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  • The Latest: EU regrets Kosovo move to form army

    The European Union's foreign policy chief has regretted Kosovo's move to form a new army

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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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  • Kosovo parliament votes to form new army, angering Serbia

    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • The Latest: Strasbourg Christmas market reopens after attack

    The Christmas market in Strasbourg has reopened amid tight security a day after the gunman suspected of killing three people in an attack earlier this...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Dutch suspect to be arraigned in slaying of US student

    An American student living in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam has been stabbed to death in her apartment and police are preparing to arraign a...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Kristine Tompkins celebrates new Argentina marine parks

    American conservationist Kristine Tompkins says the creation of Argentina's first marine national parks is a milestone that gets it close to meeting...

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  • Sri Lanka Supreme Court says president violated constitution

    Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that President Maithripala Sirisena's order to dissolve Parliament and hold new elections was...

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  • Report: Dissident rebels fuel violence in Colombia port city

    A right group says dissidents from Colombia's once largest rebel movement who were unable take advantage of a peace accord or grew disenchanted with...

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  • Michigan governor reaches final deal on Great Lakes pipeline

    Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration has wrapped up negotiations with Enbridge Inc. on building a tunnel to contain an oil pipeline beneath a...

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  • Hungary: Anti-govt protesters confront police at Parliament

    A few thousand anti-government protesters in Hungary have confronted police outside Parliament, who used pepper spray and tear gas to force them to...

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  • EU Commission president says British "still need to say what they want instead of asking us what we want" on Brexit

    EU Commission president says British "still need to say what they want instead of asking us what we want" on Brexit

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  • EU leaders promise to work for speedy new trade deal with Britain to avoid triggering contentious Irish border guarantee

    EU leaders promise to work for speedy new trade deal with Britain to avoid triggering contentious Irish border guarantee

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  • EU leaders at summit confirm that Brexit agreement with Britain 'not open for renegotiation' despite UK plea for change

    EU leaders at summit confirm that Brexit agreement with Britain 'not open for renegotiation' despite UK plea for change

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  • Panama Canal consortium ordered to repay $847M in advances

    An international arbitration panel has ruled the Spanish-led consortium that built the expansion of the Panama Canal must repay $847 million in...

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