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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 …
Oman names culture minister as successor to Sultan Qaboos
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman announced Saturday culture minister Haitham bin Tariq Al Said as the new ruler of the Gulf Arab country, ending speculation over the mystery of who would succeed longtime rul…
Oman state TV says Haitham bin Tariq Al Said is Oman's new sultan after the death of longtime ruler Qaboos bin Said
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman state TV says Haitham bin Tariq Al Said is Oman's new sultan after the death of longtime ruler Qaboos bin Said.
7 countries lose vote in UN General Assembly over arrears
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says seven countries are so far behind in paying their dues that they are losing their voting privileges in the 193-member General Assembly, including Venezuela and Lebanon.
China reports first death from new type of coronavirus; dozens still hospitalized, 7 in critical condition
BEIJING (AP) — China reports first death from new type of coronavirus; dozens still hospitalized, 7 in critical condition.
Russia scores victory for ally Syria in UN vote cutting aid
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia scored a victory for its close ally Syria on Friday, using its veto threat to force the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution significantly reducing the delivery of cross-border h…
Tornadoes hit Missouri, Oklahoma, as severe storms move east
DALLAS (AP) — Tornadoes destroyed homes in Arkansas and Missouri and also caused damage in Oklahoma as severe storms threatened much of the South over the weekend, officials said.
Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In the face of mounting evidence, Iran on Saturday acknowledged that it shot down the Ukrainian jetliner by accident, killing all 176 people aboard. The admission by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard u…
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Bus catches fire in road accident in India; at least 20 dead
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 20 people were killed when a double-decker bus caught fire after ramming into a truck on a highway in northern India, police said.
As Iran and US take a step back, Canada and Ukraine grieve
TORONTO (AP) — The worst had passed, it seemed, and the United States and Iran no longer appeared poised at the edge of war.
Taiwan votes with future of its democracy on the line
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The future of Taiwan’s democracy was on the line Saturday as the self-ruled island voted on whether to give independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen a second term.
Ex-UNC women's basketball coach charged in pedestrian death
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The former women's basketball coach at the University of North Carolina has been charged in connection with an accident that killed an elderly pedestrian, police said Friday.
Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who modernized Oman, dies at 79
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Mideast's longest-ruling monarch who seized power in a 1970 palace coup and pulled his Arabian sultanate into modernity while carefully balancin…
Oman state TV says authorities open letter by deceased Sultan Qaboos bin Said naming his successor, without elaborating
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman state TV says authorities open letter by deceased Sultan Qaboos bin Said naming his successor, without elaborating.
State media say Oman's ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, has died
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — State media say Oman's ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, has died.