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Sex abuse survivors say Vatican summit must deliver 2019-02-17 13:28:42VATICAN CITY (AP) - Roman Catholics who were sexually abused by clergy are insisting that decisive actions to confront the decades-long problem of ped

House rejects bill spurred by secretary of state 2019-02-17 12:42:54CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The New Hampshire House has rejected an attempt to limit fundraising by secretary of state candidates after last year's contenti

Saudi crown prince arrives in Pakistan for regional 2019-02-17 11:09:04ISLAMABAD (AP) - Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman began his four-day regional visit on Sunday, arriving in Pakistan where Sau

Bashar Assad has used chemical weapons 300 times 2019-02-17 10:24:49Syrian dictator Bashar Assad has used chemical weapons in his country's civil war more than 300 times over just the past five years, a shocking new r

Polish PM cancels Israel visit amid new Holocaust 2019-02-17 10:02:16WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki canceled his plans to attend a meeting of central European leaders in Israel starting M

UN envoy arrives in Yemen to discuss truce 2019-02-17 09:53:00SANAA, Yemen (AP) - U.N. envoy Martin Griffiths arrived on Sunday in the capital, Sanaa, to discuss the "complex situation" in and around the key po

Iran unveils Fateh, or 'Conquerer,' its first semi-heavy, 2019-02-17 08:27:27TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state TV is reporting that the country's President Hassan Rouhani has unveiled the first Iranian made semi-heavy submari

The Latest: Qatari minister warns of remaining IS 2019-02-17 07:50:52MUNICH (AP) - The Latest on the Munich Security Conference (all times local): 2:55 p.m. Qatar's foreign minister is cautioning that the Islamic State

Shamima Begum, British teen who joined ISIS, gives 2019-02-17 07:08:37LONDON — The family of a British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State group says she has given birth to a baby boy. The family's law

Mexico to shutter migrant caravan shelter in Piedras 2019-02-17 06:54:36PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico — An improvised shelter where hundreds of Central American migrants have been confined in the border city of Piedras Negr

Mohammad Javad Zarif rips Mike Pence, U.S. over 2019-02-17 06:32:36MUNICH — Iran's foreign minister is blasting the United States' "unhealthy fixation" with his country and condemning the Trump administratio

Pope asks for prayers for sex abuse summit 2019-02-17 06:27:10VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is asking for prayers for this week's sex abuse summit at the Vatican, calling abuse an "urgent challenge of our ti

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India detains 23 men with suspected links to 2019-02-17 12:37:47Indian forces have detained 23 men suspected of links to the Pakistan-based militant group that masterminded the bombing of an Indian security convoy

24 bodies found after Zimbabwe mine disaster; search 2019-02-17 11:16:25Searchers have recovered 24 bodies from a mine in Zimbabwe that was flooded after heavy rains, trapping dozens of subsistence miners underground.

British airline blames Brexit for sudden collapse 2019-02-17 10:01:04Hundreds of passengers throughout Europe have been stranded by the abrupt collapse of the British regional airline Flybmi.

Pope asks for prayers for sex abuse summit 2019-02-17 09:15:50Pope Francis is asking for prayers for this week's sex abuse summit at the Vatican, calling abuse an "urgent challenge of our time."

Trump's pick for ambassador to UN Heather Nauert 2019-02-16 20:04:46Heather Nauert, picked by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations but never officially nominated, has withdrawn fr

5 dead, 5 injured after gunmen storm Cancun 2019-02-16 19:21:07Gunmen burst into a bar in the Mexican resort city of Cancun and opened fire, killing five people and wounding five more, authorities said Saturday.

Aid for Venezuela arrives at border as Maduro 2019-02-16 17:48:42A U.S. military transport plane carrying humanitarian aid meant for Venezuelans landed in the Colombian border city of Cucuta on Saturday, where food

Israeli film Synonyms wins Berlin fest's top Golden 2019-02-16 15:07:04Israeli director Nadav Lapid's Synonyms, a film following a young Israeli man who uproots himself to France and tries to immerse himself in his new c

Pence blasts allies on Iran, Venezuela as Freeland 2019-02-16 14:10:47As U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence launched a renewed rebuke of European powers over their position on Iran and Venezuela on Saturday, leaders from Can

Nigeria's presidential candidates blame each other for surprise 2019-02-16 11:57:10Nigeria's top candidates on Saturday condemned the last-minute decision to delay the presidential election for a week until Feb. 23, blaming each oth

University building in St. Petersburg partially collapses 2019-02-16 10:53:55Part of the roof and several floors of university building in Russia's second-largest city collapsed Saturday, but officials say there were no casual

