 …
Stocks open lower on Apple warning, virus outbreak fears
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street after Apple said it would fail to meet its revenue forecast for the current quarter due to the impact of the virus outbreak in China. Markets fell in Europe a…
Israeli court: Netanyahu corruption trial to begin in March
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will begin on March 17, an Israeli court said Tuesday, just two weeks after national elections are held.
One dead in another mall shooting in Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Gun violence struck in a Thai shopping mall for the third time in six weeks on Tuesday when a man fatally shot a woman working at a beauty clinic in a Bangkok mall and wounded another.
Boy Scouts' future uncertain after bankruptcy filing
Barraged with sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the 110-year-old organizati…
Israeli court says Prime Minister Netanyahu corruption trial to begin March 17, two weeks after national elections
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli court says Prime Minister Netanyahu corruption trial to begin March 17, two weeks after national elections.
Death toll from toxic gas leak rises to 14 in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A gas leak in the southern port city of Karachi has killed 14 people and sickened hundreds more, Pakistani health officials said Tuesday.
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Election commission: Afghan president Ghani wins 2nd term
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Ashraf Ghani won a second term as president of Afghanistan, the country's independent election commission announced Tuesday, more than four months after polls closed.
Afghanistan election commission says Ashraf Ghani has won a second term as president with 50.64% of the vote
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan election commission says Ashraf Ghani has won a second term as president with 50.64% of the vote.
Watchman sentenced to 16 years in killing of Florida tourist
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A hotel watchman has been convicted of killing a Florida tourist staying at an Airbnb lodging in Costa Rica and was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Police: Uber driver who drove wrong way shoots at passengers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Uber driver accused of firing shots at passengers who told him he was driving the wrong direction has been arrested in Louisiana.
Croatia's new, leftist president inaugurated
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s new, leftist president on Tuesday formally took office at an inauguration ceremony, urging more tolerance and equality for all in the country, which is the European Union's newest m…
AP Interview: UN chief says new virus poses 'enormous' risks
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The U.N. secretary-general said Tuesday the virus outbreak that began in China poses “a very dangerous situation” for the world, but “is not out of control.”
More drenching rains take aim at flood-ravaged South
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Forecasters are expecting heavy rains again in parts of the flood-ravaged South, prolonging the misery in neighborhoods surrounded by water.
India builds wall along slum ahead of Trump visit
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — A half-kilometer (1,640-foot) brick wall has been hastily erected in India's Gujarat state ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, with critics saying it was built to block the view…