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CONFLICTS22 hours ago

In Venezuelan crisis, families can't even afford to properly bury the dead

As the crisis in Venezuela deepens – gripped by mass hunger, starvation and a lack of medical supplies - there is no comfort, even for the dead.

United Kingdom48 mins ago

Parrot uses owner's Amazon Alexa to order shopping, play music

A parrot has fallen in love with his owner’s Amazon Alexa — but keeps using it to order shopping.

RELIGION55 mins ago

Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine

The Russian Orthodox Church on Friday called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and other spiritual leaders to protect believers in Ukraine in the face of pressure on Moscow-affiliated clerics.

Asia1 hour ago

13 young miners feared dead in India's remote northeast

Thirteen young miners were missing and feared dead following the collapse of a shaft and flooding of a coal mine they were digging illegally in India's remote northeast, police said Friday.

Europe1 hour ago

The Latest: Strasbourg Christmas market reopens after attack

The Latest on France attack aftermath and death of suspect (all times local): 12:40 p.m.

Middle East1 hour ago

Syrian Kurdish-led fighters take Hajin, last town held by IS

U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led fighters captured the last town held by the Islamic State group on Friday, after days of intense battles in the militants' single remaining enclave in eastern Syria, activists said.

Europe1 hour ago

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 prosecutor Remy Heitz said Friday.

Europe1 hour ago

The Latest: US hails Kosovo parliament vote to form new army

The Latest on Kosovo's vote to create an army (all times local): 12:10 p.m.

ENVIRONMENT1 hour ago

AP PHOTOS: Urgency of climate talks seen in coal plants, ice

As politicians haggle at a U.N. climate conference in Poland over ways to limit global warming, the industries and machines powering our modern world keep spewing their pollution into the air and water.

The Americas

Middle East1 hour ago

Syrian Kurdish-led fighters take Hajin, last town held by IS

The Americas9 hours ago

Japan begins reclamation at disputed US base despite protest

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VIDEO11 hours ago

Tijuana official: Some caravan migrants breaking into homes

The Americas12 hours ago

Report: Dissident rebels fuel violence in Colombia port city

Asia

Asia1 hour ago

13 young miners feared dead in India's remote northeast

Asia2 hours ago

Bangladesh opposition leader's motorcade allegedly attacked

Asia2 hours ago

Official vows action after AP reports missing migrant girls

The Americas9 hours ago

Japan begins reclamation at disputed US base despite protest

Europe

RELIGION55 mins ago

Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine

Europe1 hour ago

The Latest: Strasbourg Christmas market reopens after attack

Middle East1 hour ago

Syrian Kurdish-led fighters take Hajin, last town held by IS

Europe1 hour ago

Prosecutor: 7 held in Strasbourg shooting investigation

Africa

Africa3 hours ago

Ethiopia moving troops from Eritrean border amid new peace

Africa15 hours ago

US demands immediate end to violence, talks in Cameroon

Africa17 hours ago

Suspected jihadists on motorcycles kill 42 in Mali's nomadic Tuareg camps

Africa19 hours ago

Somali ex-Islamist militant running for regional government is arrested, sparking violent protests

Middle East

Middle East1 hour ago

Syrian Kurdish-led fighters take Hajin, last town held by IS

Middle East2 hours ago

Israeli troops arrest dozens in West Bank raid

Middle East5 hours ago

Lebanese wary as Israel destroys Hezbollah border tunnels

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VIDEO11 hours ago

Oil prices spike as Saudi Arabia threatens to slash exports

Australia

RELIGION3 days ago

Sydney teen jailed for planning attack

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VIDEO4 days ago

Body believed to be British backpacker discovered in New Zealand

Australia4 days ago

Shark attack in Australia injures man who called himself 'shark bait'

Middle East5 days ago

Australia wants soccer player out of detention in Bangkok

World6 days ago

The week in pictures, Dec. 1-Dec. 7

Take a look at and enjoy some of the most evocative, momentous images captured around the world in the past seven days.

Asia2 hours ago

Bangladesh opposition leader's motorcade allegedly attacked

Supporters of Bangladesh's ruling Awami League party led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina allegedly attacked an opposition leader's motorcade on Friday as it returned from a function in the nation's capital ahead of Dec. 30 elections, the latest show of the violence that frequently accompanies polling in the South Asian nation.

Asia2 hours ago

Official vows action after AP reports missing migrant girls

An Indonesian official vowed on Friday to do more to combat human trafficking after an investigation by The Associated Press revealed that scores of trafficked girls have quietly disappeared from one of the nation's poorest regions.

Middle East2 hours ago

Israeli troops arrest dozens in West Bank raid

Israeli forces arrested dozens of Hamas activists in the West Bank overnight as the army intensified a crackdown in response to a pair of deadly shootings believed to have been carried out by Hamas militants, officials said Friday.

Europe2 hours ago

Kosovo parliament to vote to form new army, angering Serbia

Kosovo's parliament is convening to approve the formation of an army, a move that has angered Serbia which says it would threaten peace in the war-scarred region.

Africa3 hours ago

Ethiopia moving troops from Eritrean border amid new peace

Ethiopian military officials on Friday announced they are moving troops away from the border with Eritrea, months after the former rivals made a surprising peace.

Middle East5 hours ago

Lebanese wary as Israel destroys Hezbollah border tunnels

As Israeli excavators dug into the rocky hills along the frontier with a Lebanese village, a crowd of young Lebanese men gathered to watch.

The Americas9 hours ago

Japan begins reclamation at disputed US base despite protest

Japan's central government started main reclamation work Friday at a disputed U.S. military base relocation site on the southern island of Okinawa despite fierce local opposition.

8:23

VIDEO11 hours ago

Tijuana official: Some caravan migrants breaking into homes

Tijuana delegate Genaro Lopez on the impact the migrant caravan is having on the city.

Brexit11 hours ago

EU leaders wary of May's pleas for help selling Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May implored European Union leaders Thursday to help her sell the Brexit divorce deal at home, only to be told that her proposals are not clear enough for the bloc to offer a helping hand now.

4:00

VIDEO11 hours ago

Oil prices spike as Saudi Arabia threatens to slash exports

Gen. Anthony Tata weighs in on how President Trump should approach the situation with Saudi Arabia.

The Americas12 hours ago

Report: Dissident rebels fuel violence in Colombia port city

Dissidents from Colombia's once largest rebel movement who were unable take advantage of a peace accord or grew disenchanted with the state's weak implementation are fueling violence in parts of the South American nation still waiting to see the benefits of peace, a rights group warned Thursday.

Europe13 hours ago

Cherif Chekatt, France gunman who opened fire at Christmas market, is dead, prosecutor says

Cherif Chekatt, the gunman who killed multiple people Tuesday at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, is dead, a Paris prosecutor said Thursday.

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