Pope defrocks former U.S. cardinal over sex abuse 2019-02-16 08:44:07Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confes

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Trump officials promote joint action against Iran and 2019-02-14 18:10:00In a choreographed show of rare unity, officials from the United States, Arab states and Israel joined together at a Middle East peace conference Thur

In the Philippines, where 'rice is life,' a 2019-02-14 13:00:00The Philippines has long touted the idea of self-sufficiency in rice, an essential staple here at the heart of every breakfast, lunch and dinner. But

Germany faces an awkward struggle to build and 2019-02-14 11:50:00German Chancellor Angela Merkel had taken off for an international meeting in Buenos Aires in November when the electronics systems on her Luftwaffe j

After libel arrest, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa urges 2019-02-14 10:40:00The award-winning head of a Philippine online news site that has aggressively covered President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration was freed on ba

U.S. and Chinese officials meet in Beijing for 2019-02-14 09:35:00American and Chinese officials met in Beijing on Thursday for high-level trade talks in an effort to reach a deal to end a bruising trade war, after P

Iran suicide bombing kills 27 Revolutionary Guard members 2019-02-13 22:25:00A suicide bombing killed 27 of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard members and injured 13 others shortly after sunset Wednesday in the coun

U.S. hosts Middle East peace conference in Poland, 2019-02-13 19:20:00The United States on Wednesday opened a highly promoted international conference on peace in the Middle East, but some central players, the Palestinia

Prominent journalist Maria Ressa, a Duterte critic, faces 2019-02-13 18:05:00Maria Ressa, a veteran Philippine journalist and frequent target of the country’s president, was arrested Wednesday and charged with cyber libel

Elliott Abrams, U.S. envoy for Venezuela, faces combative 2019-02-13 17:20:00In his first appearance in Congress as special U.S. envoy for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams on Wednesday defended the Trump administration’s seeming

Spain may be headed to early election after 2019-02-13 12:45:00Catalan separatist and right-wing lawmakers in the Spanish parliament's lower house rejected the ruling socialist government's 2019 budget plan Wedn

In Iraq, Iran-affiliated militias that helped rout Islamic 2019-02-13 06:00:00In 2014, as Islamic State militants were seizing large chunks of Iraqi territory and advancing toward Baghdad, hundreds of thousands of volunteers ros

'El Chapo' is likely going to prison for 2019-02-12 20:10:00Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera was more than just a drug trafficker. He was also a folk hero. His improbable rise from the dusty mountain

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Taliban say unable to attend Pakistan talks; blame 2019-02-17 13:41:31The Taliban has postponed an unscheduled round of peace talks with the United States set for Monday in Pakistan saying "most" members of their negot

Sex abuse survivors say Vatican summit must deliver 2019-02-17 13:28:42Roman Catholics who were sexually abused by clergy are insisting that decisive actions to confront the decades-long problem of pedophile priests and c

Saudi crown prince arrives in Pakistan for regional 2019-02-17 13:26:28Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman began his four-day regional visit on Sunday, arriving in Pakistan where Saudi officials sign

Cancun club shooting leaves 5 dead, 5 wounded, 2019-02-17 13:17:48At least five people were killed and another five were wounded Saturday after four gunmen opened fire inside a club in Cancun, Mexico, authorities sai

Israel to withhold $138 million in Palestinian funds 2019-02-17 12:13:31Israel says it will withhold over $138 million from the Palestinian Authority for payments given to families of Palestinians who carried out attacks a

In Nigeria's tight election, Christian vote is seen 2019-02-17 11:57:48Nigeria's presidential campaign has been largely free of the religious pressures that marked the 2015 vote when Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim northerner

About 40 people remain trapped in Liberian gold 2019-02-17 10:32:47Liberian authorities say rescuers are digging with their bare hands in an effort to free about 40 people who have been trapped for a week in a collaps

Polish PM cancels Israel visit amid new Holocaust 2019-02-17 10:02:16A Polish government official says Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will not attend a meeting in Israel starting Monday amid new tensions between the

UN envoy arrives in Yemen to discuss truce 2019-02-17 09:53:00Yemeni security officials say U.N. envoy Martin Griffiths has arrived in the capital, Sanaa, to discuss the "complex situation" in and around the ke

Italian populists ask if minister deserves immunity 2019-02-17 09:20:15Italy's populist 5-Star Movement, which is part of the country's ruling coalition, is asking its supporters to vote online on whether the leader of

Libyans, to varying degrees, celebrate 2011 uprising 2019-02-17 08:43:12Libyans are celebrating the eighth anniversary of their 2011 uprising that led to the overthrow and killing of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi, with th

Assad: Only Syrian army can protect groups in 2019-02-17 08:40:51Syrian President Bashar Assad says only the Syrian army can protect groups in northern Syria.

