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Europe 17 hrs ago

Spain PM dissolves Catalonia parliament after independence vote

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced Friday that he is firing Catalonia's government and dissolving the regional parliament after it declared independence from Spain in a disputed vote.

TERRORISM 28 mins ago

Syria rejects report blaming it for chemical weapons attack

Syria's government has categorically rejected a report by experts from the U.N. and the chemical weapons watchdog blaming its government for a sarin nerve gas attack that killed ...

World 29 mins ago

AP PHOTOS: Romania honors its military with Army Day

Romanian military personnel have celebrated Army Day with parades, but also lighter moments, in honor of the country's military men and women.

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VIDEO 52 mins ago

US soldier dies in helicopter crash

Military says incident is not from enemy conflict.

Afghanistan 1 hr ago

U.S. service member dies in Afghanistan helicopter crash

An U.S. service member died from injuries sustained in a helicopter crash Friday night in Afghanistan, the military officials said.

World 1 hr ago

The Latest: Kenya police use tear gas on opposition backers

The Latest on Kenya's repeat presidential election (all times local): 2:35 p.m. Kenyan police have used tear gas in an attempt to disperse crowds in the Nairobi slum of Kawangware.

World 1 hr ago

Thai king leads ceremony for his late father's relics

Thailand's new king led a royal merit-making ceremony for his late father's relics on Saturday, the fourth day of an elaborate five-day funeral that caps a year of mourning.

World 1 hr ago

The Latest: Anti-independence activists protest in Madrid

The Latest on the independence demands in Spain's northeast region of Catalonia(all times local): ___ 1:15 p.m. Opponents of independence for Catalonia are holding a rally in the ...

World 1 hr ago

Moroccan social justice movement seeks relief from crackdown

It all began with a fish seized by the police.

World 2 hrs ago

EasyJet to take over planes from bankrupt Air Berlin

Budget airline easyJet says it has reached an agreement with Air Berlin to buy parts of the bankrupt German airline as part of a 40-million euro ($46 million) deal.

World 2 hrs ago

UK navy discharges 9 nuclear sub crew members for drug use

Britain's Royal Navy has discharged nine service personnel who tested positive for drugs while they were assigned to a nuclear submarine.

World 3 hrs ago

Icelanders go to the polls for 3rd time in 4 years

Icelanders are voting for the third time in four years as the nation tries to shake off the latest political crisis on an island that has been roiled by divisions since its economy ...

World 3 hrs ago

Kenyan streets calm, but political standoff unresolved

Kenyan opposition areas are calm a day after the country's election commission postponed voting in four restive counties where deadly clashes between police and protesters have ...