Latest International Headlines

• Nov 21

  • Cracks show in China's vision for model ethnic unity village

    While thousands of Uighur Muslims across China's Xinjiang region are forced into re-education camps, Beijing's vision for ethnic unity is taking shape...

    Nov 21

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  • South Korean named Interpol president in blow to Russia

    He beat a veteran of Russia's security services strongly opposed by the U.S.

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  • Child bride auction in South Sudan goes viral, sparks anger

    Child bride auction in South Sudan goes viral, sparks outrage; 500 cows and 2 luxury cars

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  • Facebook shuts 20 pages claiming to be Ethiopian broadcaster

    A major Ethiopian broadcaster says Facebook has shut 20 fake pages that falsely used its name

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  • Oil price plunge sends ripples through global economy

    Sharply lower oil prices are sending ripples through the global economy, lending more spending power to consumers shopping for Christmas gifts and...

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  • Voters in German state approve abolishing death penalty

    Voters have approved a constitutional change abolishing the death penalty in Hesse, the last German state to have capital punishment on the books

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  • The Latest: Interpol chief: Neutrality key to organization

    The Latest: Interpol's secretary general says nationality of organization's president doesn't affect its neutrality

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  • Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen

    Save the Children: Some 85,000 children under age 5 may have died of hunger, disease in Yemen's civil war

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  • Italian woman kidnapped by gunmen along Kenya's coast

    Kenya's police chief says gunmen have kidnapped an Italian volunteer along Kenya's coast

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  • Peacekeepers left more than 6,000 children in Liberia

    'Children they left behind': More than 6,000 Liberians fathered by peacekeepers come of age

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  • EU calls for sanctions against Italy over budget

    The European Commission says Italy's budget plans are in serious breach of the rules underpinning the euro single currency and that the country should...

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  • German nurse on trial over 100 killings says he's sorry

    A former nurse accused of killing 100 patients at two hospitals in Germany says he's sorry and ashamed of what he did

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  • Dolce & Gabbana accused of insulting China; blames hackers

    Dolce & Gabbana has apologized for insulting remarks about China it allegedly made in conversations on Instagram but denied that it was responsible

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  • Top Israeli minister: Trump wasting his time with peace plan

    A top Israeli Cabinet minister says Trump wasting time trying to push for an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan

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  • Mali's central region facing unprecedented violence: Report

    Mali's central region facing unprecedented violence amid tensions over extremism, report says

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  • Vienna conference calls on combating anti-Semitism in Europe

    Jewish and European leaders have vowed at a conference in Vienna to combat the reemergence of anti-Semitism on the continent and suggested a catalogue...

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  • Romania agrees to support EU migration reforms

    A top European Union official says Romania's government has agreed to back EU reforms to overhaul the bloc's migration system

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  • Rare white lion may be saved by 'mystery donor'

    Activists fear that the lion might be auctioned off to become a hunting trophy.

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  • US airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabab kills 7 extremists

    The strike came a day after two other U.S. airstrikes killed 37 extremists.

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  • American believed killed by isolated tribe on Indian island

    Indian police say an American is believed to have been killed by an isolated tribe known to fire at outsiders with bows and arrows

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  • Greece: Creditors approve U-turn on pension cuts

    Greece's bailout creditors approve request to scrap pension cuts planned in 2019 following strong budget performance

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  • UAE sentences British academic to life in prison for spying

    Matthew Hedges was arrested at Dubai Airport on May 5, and denies the charges.

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  • Switzerland delays final decision on UN migration pact

    The Swiss government says the country won't attend a conference next month at which a U.N.-backed agreement on migration is to be approved because it...

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  • Macedonia court orders 30-day custody for former spy chief

    Macedonia: Former intelligence chief taken into custody as a flight risk, following escape to Hungary of fugitive former prime minister Gruevski

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  • Italy arrests Egyptian accused of backing Islamic State

    Police said Wednesday that another Egyptian was ordered expelled from Italy.

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  • Australian PM accuses Muslim leaders of denying threat

    Australia's prime minister has accused senior Muslim community leaders of "continuing down a path of denial" after they refused an invitation to a...

