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Iran releases video of new ballistic missile being test-fired

Iran’s state media showed video Friday of the successful test-launch of a new ballistic missile capable of reaching portions of the Middle East, including Israel.

Middle East 17 mins ago

Erdogan threatens Iraqi Kurds with army

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened a military intervention in Iraq in response to the Iraqi Kurdish region's referendum on independence from Baghdad.

World 35 mins ago

Austria: Passenger stops driverless bus from abyss plunge

Austrian police say a passenger in a bus with 23 others on board narrowly averted tragedy after the driver lost consciousness, helping stop the vehicle at the point when it was ...

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Romania's ruling party discusses graft probe of 2 ministers

Romania's ruling party has met to discuss a criminal inquiry into allegations of abuse of office during a land transfer that targets two ministers.

World 1 hr ago

British lesbian wins landmark Hong Kong residency case

A British lesbian has won a landmark legal challenge allowing her residency in Hong Kong, in a ruling that could make it easier for gay couples to move to the Asian financial ...

World 1 hr ago

Shelling on Syrian president's hometown kills 2

Syrian state media say two people have been killed in shelling on President Bashar Assad's ancestral village of Qardaha.

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London police make new arrest in subway bombing inquiry

British police have arrested a 20-year-old man in Wales in connection to the recent bomb attack on the London subway.

World 1 hr ago

Polish leader skeptical on laws to be proposed by president

Poland's top politician says he and the nation's president differ on the shape of an overhaul of judicial bodies that is at the heart of Poland's standoff with the European Union.

World 1 hr ago

EU ends action forcing Greece to reduce its deficit

The European Union has ended its procedures meant to force Greece to reduce its deficit as the country gets its books back in order despite being mired in debt.

RELIGION 1 hr ago

'Too many people': Refugee influx worries Bangladesh town

On the miles-long beach that makes this Bangladesh's top tourist destination, thousands of people picnic and splash in the water.

World 1 hr ago

The Latest: Japan's Abe to dissolve parliament's lower house

The Latest on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's dissolution of the lower house of parliament (all times local): 6 p.m.

World 2 hrs ago

Emboldened UK Labour Party divided over the B-word: Brexit

Britain's opposition Labour Party is holding its annual conference, buoyed by an unexpectedly strong election showing but facing an internal a divide over Brexit.

World 2 hrs ago