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Pope Francis praises Koreas' Olympic cooperation

ROME –  Pope Francis is praising the decision of North and South Korea to compete alongside each other at the Winter Olympics, saying it shows that conflicts can be resolved peacefully through dialogue and mutual respect. Francis sent a special…

Pakistan sentences man to death in student's lynching

HARIPUR, Pakistan –  A Pakistani court has sentenced a man to death over the lynching of a 23-year-old university student who was falsely accused of blasphemy. Mohammad Mashal Khan was killed by a mob on his university campus in April…

Former Afghan leader urges sanctions on Pakistan officials

KABUL, Afghanistan –  Afghanistan's former president has lashed out at both the United States and Pakistan, accusing them of using the Afghan war to further their own interests and calling on Washington to sanction Pakistani military and intelligence officials. In…

Aid groups: 8,500 Syrians still held in Jordanian no-go camp

AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan –  International aid groups say about 8,500 Syrians are still locked up behind barbed wire in a no-go section of Jordan's second-largest refugee camp, despite initial assurances in 2016 the arrangement is temporary. The Jordan INGO…

Aid groups: 8,500 Syrians still held in Jordanian no-go camp

AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan –  International aid groups say about 8,500 Syrians are still locked up behind barbed wire in a no-go section of Jordan's second-largest refugee camp, despite initial assurances in 2016 the arrangement is temporary. The Jordan INGO…

The Latest: Session to re-election Puigdemont postponed

MADRID –  The Latest on the political crisis in Catalonia (all times local): 10:30 a.m. The speaker of Catalonia's parliament has postponed a session intended to re-elect the Spanish region's fugitive ex-president. Roger Torrent announced the decision Tuesday, hours before…

The Latest: Session to re-election Puigdemont postponed

MADRID –  The Latest on the political crisis in Catalonia (all times local): 10:30 a.m. The speaker of Catalonia's parliament has postponed a session intended to re-elect the Spanish region's fugitive ex-president. Roger Torrent announced the decision Tuesday, hours before…

The Latest: Russia says its Syria meeting in Sochi delayed

BEIRUT –  The Latest on the war in Syria, Turkey's offensive against the Syrian Kurdish militia in the enclave of Afrin and (all times local): 11:20 a.m. A Russian diplomat says the opening of a Russia-sponsored peace conference for Syria…

The Latest: Russia says its Syria meeting in Sochi delayed

BEIRUT –  The Latest on the war in Syria, Turkey's offensive against the Syrian Kurdish militia in the enclave of Afrin and (all times local): 11:20 a.m. A Russian diplomat says the opening of a Russia-sponsored peace conference for Syria…

Kenya gov't turns off TV stations airing opposition event

NAIROBI, Kenya –  Kenya's press is reporting that the government has switched off three TV stations after they aired live broadcasts of an event where the opposition is trying to "swear in" its leader Raila Odinga as an alternative president…

Kenya gov't turns off TV stations airing opposition event

NAIROBI, Kenya –  Kenya's press is reporting that the government has switched off three TV stations after they aired live broadcasts of an event where the opposition is trying to "swear in" its leader Raila Odinga as an alternative president…

Spain PM urges Catalonia to opt for "clean candidate"

MADRID –  Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is urging the Catalan parliament not to press ahead with the candidacy of fugitive leader Carles Puigdemont for regional president and instead to opt for a lawmaker free of legal proceedings. Speaking Tuesday…

Spain PM urges Catalonia to opt for "clean candidate"

MADRID –  Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is urging the Catalan parliament not to press ahead with the candidacy of fugitive leader Carles Puigdemont for regional president and instead to opt for a lawmaker free of legal proceedings. Speaking Tuesday…

Swedes charge Uzbek man with terrorism in truck attack

STOCKHOLM –  Swedish prosecutors have charged an Uzbek man who rammed a stolen truck into a crowd in downtown Stockholm in April, killing five and injuring 14, with terrorism and other offenses. Rakhmat Akilov is the only suspect and has…

Swedes charge Uzbek man with terrorism in truck attack

STOCKHOLM –  Swedish prosecutors have charged an Uzbek man who rammed a stolen truck into a crowd in downtown Stockholm in April, killing five and injuring 14, with terrorism and other offenses. Rakhmat Akilov is the only suspect and has…

The Latest: Islamic militants kill 12 troops in south Yemen

SANAA, Yemen –  The Latest on the situation in Yemen (all times local): 12:10 p.m. Yemeni tribesmen say suspected Islamic militants have attacked a checkpoint in southern Yemen, killing at least 12 soldiers. The tribesmen say Tuesday's attack started with…

The Latest: Islamic militants kill 12 troops in south Yemen

SANAA, Yemen –  The Latest on the situation in Yemen (all times local): 12:10 p.m. Yemeni tribesmen say suspected Islamic militants have attacked a checkpoint in southern Yemen, killing at least 12 soldiers. The tribesmen say Tuesday's attack started with…

Lawyer: Expel 'dirty dancing' foreigners in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia –  The lawyer for 10 Westerners arrested in Cambodia for allegedly posting photos on social media showing themselves engaged in sexually suggestive dancing says they may have offended local standards of morality, but should be expelled from…

Kenya awaits opposition leader's 'swearing in'

NAIROBI, Kenya –  Streets are quiet in the central business district of Kenya's capital ahead of the opposition's plan to "swear in" its leader, Raila Odinga, as an alternative president despite the attorney general's warning that such an act challenging…

63M women, girls missing due to India's preference for boys

NEW DELHI –  India's government says more than 63 million women and girls are statistically "missing" by being deprived of food, health care and schooling due to cultural preference for boys. Officials also said Indian families have more than 21…