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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 …
Officer hurt in crash with woman accused of drunk driving
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee officer suffered critical injuries from being hit while inside his cruiser by a woman accused of drinking and driving with young children in her car.
US Air Force names 2 airmen found dead at base in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has named two servicemen who died at a base in Germany last week as Airman 1st Class Xavier Leaphart and Airman 1st Class Aziess Whitehurst, both aged 20.
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Video: Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown
Severe weather in Afghanistan, Pakistan leaves 48 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Severe winter weather has struck parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, with heavy snowfall, rains and flash floods that left at least 48 people dead, officials said Monday as authorities stru…
Trial delayed for French priest accused of abusing 75 boys
LYON, France (AP) — A former French priest accused of sexually abusing around 75 Boy Scouts went on trial Monday, but the proceedings were delayed for at least a day because of a strike by lawyers.
Israeli who crossed into Jordan sentenced to 4 months
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian court sentenced an Israeli man on Monday to four months in prison and fined him $1,450 for illegally crossing into the country and possessing drugs, the state-run Petra news agency …
India's ruling party lawmaker threatens to shoot protesters
NEW DELHI (AP) — The head of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of West Bengal has threatened to shoot and jail people who protest a new citizenship law that…
Lava gushes from volcano near Manila; tens of thousands flee
TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Red-hot lava spewed from a volcano near the Philippine capital of Manila on Monday as tens of thousands of people fled through heavy ash and frightening tremors, and authorities made pl…
Indonesia sentences American man to 9 1/3 years for drugs
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court sentenced an American man to 9 1/3 years in prison on Monday after finding him guilty of selling cocaine and marijuana on the resort island of Bali.
Israeli who crossed into Jordan sentences to 4 months
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian court sentenced an Israeli man on Monday to four months in prison and fined him $1,450 for illegally crossing into the country and possessing drugs, the state-run Petra news agency …
Leader of Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia resigns
MOSCOW (AP) — Legislators in Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia on Monday accepted the resignation of the region's leader, who stepped down under pressure from the opposition.
Global stocks rise ahead of signing of US-China trade pact
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets rose Monday ahead of the signing of an interim U.S.-Chinese trade pact as investors shrugged off weaker-than-expected American jobs data.
China says Human Rights Watch barred over protest support
BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday it barred the head of the internationally renowned organization Human Rights Watch from entering Hong Kong due to the group's support for the territory's ongoing protest movement.
While shuttered at home, China exploits social media abroad
BEIJING (AP) — China says its diplomats and government officials will fully exploit foreign social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter that are blocked off to its own citizens.
Thailand eases royal motorcade rules to unblock traffic
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's king has directed police to reduce the closure of roads during royal motorcades.