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Israel mourns as preparations begin for Peres' funeral
September 28, 2016 JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Wednesday mourned the death of Shimon Peres, a former president and prime minister whose life story mirrored that of the Jewish state, as the government began... more »»
The Latest: Pope Francis condemns Syria bombing
September 28, 2016 BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the civil war in Syria (all times local): 11:45 a.m. more »»
The Latest: Hamas says it's happy about Shimon Peres' death
September 28, 2016 JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the death of former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres (all times local): 12:15 a.m. more »»
Medical officials: airstrikes knock out 2 Aleppo hospitals
September 28, 2016 BEIRUT (AP) — Medical officials say airstrikes have severely damaged two hospitals in eastern rebel-held Aleppo, leading to the death of two seriously ill patients. more »»
Afghan official: 13 civilians killed in airstrike on house
September 28, 2016 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least 13 civilians were killed in an airstrike that hit a residential building in a volatile district of eastern Nangarhar province early Wednesday, an Afghan officia... more »»
Indonesia evacuates tourists after Mount Barujari eruption
September 28, 2016 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities are searching for several hundred tourists after Mount Barujari on Lombok island spewed a massive column of ash into the atmosphere and have... more »»
Libyan general in east rejects UN-backed government
September 28, 2016 BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — A powerful Libyan general whose forces recently captured several key oil facilities has rejected a U.N. more »»
Shimon Peres, ex-Israeli president and PM, dies at 93
September 28, 2016 JERUSALEM (AP) — Shimon Peres, a former Israeli president and prime minister, whose life story mirrored that of the Jewish state and who was celebrated around the world as a Nobel prize-winning... more »»
World leaders mourn Peres, praise him as a man of peace
September 28, 2016 WASHINGTON (AP) — Current and former world leaders mourned the passing of Shimon Peres early Wednesday, praising him as a patriot, visionary statesman and man of principle who was deeply committe... more »»
Shimon Peres witnessed Israel's history, and shaped it
September 28, 2016 JERUSALEM (AP) — At every corner of Israel's tumultuous history, Shimon Peres was there. more »»
Massive typhoon hits eastern China, Taiwan, killing 5
September 28, 2016 BEIJING (AP) — A massive typhoon left one person dead in eastern China on Wednesday, a day after killing four and injuring 260 in Taiwan. more »»
Maduro: top US diplomat to visit Venezuela soon
September 28, 2016 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro said a top U.S. State Department official would soon visit Venezuela in a bid to ease tensions between the two nations. more »»
Muslim radical convicted in destruction of mausoleums
September 28, 2016 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international court on Tuesday found a Muslim radical guilty of committing a war crime by overseeing the destruction of historic mausoleums in the Malian desert... more »»
LGBTQ festival canceled in Haiti amid threats, gov't order
September 27, 2016 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Organizers of a cultural festival in Haiti celebrating the Afro-Caribbean LGBTQ community said Tuesday that it has been called off due to numerous threats of violence... more »»
Colombia's road to peace marred by multiple obstacles
September 27, 2016 CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) — The contrast couldn't be more dramatic: As Colombia's president and the head of its largest guerrilla movement were putting their signatures on a historic peace deal, a... more »»
Puerto Rico frees 3 men convicted of murder in 1995
September 27, 2016 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three men who spent more than 20 years in prison for murder were freed Tuesday in a historic ruling after new tests found none of their DNA on evidence in a case that... more »»
Confidential UN report details South Sudan threats, violence
September 27, 2016 KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The U.N. ambulance carried an urgent patient: a local woman in labor. South Sudan government soldiers stopped the ambulance 15 times at checkpoints in the capital, Jub. more »»
Panama asks US to extradite ex-leader Martinelli
September 27, 2016 PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama has formally asked the United States to extradite former President Ricardo Martinelli in connection with a phone-tapping controversy, the country's foreign ministry said... more »»
Defense chief: 9/11 bill could be devastating to US military
September 27, 2016 WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation that would allow the families of Sept. more »»
Toll from Egypt migrant boat sinking rises to more than 200
September 27, 2016 ROSETTA, Egypt (AP) — Rescue workers on Tuesday pulled dozens of bodies from the hold of an Egyptian fishing boat that sank in the Mediterranean Sea carrying hundreds of migrants trying to make i... more »» |
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