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  • Lebanese wary as Israel destroys Hezbollah border tunnels

    There is anxiety in Lebanon that any misstep could lead to a conflagration.

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  • Malta institutions under scrutiny after journalist's murder

    Council of Europe legal experts say the Mediterranean island nation of Malta needs better checks and balances, with the prime minister's powers...

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  • Thai Islamic leaders tighten rules on child marriage

    Islam's guiding council in Thailand has introduced new regulations requiring that marriages with children under age 17 be approved by a religious...

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  • Philippines: 66 alleged militants convicted in kidnappings

    A Philippine court has found 66 alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf guilty of kidnapping dozens of students, teachers and a Catholic priest in the south...

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  • Serbia talks up armed intervention as Kosovo OKs new army

    Kosovo's parliament has overwhelmingly approved the formation of an army, a move that has angered Serbia which says it would threaten peace in the...

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  • Lawmaker: Rajapaksa to resign as Sri Lanka's prime minister

    A Sri Lankan lawmaker says disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign Saturday to end the country's political crisis

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  • Friday Rewind: Violence erupts in France

    French President Emmanuel Macron promises protesters wage increases, bonuses and tax relief in the wake of national protests.

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  • Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine

    The Russian Orthodox Church has called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and other spiritual leaders to protect...

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  • AP Explains: Sri Lanka crisis persists despite court ruling

    AP Explains: Sri Lankan crisis continues despite Supreme Court ruling against president

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  • The Latest: Serbia seeks urgent UN session over Kosovo army

    Serbia's foreign minister says the country will seek an urgent session of the U.N. Security Council over Kosovo's decision to form an army

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  • Serbia says it will seek urgent session of UN Security Council over Kosovo's decision to form an army

    Serbia says it will seek urgent session of UN Security Council over Kosovo's decision to form an army

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  • Prosecutor: 7 held in Strasbourg shooting investigation

    Investigators looking into the Strasbourg attack are trying to establish whether the main suspect was helped by accomplices while on the run, Paris...

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  • Official: Offensive against Taliban kills at least 20

    An Afghan official says an assault on Taliban positions in northeastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, which included U.S .air strikes, killed at least...

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  • Dutch suspect to be arraigned in slaying of US student

    A suspect in the slaying of a 21-year-old American psychology student and musician living in this Dutch port city has appeared before a judge and has...

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  • Germany: Cologne hostage-taking wasn't terror incident

    German federal prosecutors have handed off the investigation of an October hostage-taking in Cologne after failing to find evidence of an Islamic...

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  • EU leaders call for steps to tackle election disinformation

    With European Union elections fast closing in, EU leaders are calling for measures to tackle the deliberate spread of disinformation

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  • The Latest: Macron to visit Strasbourg after suspect's death

    French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Strasbourg on Friday evening, one day after the suspect in Tuesday's attack near the city's famous...

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  • China urges Japan to ensure rights of 2 in shrine protest

    China's foreign ministry says it has urged Japan to ensure the legal rights of two Hong Kong residents who staged a protest this week at a shrine to...

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  • China suspends tariff hikes on $126B of US cars, auto parts

    China suspends tariff hikes on $126 billion of U.S. cars, trucks and auto parts following trade cease-fire with Washington

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  • UN inquiry urged into Central African Republic massacre

    UN inquiry urged into Central African Republic massacre; report says peacekeepers didn't act

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  • Romania rejects request by Turkey to extradite journalist

    A Romanian court has rejected a request by Turkey to extradite a Turkish journalist it accuses of terrorism, after prosecutors said the case was...

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  • Bangladesh opposition leader's motorcade allegedly attacked

    Ruling party activists have allegedly attacked an opposition leader's motorcade ahead of Dec. 30 national elections

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  • Volkswagen on track to break last year's sales record

    Automaker Volkswagen says it is on track for a new annual sales record despite troubles getting vehicles certified for new European emissions tests

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  • 13 young miners feared dead in India's remote northeast

    Police say 13 young miners are missing and feared dead following the collapse of a shaft and flooding of a coal mine they were illegally digging in...

