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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 …
Explosion in Pakistani mosque kills 9, including a senior police officer, in the country's restive southwest.
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Explosion in Pakistani mosque kills 9, including a senior police officer, in the country's restive southwest.
Pakistan mosque blast kills senior police officer, 13 others
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in southwest Pakistan during Friday evening prayers, killing a senior police officer and at least 13 civilians, police said.
The Latest: Sweden bars Iran Air from its airspace for now
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
Iraqi PM tells US to start work on a troop withdrawal plan
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's caretaker prime minister asked Washington to start working out a road map for an American troop withdrawal, his office said Friday, signaling his insistence on ending the U.S. military presenc…
MacDill AFB on brief lockdown after report of armed suspect
MIAMI (AP) — MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, was briefly put on lockdown Friday morning after a report of an armed suspect outside the base.
Puerto Ricans settle in quake shelters, refuse to go home
GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico (AP) — A new community has popped up in this earthquake-damaged town in southwest Puerto Rico: it houses 300 people, a dozen police officers and one macaw.
Man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend could get life term
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a man with kidnapping his ex-girlfriend in North Carolina while out on bond on an assault charge.
Defense: No alcohol in fatal crash involving ex-astronaut
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Lawyers for a retired NASA astronaut charged with murder in a fatal car crash that killed two young sisters contend tests reveal there wasn't any alcohol in his system, court documents show.
The Latest: Ukrainian president, Pompeo discuss crash probe
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
Verified videos show plane in Iran struck before fiery crash
LONDON (AP) — In the pitch black, pre-dawn sky on the outskirts of the Iranian capital Tehran, a tiny fast-moving light can be seen racing up through the trees, as someone films from the ground. Then there is a fla…
Puzzlement in Ethiopia as Trump claims hand in Nobel prize
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Video of U.S. President Donald Trump saying he had a hand in the latest Nobel Peace Prize has gone viral in Ethiopia after Trump asserted that he had “made a deal” to save the country.
Iraqi PM tells US to start working on troop withdrawal
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's caretaker prime minister asked the U.S. secretary of state to start working out a road map for an American troop withdrawal from Iraq, his office said Friday, signaling his insistence on endin…
Airstrikes hit rebel-held Syrian town despite new cease-fire
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes bombed a major rebel stronghold in the country's northwest on Friday, less than 24 hours after a cease-fire went into effect there, opposition activists said.
UN: Congo ethnic violence might be crimes against humanity
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Killings, rapes and other violence by an armed ethnic group targeting rivals in Congo’s northeast may amount to crimes against humanity, the United Nations said Friday.
North Dakota man dies after being shot by tactical officers
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man who allegedly told a neighbor he had a bomb and indicated he would harm anyone who tried to enter his condominium died after he was shot by tactical officers in an exchange …