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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 …
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Saturday, February 8, 2020
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French airstrikes, commandos kill 30 extremists in Sahel
PARIS (AP) — The French military says operations by French and Malian forces have killed 30 more extremists in Africa's Sahel region in recent days, amid stepped-up efforts to combat jihadist groups in the area.
Germany's Merkel fires official following far-right fiasco
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday fired a government official whose congratulating of a state governor elected with a far-right party's help angered Merkel's coalition partners.
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Front-runners Buttigieg and Sanders beat back debate attacks
The Latest: France confirms 5 new cases of virus
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U.S. investigators inspect site of fatal Turkish plane crash
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S. aviation investigators have arrived at the site of a fatal plane crash in Istanbul, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reported Saturday.
Irish voters frustrated by economy choose next leader
DUBLIN (AP) — Irish voters are choosing their next prime minister in an election where frustration with economic austerity and a housing crisis have fueled the rise of Sinn Fein — still shunned by the political est…
The Latest: American dies of virus in China
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8 killed, 40 hurt in Kazakh town unrest
MOSCOW (AP) — Eight people were killed and 40 injured in an outburst of violence in a town in Kazakhstan where about 30 homes were also set on fire, the country's interior minister said Saturday.
Swiss to decide fate of recent 'anti-homophobia' legislation
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to support a measure passed in parliament to make it illegal to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation.
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