Africa11 hours ago Backpackers 'beheaded' in Morocco mountains were ‘executed by terrorists,’ security sources say The attack on the two Scandinavian backpackers in Morocco could have had a terrorism motive, according to reports. Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway, were brutally murdered while camping in the Atlas mountains.
Europe13 mins ago The Latest: Puigdemont lawyer seeks UN committee's help The Latest on Catalan independence activists (all times local): 1:35 p.m.
4:23 VIDEO32 mins ago US troops prepare to withdraw from Syria after Trump declares victory over ISIS U.S. military preparing for a full withdrawal of its forces from Syria; Security Studies president Jim Hanson reacts.
Middle East1 hour ago The Latest: Putin welcomes US decision to leave Syria The Latest on the Trump administration's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria (all times local): 1 p.m. President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the U.S. decision to withdraw its forces from Syria.
Middle East2 hours ago US ally in Syria says pullout will aid IS, cause instability The United States' main ally in Syria on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's claim that Islamic State militants have been defeated and warned that the withdrawal of American troops would lead to a resurgence of the extremist group.
Middle East2 hours ago Brussels Jewish museum shooting suspect appears in court A man accused of shooting dead four people at a Jewish museum in Belgium in 2014 after fighting alongside extremists in Syria appeared in court Thursday amid high security, as preparations began for his trial next month.
Africa2 hours ago Morocco arrests 3 new suspects in Nordic hikers' killing Moroccan authorities have arrested three more suspects in the killings of two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco's Atlas Mountains, as the Danish intelligence agency said it "may be related" to the Islamic State group.
Media3 hours ago Writer touted by CNN as 'Journalist of the Year' forced to resign for fabricating stories The German magazine Der Spiegel revealed Wednesday that one of its top award-winning journalists fabricated many of his articles, inventing characters, sources, and their quotes “on a grand scale” for many years.
Europe3 hours ago German court won't try 97-year-old Nazi death camp suspect A German court said Thursday it won't put on trial a former guard at the Nazis' Majdanek death camp who was charged with being an accessory to murder, arguing that the 97-year-old is too sick to face court proceedings.
Africa11 hours ago Backpackers 'beheaded' in Morocco mountains were ‘executed by terrorists,’ security sources say
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Europe3 hours ago German court won't try 97-year-old Nazi death camp suspect A German court said Thursday it won't put on trial a former guard at the Nazis' Majdanek death camp who was charged with being an accessory to murder, arguing that the 97-year-old is too sick to face court proceedings.
Asia4 hours ago Sri Lankan leader appoints Cabinet after political crisis Sri Lanka's president on Thursday appointed 28 lawmakers and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as Cabinet ministers after weeks of political crisis led to government dysfunction.
Africa5 hours ago Hunt for names in deadly migrant shipwreck yields more dead The quest to trace the identities of all the victims of the Mediterranean's deadliest migrant shipwreck has instead revealed that the sinking was far deadlier than anyone knew.
Middle East5 hours ago The Mediterranean's deadliest shipwreck just got deadlier Before their lives ended in an underwater deathtrap, before they lined up 100 to a row on a Libyan beach to board a boat with no anchor, the young men from the parched villages of the Sahel had names.
The Americas6 hours ago N. Korea says it won't denuclearize unless US removes threat North Korea said Thursday it will never unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons unless the United States removes its nuclear threat first, a statement that raises further doubts on whether leader Kim Jong Un will ever relinquish an arsenal he may see as his greatest guarantee of survival.
The Americas8 hours ago US envoy on North Korea visits border village amid stalemate A U.S. special envoy for North Korea on Thursday visited a border village the rival Koreas has been demilitarizing as part of steps to reduce military tensions amid a larger diplomatic push to resolve the nuclear crisis.
2:27 VIDEO10 hours ago Hackers steal secret European Union cables Hacked diplomatic cables reveal European officials' views on Trump, Iran, and Chinese President Xi Jinping; Trace Gallagher reports.
Middle East11 hours ago Australian leader Scott Morrison visits troops in Iraq Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a pre-Christmas visit to hundreds of troops in Iraq, telling them he wanted to say thank you from "one Australian to another."
Africa11 hours ago Backpackers 'beheaded' in Morocco mountains were ‘executed by terrorists,’ security sources say The attack on the two Scandinavian backpackers in Morocco could have had a terrorism motive, according to reports. Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway, were brutally murdered while camping in the Atlas mountains.
Africa11 hours ago UN reports 'alarming' trends in drug trafficking in Africa The U.N. drugs and crime chief said Wednesday that his office is registering "new, alarming trends" in drug trafficking in western and central Africa that are destabilizing the ability of country's to govern as well as security, economic growth and public health.
The Americas11 hours ago Nicaragua expels outside experts probing protest deaths Nicaragua announced Wednesday that it was expelling international experts investigating allegations of human rights abuses by security forces during anti-government protests earlier this year in which demonstrators had demanded President Daniel Ortega leave office.
The Americas11 hours ago Brazil's chief justice dashes da Silva's hopes for release The chief justice of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court quickly overturned a lower court ruling Wednesday that could have opened the way for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to get out of jail.
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