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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 …
Virus fears rise after Cambodia's acceptance of cruise ship
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The feel-good story of how Cambodia allowed a cruise ship to dock after it was turned away elsewhere in Asia for fear of spreading a new disease took an unfortunate turn after a passenge…
Equatorial Guinea: France illegally seized 'embassy'
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for Equatorial Guinea told United Nations judges Monday that French authorities illegally seized a mansion in Paris that the African nation insists operated as its embassy. The…
First Russian citizen is diagnosed with COVID-19
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian woman aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has become the first Russian citizen to be diagnosed with COVID-19, Russia said Monday.
Amid protests, Greece suspends migrants detention plan
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's government says it is suspending an emergency plan to build migrant detention camps on Greek islands near the Turkish coast to allow for negotiations with local authorities who strong…
Europe busiest airport hit by a second day of disruptions
LONDON (AP) — Europe’s busiest airport suffered the knock-on effects Monday of technical issues that disrupted travel over the weekend.
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Rain postpones Daytona 500, dampening event, Trump's visit
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Daytona 500 has been postponed by rain for the first time since 2012, dampening NASCAR's season opener that started with a ballyhooed visit from President Donald Trump.
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China may postpone annual congress because of virus
Popular Rwandan gospel musician found dead in police cell
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A popular Rwandan gospel musician who in 2015 was found guilty of conspiracy to murder or harm President Paul Kagame was found dead in a police cell Monday in the capital, Kigali, authorities …
2 killed, dozens injured in highway pileup in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two people were killed and 38 were injured Monday in a highway pileup in snowy weather in southwestern South Korea, officials said.
Body of Pakistani reporter found hours after he went missing
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The body of a slain Pakistani journalist was found dumped in a canal just hours after he went missing while on his way to work, police said Monday. His family said he was brutally killed bu…
Second of two flights carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in Texas
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Second of two flights carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in Texas.
Nepal's former parliament speaker acquitted of rape charges
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A court in Nepal acquitted on Monday the former speaker of parliament on charges he raped a government worker at her home while he was intoxicated last year.
Gunmen kill 24 in attack near church in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Gunmen killed 24 civilians, including a church pastor, and kidnapped three others on Sunday in Burkina Faso, an official said. It was the latest attack against a religious leader in…
India's top court grants equal rights to women in army
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Monday ordered the federal government to grant permanent commission and command positions to female officers in the army on par with men, asserting that the government's argume…