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  • Syrian Kurdish-led fighters take Hajin, last town held by IS

    Syrian activists: US-backed, Kurdish-led fighters take major town in last area held by Islamic State group

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  • 3 women stabbed in German city, unclear if attacks linked

    Police are investigating whether the incidents are connected.

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  • Moscow says it will help Russian despite her guilty plea

    Maria Butina on Thursday pleaded guilty to a U.S. conspiracy charge.

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  • Russia: Constitutional committee for Syria 'almost ready'

    Russia's top diplomat says committee meant to draft new constitution for Syria almost agreed on

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  • Kosovo parliament approves formation of army amid fierce opposition from Serbia

    Kosovo parliament approves formation of army amid fierce opposition from Serbia

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  • Hungary looks at Cyprus gas to diversity energy supply

    Hungary's foreign minister says his country seeks to diversify its natural gas supply beyond Russia in order to bolster its energy security and...

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  • Israeli troops arrest dozens in West Bank raid

    Hamas official in West Bank: Israeli forces arrest dozens of Hamas activists, including lawmakers, in overnight raids

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  • Official vows action after AP reports missing migrant girls

    An Indonesian official is vowing to do more to combat human trafficking after an investigation by The Associated Press revealed that scores of...

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  • French Jewish cemetery desecrated with swastikas

    A ceremony has taken place at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France where 37 gravestones and a monument to Holocaust victims were sprayed with...

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  • French Jewish cemetery desecrated with swastikas

    A ceremony has taken place at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France where 37 gravestones and a monument to Holocaust victims were sprayed with...

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  • Swedish parliament rejects proposed government _ again

    Swedish lawmakers have rejected proposals for caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Lofven form a center-left government, more than three months after...

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  • US soldier dies in non-combat incident in Afghanistan

    The soldier died in a non-combat-related incident.

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  • Ethiopia moving troops from Eritrean border amid new peace

    Ethiopia moving troops from Eritrean border amid new peace; threat has 'declined sharply'

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  • German parliament approves 3rd gender identity for records

    The new option will allow people to be registered as "diverse."

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  • Indian court rejects probe into Rafale fighter jets deal

    India's top court has rejected petitions seeking a probe into the government purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France

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  • Syrian activists: US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian fighters take last town held by Islamic State group in country's east

    Syrian activists: US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian fighters take last town held by Islamic State group in country's east

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  • Protesters, police scuffle in anti-tax protests in Jordan

    Hundreds protest in Jordan against planned tax increases, high youth unemployment; some scuffle with riot police

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  • AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean

    AP PHOTOS: Dozens arrested during pro-migrant rally at U.S.-Mexico border, Venezuelan baseball players honor former major leaguers killed in car...

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  • Japan begins reclamation at disputed US base despite protest

    Japan's central government has started main reclamation work at a disputed U.S. military base relocation site on the southern island of Okinawa...

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  • Indian man gets 9 years in prison for sex assault on flight

    Prabhu Ramamoorthy was jailed after being accused of molesting a sleeping woman.

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  • Florida executes man convicted of the 1992 beating and stabbing death of a South Florida woman.

    Florida executes man convicted of the 1992 beating and stabbing death of a South Florida woman.

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  • AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

    AP Photos: North, South Korea verify removal of guard posts, Canadians held in China, activists honor reporters held in Myanmar, US returns church...

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  • Japan's central government has begun reclamation work at U.S. base relocation site on Okinawa despite local objection

    Japan's central government has begun reclamation work at U.S. base relocation site on Okinawa despite local objection

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  • Strasbourg market attack suspect killed in police shootout

    French authorities say the man suspected of killing three people near a Christmas market in Strasbourg died in a shootout with police

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  • Japan's 'tankan' economic survey shows sentiment flat

    A key quarterly economic survey by the Bank of Japan shows sentiment among large manufacturers remained unchanged, as worries about global trade...

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  • Holocaust survivor killed by car while crossing street

    A 92-year-old Holocaust survivor was struck and killed by a car while crossing a street in Oregon

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