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The Latest: Migrant charity official: Boat won't break law
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 1:54pm
The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local):
The Latest: Trump speaks with India's Modi about Pakistan
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 1:19pm
The Latest on tensions in the disputed Kashmir region (all times local):
Putin says Russian nuclear explosion poses no threat
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 11:34am
Russian President Vladimir Putin says there is no threat from a deadly explosion at a secretive naval weapons testing range that has prompted international concern about radiation leaks.
Saudi Arabia reports soldier killed near border with Yemen
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 10:32am
Saudi Arabia says a soldier was killed near the country's southern border with Yemen, where the kingdom has been at war against Houthi rebels for four and a half years.
Palestinian leader fires advisers, wants bonuses returned
Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 10:08am
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday laid off all of his advisers and ordered a former prime minister and other ex-Cabinet ministers to return tens of thousands of dollars from a pay raise he had secretly approved.
Zapatista rebels extend control over areas in south Mexico
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 10:07am
Mexico's Zapatista indigenous rebel group announced that it is extending its control over so-called "autonomous" zones to 11 more areas in the southern state of Chiapas.
Venezuelan man makes 'one-legged' trek across South America
Manuel Rueda and Lujan Agusti, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 9:59am
A Venezuelan man who lost his left leg in a traffic accident has walked to the bottom tip of South America, hoping to inspire his daughter and his compatriots to pursue their dreams despite difficult times.
US scraps West Bank conference over Palestinian protests
Mohammed Daraghmeh and Joseph Krauss, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 9:51am
The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on Monday was forced to postpone a conference it organized in the West Bank city of Ramallah after Palestinian officials and factions called for a boycott and threatened to organize protests.
Russian panel eyes alleged foreign interference in protests
Jim Heintz, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 9:46am
Russia's lower house of parliament on Monday set up a commission to examine alleged cases of foreign interference in connection with a series of protests against the Moscow city council election, while President Vladimir Putin defended the harsh police crackdown on some of the demonstrations.
Egypt court hands out 6 death sentences on terror charges
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 9:46am
An Egyptian court has sentenced six people to death on terror charges for carrying out attacks that killed at least three people, including a policeman, on the outskirts of the capital.
Pakistani PM keeps powerful army chief in place 3 more years
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 9:22am
Pakistan's prime minister is keeping his powerful army chief in place for another three years, amid heightened tensions with India over Kashmir as well as the end of U.S.-Talban peace talks for neighboring Afghanistan.
German minister discusses Mideast conflict on Jordan visit
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 8:16am
Germany's defense minister has reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during a visit to neighboring Jordan.
Afghanistan mourns, vows to crush militants after attack
Rahim Faiez, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 7:42am
As Afghanistan mourned the 63 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Kabul wedding , a brother of the groom spoke through tears of his weariness at the bloodshed in the country and the crushing guilt he felt at having to face his neighbors, many of whom lost relatives in the weekend blast.
Body of French hiker in Italy found after 9 days
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 7:30am
Italian mountain rescue squads have recovered the body of a French hiker who had fallen into a ravine and called for help 10 days earlier.
4 German children born to IS to return home from Syria
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 6:37am
Four German children fathered by Islamic State militants, including an ill toddler, were handed over to Germany on Monday by Syria's Kurdish-led administration, a Kurdish official and Germany's foreign minister said.
The Latest: Turkey says its army convoy targeted in Syria
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 5:58am
The Latest on developments in Syria as the government offensive intensifies on the country's last rebel stronghold (all times local):
Turkey says airstrikes targeted a Turkish army convoy inside Syria, killing 3 civilians; no word on Turkish casualties
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 5:40am
Turkey says airstrikes targeted a Turkish army convoy inside Syria, killing 3 civilians; no word on Turkish casualties.
Charity suggests plane could resolve migrant boat standoff
Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 5:38am
Italy's fierce battle over immigration raged on Monday, with fights and panic attacks reported among migrants who have been stranded on a rescue ship for up to 18 days at sea.