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  • 4 Finns held in Malaysia for distributing religious material

    Malaysian police say four tourists from Finland have been arrested for distributing Christian materials at public places on a resort island

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  • Blocks found in Egypt bear name of famed pharaoh's builder

    Egypt says archaeologists digging in Cairo have found two blocks of limestone with inscriptions belonging to an engineer who worked for Ramses II, one...

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  • Ikea's main operator goes local; to create net 4,000 jobs

    Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea said the biggest retailer within its franchise system is to create a net 4,000 jobs over the coming two years

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  • Israeli Cabinet minister: Gaza leader's days are numbered

    A senior Israeli Cabinet minister is threatening to kill the Hamas leader.

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  • Cameroon military frees 9 abducted children, teacher

    A Cameroon military official says the military has freed nine children and their teacher who had been kidnapped by gunmen Tuesday from a school in...

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  • AP Explains: Dispute between Seoul, Tokyo over WWII brothels

    AP Explains: The intensifying dispute between Seoul and Tokyo over World War II military brothels

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  • Merkel rebuffs German nationalists over migration pact

    Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected calls from nationalist lawmakers Wednesday for Germany to drop its support for a U.N.-backed agreement on migration

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  • Top EU official Dombrovskis says Italy budget plan breaches euro rules, signals launch of legal procedure.

    Top EU official Dombrovskis says Italy budget plan breaches euro rules, signals launch of legal procedure.

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  • Spanish court rules union of sex workers illegal

    Spain's National Court has outlawed a union of sex workers, saying that recognition of the group amounted to making the exploitation of prostitutes...

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  • Amnesty to expand probe of US-led campaign in Syria's Raqqa

    Amnesty is enlisting the help of online activists to expand its investigation.

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  • Second death in French protests over fuel tax hikes

    A second person has died in France in the chaos sparked by nationwide protests against fuel tax hikes that prompted embattled French President...

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  • Disabled Iranian woman seeks new opportunities in the West

    A disabled Iranian woman who dreams of climbing to the top of the world's tallest towers with her arms is seeking her chance of opportunities in the...

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  • US carrier in Hong Kong after bombers fly over S. China Sea

    A U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in Hong Kong, days after a pair of B-52 bombers flew over the disputed South China Sea

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  • World economy has 'passed its peak' as trade wars weigh

    A global economic watchdog says the global economy faces growing risks

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• Nov 21

  • The Latest: Merkel concerns by Gibraltar impasse on Brexit

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she hopes Spanish reservations about the status of Gibraltar after Britain leaves the European Union can be...

    Nov 21

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  • Poland moves to reinstate retired judges to Supreme Court

    Poland's ruling party has submitted a draft law to parliament that would reinstate Supreme Court judges who were recently forced into early retirement

    Nov 21

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  • Taliban deny involvement in Kabul bombing that killed 55

    The Taliban have denied involvement in a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital that killed at least 55 people

    Nov 21

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  • The Latest: France confident Renault to carry on smoothly

    France's finance minister says Renault's new temporary leadership will ensure the carmaker functions efficiently after the arrest in Japan of its CEO,...

    Nov 21

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  • Australian drug smuggler banned from Indonesia after release

    Renae Lawrence was arrested in 2005 for smuggling 8.3 kilos of Heroin into Bali.

    Nov 21

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  • UK's May to meet EU chief Juncker as Brexit deadline looms

    The two sides have agreed a document sealing the terms of Britain's departure.

    Nov 21

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  • Migrants forced off ship after refusing to return to Libya

    An international rights group says Libyan authorities have forcibly removed dozens of migrants who had barricaded themselves in a container ship in...

    Nov 21

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  • Baby dies in Bali after US woman allegedly threw it from car

    The woman allegedly threw her 2-month-old daughter from a moving car.

    Nov 21

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  • Report: Nissan's Ghosn to be detained for another 10 days

    Report: Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn will be detained for another 10 days, after arrest on suspicion of falsifying income reports by millions of...

    Nov 21

• Nov 21

  • US says China hacking increasing ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

    The U.S. accused China of stepping up attempts to steal American technology.

    Nov 21