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Saudi king shakes up security agencies after prince's rise
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 8:51am
Saudi Arabia's king has stripped the Interior Ministry of many of its key mandates, including counter-terrorism, and transferred those powers to a newly created body overseen by the monarch, the state agency reported Friday.
Britain set to break flight record amid summer getaway
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 8:51am
Britain is poised to handle a record number of flights in its increasingly crowded skies as most schools break up for the summer and families head off for sunnier climes.
The Latest: Swede confirmed as one of those killed in quake
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 8:41am
The Latest on an earthquake that struck Turkey's Aegean coast and nearby Greek islands (all times local):
The Latest: Germany put defense exports to Turkey on hold
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 8:31am
The Latest on Germany's tougher stance on Turkey following the jailing of a human rights activist (all times local):
China would consider sending troops for Djibouti-Eritrea
Elias Meseret, Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 8:31am
China would consider sending peacekeeping troops to a disputed Djibouti-Eritrea border region after Qatar pulled out its troops last month, China's top diplomat to the African Union said Friday, as the Asian giant's military role overseas grows.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe, 93, reappears after medical treatment
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 8:11am
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since undergoing medical treatment in Singapore earlier this month.
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The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 7:57am
U.S. officials say the Trump administration will ban American citizens from traveling to North Korea following the death of university student Otto Warmbier who passed away after falling into a coma into a North Korean prison.
Jerusalem hospital says a Palestinian was killed by live fire in clashes with Israeli forces, the day's second fatality
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 7:57am
Jerusalem hospital says a Palestinian was killed by live fire in clashes with Israeli forces, the day's second fatality.
US official: IS putting up stiff resistance in Syria's Raqqa
Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 7:51am
Advances against the Islamic State group in its stronghold in the Syrian city of Raqqa have slowed down amid stiff resistance from the militants, said the spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting the group.
The Latest: Spain court drops probe into Syrian crimes
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 7:41am
The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local):
German president OKs gay marriage law, takes effect in fall
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 7:31am
Germany's president has signed legislation legalizing gay marriage, his office said Friday, paving the way for the bill to take effect this fall.
Syrian army and Hezbollah launch attack near Lebanese border
Bassem Mroue, Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 7:11am
The Syrian army and members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group launched a major ground offensive on Friday aimed at ending the yearslong presence of hundreds of militants in a border area between the two countries.
Tanzania: Opposition figure arrested for rebuking president
Sylivester Domassa, Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 7:11am
Tanzanian authorities said Friday they are holding an opposition figure who is accused of calling President John Magufuli a dictator.
Venezuela diplomat says he resigned to protest Maduro acts
Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 7:11am
Venezuelan diplomat Isaias Medina said he resigned because of the systematic persecution of civilians, "state terrorism" and violations of the constitution by President Nicolas Maduro's government — and he said Maduro should resign too.
Turkish PM calls for cool heads as Germany tightens stance
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 6:41am
Turkey's prime minister sought Friday to downplay worries of growing tensions between Turkey and Germany following the jailing of six human rights activists, including one German.
Army firing kills Kashmir man during anti-India strike
Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 6:31am
The Indian army fired at worshippers outside a mosque in disputed Kashmir on Friday, killing one man and injuring another, after some threw rocks, police and residents said.
France: Le Pen's embattled National Front rethinks itself
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 6:20am
Marine Le Pen's far-right National Front party is holding a high-tension meeting that could lead to a name change and a rethink of the party's demand to pull France out of the euro.
Group: Yemen's cholera epidemic to worsen in rainy season
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 6:01am
An international aid organization warned Friday that Yemen's cholera epidemic, the world's worst since Haiti's 2010 outbreak, is likely to worsen in the rainy season.
