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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 …
Authorities: 7 killed in house fire in central Mississippi
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — A mother and her six children were killed in a house fire early Saturday in central Mississippi, authorities said.
India asks Sri Lanka to resume Tamil reconciliation process
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked his counterpart from neighboring Sri Lanka on Saturday to resume a post-civil war reconciliation process with minority ethnic Tamils that appears to have s…
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Thai soldier kills more than 10 people, holes up in mall
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in northeastern Thailand said a soldier shot multiple people on Saturday, killing more than 10, and was holed up at a popular shopping mall.
China virus cases increase as more preventive measures taken
BEIJING (AP) — The rate of increase in new cases of the virus in China rose again after a brief respite, as the death toll rose to 722 on the mainland and countries around the world enforced stricter measures to co…
Syrian troops gain territory in push to control key highway
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces captured new areas from insurgents in their efforts to control a key highway in the northwest Saturday, as Turkey sent more reinforcements into the war-torn country, …
Poles rally in support of government's overhaul of judiciary
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of Poles rallied Saturday in Warsaw to show their support for the country's right-wing government as it brings to completion an almost total overhaul of the justice system to put it …
The Latest: Hong Kong begins quarantining mainland arrivals
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
Thai soldier fatally shoots more than 10 people
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in northeastern Thailand said a soldier shot multiple people on Saturday, killing more than 10, and was holed up at a popular shopping mall.
Syrian troops gain more ground from rebels in northwest
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces captured new areas from insurgents in their offensive in the northwest Saturday, as Turkey sent more reinforcements into the war-torn country, state media and opposit…
Police say Thai soldier on rampage has shot multiple people
BANGKOK (AP) — A soldier in northern Thailand shot multiple people on Saturday, killing at least 10, and was holed up at a popular shopping mall, police said.
Police and local media say multiple people have been shot in shooting in northeastern Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Police and local media say multiple people have been shot in shooting in northeastern Thailand.
French skating chief resigns amid sexual abuse scandal
PARIS (AP) — The long-serving head of France's skating federation resigned Saturday amid suspicions that he covered up for a coach accused of rape and sexual abuse by former figure skaters.
China virus cases increase as more prevention measures taken
BEIJING (AP) — The rate of increase in new cases of the virus in China rose again after a brief respite, as the death toll rose to 772 on the mainland and countries around the world enforced stricter measures to co…
5 Britons with virus hospitalized in France after Alps stay
France is closing two schools and trying to reassure vacationers in the Alps after five British citizens, including a 9-year-old child, contracted the new virus from China at a French ski resort.