Syria 17 hrs ago Syrian campaign showcased Russian military might, Putin says Vladimir Putin praised his country's soldiers Thursday for their actions in Syria, boasting that the campaign has demonstrated Russian military might to the world.
World 17 mins ago Military says Gaza gunmen fire rockets at Israel Israel says militants in the Gaza Strip have fired several rockets at the Jewish state with two intercepted by its air defense system and another damaging a building.
TERRORISM 17 mins ago Uganda charges 45 Rwandan nationals with terrorism: Report A government-controlled newspaper in Uganda says 45 Rwandan nationals have been charged with terrorism and establishing a terror organization.
World 18 mins ago Russia sentences financier, Magnitsky advocate to prison A Moscow court has sentenced the financier who has advocated for a U.S. law targeting Russian officials over human rights abuses to nine years in prison in absentia over tax ...
World 37 mins ago Taiwan president pledges stronger defense to China pressure Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has pledged to step up defense spending to defend the self-ruled island's sovereignty in the face of China's growing military assertiveness in the ...
RELIGION 39 mins ago Syria prays for rain at President Assad's request Imams across Syria are directing Muslims to pray for rain during this week's congregational Friday prayers.
ENVIRONMENT 46 mins ago Britain's Margaret Thatcher in 1981: No panda on my plane It seems former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher took a dim view of panda diplomacy.
World 57 mins ago Israeli minister gets 'Palestine' removed from NBA site Israel's sports minister says she got the words "Palestine-occupied territory" removed from an NBA website.
TERRORISM 1 hr ago France's Macron enjoys popularity rise, faces new challenges As French President Emmanuel Macron looks ahead to 2018, he finds himself back up in the polls and poised to face major challenges at home and in Europe.
World 1 hr ago British police seek killer after young woman found dead British police have launched an investigation after the body of a young woman was found in a public park.
World 1 hr ago South African president suffers another legal setback South Africa's top court has ruled that parliament failed to hold President Jacob Zuma accountable in a scandal over multi-million-dollar upgrades to his private home.
RELIGION 1 hr ago Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says UN statement 'biased' The Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen has criticized a United Nations statement on civilian casualties in the war-torn country as "biased" toward the rebels.
World 2 hrs ago Top German court rejects ex-Auschwitz guard's prison appeal Germany's highest court has thrown out a bid by a 96-year-old former Auschwitz death camp guard convicted as an accessory to murder for a reprieve on serving his sentence.
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World 2 hrs ago Africa's returning migrants say they need assistance, hope Itohen used to sell secondhand clothes in Nigeria's Edo state before she was lured at age 24 into a trip abroad.
World 2 hrs ago Russia child falls into sewer, found as worker falls in, too A child in central Russia who fell into a sewer has been rescued by a search party member who fell in, too.
World 3 hrs ago Newer democracies slide backward on media freedoms Independent news gathering is under attack in Hungary, Poland and Turkey, countries that until recently had begun embracing democratic norms of free expression.
ENVIRONMENT 3 hrs ago Prominent Russian environmentalist brutally beaten A prominent Russian environmental group says its leader has been brutally beaten.
World 4 hrs ago S. Korea inspects Hong Kong ship over N. Korean oil South Korea says it inspected a Hong Kong-flagged ship that allegedly violated U.N. sanctions by transferring oil to a North Korean vessel in October.
World 4 hrs ago Cambodia court fines exiled opposition leader $1 million A court in Cambodia on Friday ordered an exiled opposition leader to pay $1 million for defaming Prime Minister Hun Sen in a Facebook post.
World 4 hrs ago Celebrations as soccer star Weah set to be Liberia's leader Celebrations have begun in Liberia as former FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah is set to be declared the winner of the West African nation's presidential election.
World 4 hrs ago Turkey detains 29 suspected militants ahead of New Year's Turkey's state-run news agency says police in the capital Ankara have detained 29 suspected Islamic State group militants, some of whom were allegedly preparing to carry out ...
RELIGION 5 hrs ago A year of historic change in Saudi Arabia, with more to come Saudi Arabia in 2017 laid the groundwork for momentous change next year, defying its conservative reputation for slow, cautious reforms by announcing plans to let women drive, ...
World 6 hrs ago AP Exclusive: China's Uighurs grapple with pull of extremism China's Muslim minority Uighurs (WEE'-ghurs) fleeing a stifling security crackdown in droves often end up caught in a tug-of-war between militant members of Syria-based Islamic ...
World 6 hrs ago Bodies emerge from Guatemala's war-era 'model villages' It wasn't only bullets and violence that killed thousands of indigenous people during Guatemala's 1960-1996 civil war.
TERRORISM 6 hrs ago Putin says St. Petersburg market explosion was 'terror attack' An explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg on Wednesday that injured 13 people was a terrorist attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
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