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Controversies 2 days ago

Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker cancels Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest

A far-right opposition Dutch lawmaker, who for years has lived under round-the-clock protection because of death threats sparked by his fierce anti-Islam rhetoric, canceled a planned Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest Thursday, following concerns of extreme threat.

World 44 mins ago

Foreign minister to Germans: get off the couch, fight racism

Germany's foreign minister told his fellow countrymen Sunday they're too lazy when it comes to battling racism and fighting for democracy.

Asia 46 mins ago

'Ghost ship' found drifting off coast of Burma, Navy solves mystery

Officials investigating a "ghost ship" found mysteriously drifting off the coast of Burma this week solved the mystery of where the vessel came from on Friday.

TERRORISM 2 hrs ago

Suicide car bombing in Somalia's capital kills at least 6

At least six people were killed, including two children, after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside a district headquarters in Somalia's capital, ...

ENVIRONMENT 7 hrs ago

Hope and caution in North Korea as Kim Jong Un shifts gears

Tanned and wearing a swimsuit, So Myong Il walks to the barbecue pit and throws on some clams.

Syria 9 hrs ago

Blasts from area of military airport shake Syrian capital

A string of powerful blasts from the direction of a military airport in Damascus lit up the skies and shook the capital city in the early morning hours on Sunday, residents and ...

World 13 hrs ago

Brazil has mixed feelings over barring of da Silva candidacy

Brazil's main leftist party said Saturday it's sticking with former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as its presidential candidate even though the electoral court has thrown him ...

TERRORISM 13 hrs ago

The Latest: Dutch terror threat level stays at 4 of 5

The Latest on stabbings at a train station in Amsterdam (all times local): 12:55 a.m.

TERRORISM 13 hrs ago

American tourists stabbed in Amsterdam were targeted by Afghan man with a 'terrorist motive': officials

The two Americans stabbed Friday night at a train station in Amsterdam were targeted by an Afghan citizen who had a “terrorist motive,” officials say.

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VIDEO 18 hrs ago

Former NATO secretary general on the loss of John McCain

Anders Fogh Rasmussen hopes more voices will emerge to continue the work of the late senator.

World 19 hrs ago

Saudi-led coalition regrets errors in attack on bus in Yemen

A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels expressed on Saturday its regret and pledged to hold to account those responsible for "mistakes" in a deadly airstrike it ...

World 19 hrs ago

The Latest: German far-right groups stage 'mourning march'

The Latest on anti-migrant protests in Germany after the fatal stabbing of a German citizen (all times local): 6:25 p.m. Thousands of far-right protesters have started marching ...