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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 …
Drone flies over pedophile cardinal's Australian prison
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Disgraced Cardinal George Pell has been transferred from a Melbourne prison after a drone illegally flew overhead in a suspected attempt to photograph the famous inmate, a newspaper repo…
Hifter's forces say they'll abide by Libya ceasefire deal
Benghazi, LIBYA (AP) — Libya’s east-based forces have announced that they will abide by a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey that is to start Sunday.
Thousands run against 'dictatorship' in Thai capital
BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of anti-government protesters took part in the “Run Against Dictatorship” in the Thai capital Sunday in the biggest political demonstration in years.
Australian village ready for 'The Beast' to burn on through
BURRAGATE, Australia (AP) — As the sky darkened and the smoke billowed through the village, it seemed to those hunkering at the fire station that "The Beast” would finally roar through. But the wildfire only crept …
AP Exclusive: Dozens allege abuse at youth detention center
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — More than two dozen men and women say they were physically, sexually and emotionally abused as children at New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center over the course of three decades, …
Ghosn's Japan lawyer: Questioning averaged 7 hours a day
TOKYO (AP) — A lawyer for former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who fled to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan, said his client was questioned an average of seven hours a day without a lawyer present.
Taiwan leader meets top US official after her election win
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Fresh from a landslide reelection victory, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met Sunday with the de facto U.S. ambassador to Taipei, as China warned that countries should stick with recognizing co…
Lawsuit alleges decades of abuse at youth detention center
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — More than two dozen men and women say they were physically, sexually and emotionally abused as children at New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center over the course of three decades, …
Scorsese and 'The Irishman' honored by AARP
NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden Globes may not have shown much love to filmmaker Martin Scorsese and his epic “The Irishman,” but the AARP has.
China says world should stick to 'One China' after Tsai win
BEIJING (AP) — China said Sunday that the world should abide by the idea that there is only one China, ruled by the Communist Party, after Taiwan reelected its democratic leader.
AP Analysis: Taiwan vote signals growing divide with China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The landslide reelection of Taiwan’s leader underscores the population’s embrace of an identity distinct from China — a shift that the communist leaders of China refuse to accept.
Police shooting in South Beach; Miami Beach officer stabbed
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A shooting in Miami Beach’s tourist-filled South Beach neighborhood left a police officer injured with a stab wound and one other person hospitalized Saturday night.
Miami Beach officer injured in South Beach shooting
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A shooting in Miami Beach’s tourist-filled South Beach neighborhood left a police officer and one other person hospitalized Saturday night.
Firefighter dies as Australia works on long-term battle plan
BURRAGATE, Australia (AP) — A firefighter was killed by a falling tree while b attling the Australian wildfire crisis overnight and the prime minister on Sunday said his government was adapting and building resilie…
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Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake