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Police say 14 Maoist rebels killed in raid in western India
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 4:15am
Government forces killed at least 14 Maoist rebels during a raid on their hideout Sunday in a forested area in western India, police said.
Islamic State suicide bomber kills 31 in Afghan capital
Rahim Faiez, Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 3:49am
A suicide bomber struck a voter registration center in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing at least 31 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
Local vote comes as Italy struggles to form government
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 3:45am
Voting in one of Italy's tiniest regions is being watched for any shift in voter sentiment as politicians in Rome struggle to form a national government.
Syrian military pummels IS-held districts in Damascus
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 3:39am
Syrian government forces used warplanes, helicopters and artillery on Sunday to pound districts of the capital held by the Islamic State group, in a bid to enforce an evacuation deal reached with the militants earlier in the week.
The Latest: Islamic State claims bombing in Afghan capital
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 3:34am
The Latest on the violence in Afghanistan (all times local):
Germany's center-left Social Democrats to elect new leader
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 2:52am
Germany's center-left Social Democrats are electing a new leader to spearhead the party's recovery from a disastrous election result and guide it through a fractious coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.
Afghan officials say toll from suicide bombing in Kabul rises to 31 dead, 54 wounded
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 2:33am
Afghan officials say toll from suicide bombing in Kabul rises to 31 dead, 54 wounded.
Afghan Public Health Ministry says 12 killed, 57 wounded in Kabul bombing, toll likely to rise
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 1:54am
Afghan Public Health Ministry says 12 killed, 57 wounded in Kabul bombing, toll likely to rise.
Iran detains ex-prosecutor convicted in 2009 torture case
Nasser Karimi, Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 1:07am
Iranian police have arrested a former prosecutor known as the "torturer of Tehran," who faces a two-year prison sentence over the death of prisoners following 2009 protests, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
Israel says 15 Hamas operatives arrested in West Bank raid
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 12:30am
The Israeli military says it has arrested 15 Hamas operatives in an overnight West Bank raid.
World's oldest person dies in Japan at age of 117
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 21st - 9:48pm
The world's oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died.
17 killed as 2 dragon boats capsize in southern China
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 21st - 6:48pm
Seventeen people were killed after two dragon boats capsized in southern China, authorities said Sunday.
Fire department says death toll in capsize of two dragon boats during practice run in southern China has risen to 17.
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 21st - 6:32pm
Fire department says death toll in capsize of two dragon boats during practice run in southern China has risen to 17.
An official says world's oldest person dies in Japan at age of 117
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 21st - 6:18pm
An official says world's oldest person dies in Japan at age of 117.
Chemical weapons inspectors collect samples from Syria site
Philip Issa, Associated Press | Posted Apr 21st - 5:05pm
Chemical weapons inspectors collected samples from Syria's Douma on Saturday, two weeks after a suspected gas attack there followed by retaliatory strikes by Western powers on the Syrian government's chemical facilities.
Armenia protests: 70 arrested, including 2 suspected bombers
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 21st - 3:13pm
Armenian authorities say more than 70 people have been arrested, including two people suspected of building bombs, as large protests against the new government entered their second week in the capital.
State media: Saudi security forces respond to small drone
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 21st - 2:54pm
Saudi state media is reporting that security forces responded to a small drone flying over a neighborhood in the kingdom's capital after online videos circulated purporting to show the area ringing with small-arms fire.
Cuba's Diaz-Canel receives Maduro in first act as president
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 21st - 2:45pm
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro Saturday in his first official act as the country's leader.