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U.S. Senator Rubio warns Venezuela's Maduro not to 2019-02-17 19:15:20U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, visiting the Colombia-Venezuela border on Sunday, warned Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of severe consequences if he ta

Facebook needs independent ethical oversight: UK lawmakers 2019-02-17 19:09:16Facebook and other big tech companies should be subject to a compulsory code of ethics to tackle the spread of fake news, the abuse of users' data an

Exclusive: U.S. blocks North Korean air traffic revival 2019-02-17 19:05:12The United States has blocked efforts by a U.N. agency to improve civil aviation in North Korea at a time when Pyongyang is trying to reopen part of i

Yemen's warring parties agree on initial redeployment: U.N 2019-02-17 17:27:03Yemeni government and Houthi representatives have reached an agreement on the first phase of their redeployment of forces under a U.N.-sponsored deal

Saudi Arabia signs oil agreement to supply Pakistan: 2019-02-17 17:03:08Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement to supply Pakistan with crude oil and petroleum products to secure its fuel needs, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid a

Saudi crown prince begins Asia tour with $20 2019-02-17 17:03:08Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday said Saudi Arabia has signed investment agreements worth $20 billion during his high-profile visit to Pakis

Nigerian candidate says delayed presidential vote could be 2019-02-17 16:54:45While most Nigerians took the delay in a presidential election in their stride on Sunday, after similar postponements in 2011 and 2015, one presidenti

Support for Australian government rallies ahead of May 2019-02-17 16:53:04Support for Australia's conservative government has risen to its highest levels in more than six months, a widely watched poll showed on Monday, boos

Haiti vows to trim expenses and investigate PetroCaribe 2019-02-17 16:36:29The Haitian government vowed to deepen the investigation into alleged corruption in the PetroCaribe oil program and to reduce its expenses, seeking to

Pompeo to visit Kuwait next month, says Kuwait's 2019-02-17 16:31:20U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Kuwait next month to hold the third round of strategic dialogue between the two countries, Kuwait's st

Catholic Church credibility on the line at abuse 2019-02-17 15:54:54The Vatican will gather senior bishops from around the world later this week for a conference on sex abuse designed to guide them on how best to tackl

Bulgaria's largest opposition party votes to quit parliament 2019-02-17 15:46:39Lawmakers from Bulgaria's opposition Socialist Party (BSP) are leaving parliament for an unspecified period, saying fair elections could not be

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu appoints new foreign minister 2019-02-17 15:12:30 Israeli Prime Minisister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Israel Katz as the country's acting foreign minister on Sunday.

Teen who joined IS in Syria gives birth, 2019-02-17 13:41:18 Shamima Begum, a British teenager who left the country to join the Islamic State, gave birth to a boy, her family said through their lawyer Sunday.

British airline Flybmi ceases operations, cancels all flights 2019-02-17 12:49:30 British regional airline Flybmi announced Saturday that it has canceled operations of all its flights and filed for administration.

India's fastest train breaks down during inaugural trip 2019-02-17 10:59:58 India's fastest train broke down during its first trip back to New Delhi, the capital.

Street protests in Haiti strand Canadian missionaries, nurses 2019-02-16 16:28:41 Helicopters were being used to evacuate Canadian missionaries, nurses and visitors from towns in Haiti amid street protests.

United States sends humanitarian aid to Venezuela 2019-02-16 14:38:10 The United States sent humanitarian aid to Colombia Saturday to help tens of thousands of Venezuelans in crisis, federal officials said.

No bodies found in St. Petersburg university building 2019-02-16 14:33:49 A building at a university in St. Petersburg collapsed from the fifth to the second floor Saturday afternoon, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.

Iran warns Pakistan to penalize Jaish ul-Adl over 2019-02-16 12:28:25 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief warned Pakistan to penalize a militant group for a suicide bomb that killed 27 of its members earlier

Latin America's female leaders seek to make up 2019-02-16 11:14:24 Latin America's female leaders are pushing for more women to secure top leadership positions so that gains in the political arena are not lost.

Nigeria postpones presidential election at last minute 2019-02-16 10:28:11 Nigeria postponed presidential elections planned for Saturday by one week, citing a lack of proper materials at all voting locations.

Thousands of British students skip school to protest 2019-02-15 19:41:35 Tens of thousands of British youngsters skipped school Friday to demand government action to stop climate change.

