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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.

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AP interview: Kenyan opposition leader Odinga wants new vote

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has said in an interview with The Associated Press that the repeat presidential election was a sham and that a new vote should be held within ...

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The Latest: Belgium official: Puigdemont could seek asylum

The Latest on the Spain-Catalonia political crisis (all times local): 10:20 a.m.

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Iran says it foils plot involving tomb of Cyrus the Great

Iran says it has foiled an online plot led by foreigners to spark dissent involving the tomb of Cyrus the Great on the day that many mark the birth of the Persian king by gathering ...

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Afghan official: Taliban attack kills 13 police in northeast

An Afghan official says the Taliban have killed 13 police in an attack on a checkpoint in the northeastern Kunar province bordering Pakistan.

Myanmar charges foreign journalists, others for flying drone

Myanmar authorities have charged two foreign journalists, a local freelancer who works as an interpreter and their driver for allegedly flying drones illegally over and around the ...

TERRORISM 4 hrs ago

Somalia police end night-long siege of hotel, 23 dead

A Somali police officer says security forces have ended a night-long siege by at a Mogadishu hotel by five extremist attackers who stormed the building after a suicide car bomber ...

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Afghan deputy governor goes missing in northwest Pakistan

Police say the deputy governor of Afghanistan's Kunar province has gone missing in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.

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Qatar's emir warns against military action in Gulf dispute

Qatar's emir has warned against any military confrontation over the ongoing diplomatic dispute between his country and four other Arab nations.

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Their caliphate in ruins, IS militants melt into the desert

Islamic State militants, routed from one urban stronghold after another in Syria, have recently been moving deeper into Syria's remote desert, where experts say they are regrouping ...

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Thai king's 5-day funeral, yearlong mourning ends Sunday

The yearlong mourning period and elaborate five-day funeral rites for Thailand's king of seven decades officially end Sunday when his relics and ashes are enshrined in the royal ...

World 6 hrs ago

Chinese president's former secretary gets top Shanghai job

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promoted an ally to the top job in Shanghai, media reported Sunday.

Christianity 7 hrs ago

The Reformation, led by Luther, failed. Here's how we could finally reunite the Christian church

It's been 500 years since Martin Luther sparked the Protestant Reformation. Much good emerged from the movement, but it also left the church with a gaping wound that has yet to be ...

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Qatar's emir warns against military action in Gulf dispute

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Their caliphate in ruins, IS militants melt into the desert

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Mexico City's Day of Dead parade honors quake rescuers

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Hundreds of volunteers help control wildfire in Brazil

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Afghan official: Taliban attack kills 13 police in northeast

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Myanmar charges foreign journalists, others for flying drone

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Afghan deputy governor goes missing in northwest Pakistan

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Thai king's 5-day funeral, yearlong mourning ends Sunday

Europe

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The Latest: Belgium official: Puigdemont could seek asylum

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Lebanon premier: Cyprus can help us cope with refugee strain

RELIGION

French investigate rape allegations against Islamic scholar

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2 injured in Italy when small plane crashes on train tracks

Africa

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AP interview: Kenyan opposition leader Odinga wants new vote

TERRORISM

Somalia police end night-long siege of hotel, 23 dead

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Egypt's el-Sissi appoints new armed forces chief of staff

Africa

18 dead, more than 30 wounded in Mogadishu hotel blast, attack

Middle East

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Iran says it foils plot involving tomb of Cyrus the Great

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Qatar's emir warns against military action in Gulf dispute

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Their caliphate in ruins, IS militants melt into the desert

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Lebanon premier: Cyprus can help us cope with refugee strain

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Australia foreign chief stands in for PM after deputy ousted

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Court disqualifies Australia's deputy PM over citizenship

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Australian court to rule on deputy leader's fate on Friday

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Australia grants UNICEF $23 million for Lebanon education

The week in pictures

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Vatican 7 hrs ago

Pope Francis says Christians can promote political dialogue in Europe

Pope Francis on Saturday said Christians can play a role in shaping Europe's future by promoting political dialogue "especially where it is threatened and where conflict seems to ...

World 11 hrs ago

Mexico City's Day of Dead parade honors quake rescuers

A raised fist made of helmets, pick axes and broken rubble rolled ahead of hundreds of walking skeletons, costumed dancers and flowery floats Saturday in Mexico City's Day of the ...

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Hundreds of volunteers help control wildfire in Brazil

Hundreds of men and women have joined forces with firefighters to help control a wildfire that has ravaged more than a quarter of a national park in Brazil's central state of Goias.

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