France investigates Archbishop Luigi Ventura over abuse allegations 2019-02-15 14:25:43 Authorities are investigating the Vatican's envoy to France over accusations of sexual misconduct, French and Vatican officials said Friday.

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Iran pressures Europe to stand up to Washington 2019-02-17 13:58:54Europeans need to do more save the Iran nuclear deal after the unilateral withdrawal of the US, Iran's foreign minister said Sunday, slamming Washing

Israel trims $138 million from Palestinian funds over 2019-02-17 13:32:25Israel will cut around 5 percent of the tax handovers to the Palestinian Authority over its financial support for jailed Palestinian militants, the Is

Politicians condemn anti-Semitic abuse and anti-police attacks at 2019-02-17 10:48:22French officials on Sunday strongly condemned anti-Semitic abuse and anti-police attacks by some "yellow vest" demonstrators as up to 2,000 of them

Saudi crown prince starts Asia tour — and 2019-02-17 09:22:54Investment deals were to top the agenda during the Saudi crown prince's latest Asian tour. But with terror attacks and rivalries gripping the region,

Haiti officials to lose perks in PM's response 2019-02-17 08:41:00Government officials in Haiti, one of the world's poorest countries, will lose their perks under emergency economic and anti-corruption measures anno

Trump pushes Europe to take back IS group 2019-02-17 06:16:57U.S.-backed fighters in Syria are set to capture Islamic State’s last enclave, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared

Carnival celebrations in Nice poke fun at world 2019-02-17 05:46:36This year's Carnival festivities in the southern French city of Nice poked fun at world leaders, including US President Donald Trump and his Russian

Venezuela's Guaido calls for nationwide protests to allow 2019-02-16 23:23:51Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday called for nationwide protests next week to support volunteers planning to travel to the border w

Trump’s pick for UN ambassador, Heather Nauert, withdraws 2019-02-16 20:16:48Former Fox News anchor and State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert on Saturday withdrew from consideration to be the US ambassador to the United N

Israeli director Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' wins Berlin Film 2019-02-16 16:34:44Israeli director Nadav Lapid's film "Synonyms", about an Israeli man who tries to suppress his origins after moving to Paris, starting with his own

Several rescued days after Zimbabwe gold mining accident 2019-02-16 16:22:29Zimbabwean rescuers pulled the bodies of at least 22 illegal gold miners out of shafts west of Harare that were flooded earlier in the week, and rescu

Fifteen Egyptian troops killed or wounded in North 2019-02-16 13:48:46Fifteen Egyptian military personnel were killed or wounded in a clash on Saturday in North Sinai in which seven militants were also killed, the Egypti

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'Somebody is going to step up': Kaepernick lawyer 2019-02-17 13:40:00 Colin Kaepernick's NFL exile could soon be coming to an end, according to the player's lawyer, who has linked his client with potential deals with

‘Insane & cheating’: Navratilova reignites criticism over transgender 2019-02-17 13:20:37 Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has again come under fire for comments about transgender women in sport, reiterating her belief that some of the ru

ISIS-supporting group threatens US attacks with chilling photoshop 2019-02-17 13:11:00 An Islamic State-supporting group shared a chilling photoshopped image to social media on Friday which appears to threaten a terrorist attack on a sk

US will sell you out, no one can 2019-02-17 13:05:27 The militia groups relying on US support in Syria will be sold out by Washington, which sees them as a token chip in a political bargain, President B

Israel to withhold $138mn from Palestinian taxes it 2019-02-17 13:04:00 Tel Aviv has decided to deduct some $138 million from the amount of taxes it collected on behalf of Palestine. It comes in retaliation to stipends th

‘Can't wait till this thing is looted’: Twitter 2019-02-17 12:36:00 Amazon has launched on-the-road trials of its new delivery bot, but the autonomous device will need to get streetwise pretty quickly, if the Twitter

French policewoman left sobbing after Yellow Vests smash 2019-02-17 12:36:00 A terrified French policewoman was left in tears after an astonishing and violent attack on a police van by a swarm of Yellow Vest protesters in Lyon

Boateng burgled: Barcelona star 'robbed of up to 2019-02-17 11:52:37 On-loan star Kevin-Prince Boateng endured a nightmare La Liga debut for Barcelona, then reportedly discovered he had lost $450,000 after being burgle

WATCH: Horror moment track worker comes INCHES from 2019-02-17 11:27:00 A track worker was a split second from disaster at the IBSF World Cup event at Lake Placid when the four-man Monaco team came inches from taking him

In the blink of an eye: Astronomers seek 2019-02-17 10:45:31 A rare and fleeting stellar blackout is being hailed by astronomers as the perfect opportunity to ask budding stargazers for help in accurately plott

‘Long live Putin!’ Haiti opposition protesters burn US 2019-02-17 10:20:41 As the poorest Caribbean state descends into chaos caused by the corruption of its elites, protesters on the streets are calling for help from a man

'I put him down 7 times!' Tyson Fury 2019-02-17 10:16:46 Ahead of Anthony Joshua's Madison Square Garden clash with Jarrell Miller, heavyweight rival Tyson Fury has claimed he dominated the American in spa

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Maldives ex-strongman's top aide charged with embezzlement 2019-02-17 12:44:23

Polish PM cancels Israel visit amid new Holocaust 2019-02-17 12:11:28

Israel to withhold $138 million from Palestinians over 2019-02-17 12:06:50

Royal split: Princes William and Harry prepare to 2019-02-17 08:21:13The princes, grandsons of Queen Elizabeth II, are expected to create separate "courts" before the birth of Prince Harry's first child, due in April

Pope asks for prayers for sex abuse summit 2019-02-17 06:41:37He has summoned bishops to Rome to help him chart a way forward after decades of abuse by priests and prelates and the systematic cover-ups of that by

Saudi defends app allowing men to monitor women 2019-02-17 04:46:26Saudi Arabia has defended a mobile app that allows men in the kingdom to track female relatives after rights groups and a US lawmaker criticised tech

9 charred to death as major fire tears 2019-02-17 04:44:54According to the officials, the fire, which destroyed over 200 shanties, started at Bhera Market slum around 3:32 AM (local time). It took nearly five

Saudi crown prince heads for Pakistan amid India 2019-02-17 00:39:11The trip comes days after a suicide bomber killed 40 Indian paramilitary police in the Kashmir region. New Delhi has accused Pakistan of having a hand

Heather Nauert withdraws her nomination for US Envoy 2019-02-16 23:47:11State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said on Saturday she has withdrawn her nomination for the prestigious position of US Ambassador to the Un

Saudi crown prince seeks contracts and allies on 2019-02-16 22:27:54Mohammed bin Salman, widely known as "MBS", is expected to stay in Pakistan until Monday. After Pak, MBS will travel to India, where he will meet PM

EU flags come down in Brexit Britain 2019-02-16 21:03:18Flying Colours, which makes flags for Britain's royal palaces, has seen EU flag orders drop by 90 percent since the country voted to leave the bloc i

Afghan Taliban likely to meet Saudi crown prince 2019-02-16 20:50:07

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Anthony Weiner released after serving prison time for 2019-02-17 14:00:26The New York Democrat, a once-rising star who also ran for mayor, was convicted of having illicit online contact with a 15-year-old North Carolina gir

Flames seen erupting from manholes in New York’s 2019-02-17 13:32:10No injuries were reported from the fires, which forced the evacuation of a nearby theatre complex.

White House nudged Japanese PM Abe to nominate 2019-02-17 13:04:56Trump said on Friday that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave him "the most beautiful copy of a letter that he sent to the people who give out a

Aurora shooter was issued firearm permit after 1995 2019-02-17 12:01:37Gary Martin, who was killed in a shootout with officers Friday, ending his deadly rampage at the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, was issued a firearm owner

White House hints Trump will veto Congressional disapproval 2019-02-17 10:23:06Trump declared the emergency Friday in an effort to go around Congress to fund his border wall.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu gives up foreign minister 2019-02-17 10:07:39In addition to the premiership, Netanyahu still holds the defense portfolio and is also health minister.

Indian forces detain 23 men with suspected links 2019-02-17 09:43:50The 23 men included members and sympathizers of Jaish-e-Mohammad, the militant group which has claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack, the dead

Cornered ISIS militants holding 1,000 civilians in Syrian 2019-02-17 09:41:50Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny area still held by the extremist group in a village in eastern Sy

‘Zombie deer disease’ has spread to 2 provinces 2019-02-17 00:09:53Chronic wasting disease belongs to a family of diseases called prion diseases, which includes the human form of "mad cow disease."

‘We need wall’ proclaims Trump in new ‘Saturday 2019-02-16 23:58:19Saturday Night Live returned with a spoof on U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency in order to receive funding for a bord

Viral video shows mayhem of massive car pileup 2019-02-16 18:19:45The video, shot by truck driver Jamon Weaver, shows car after car colliding into the pileup that included at least 15 cars.

Southern Alberta missionary group rescued by helicopter in 2019-02-16 17:41:18The emergency evacuation of a group of southern Alberta missionaries once stranded in Haiti is underway.