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Finnish former minister leads presidential vote

1 hour 28 min ago
HELSINKI (AP) -- Finland's public broadcaster says former Finance Minister Sauli Niinisto is leading a presidential runoff in a preliminary count of advance votes....

Egypt sends 43 NGO workers to trial over funds

1 hour 38 min ago
CAIRO (AP) -- Ignoring a stern U.S. threat, Egypt on Sunday referred 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, to trial before a criminal court for allegedly using illegal foreign funds to foment unrest....

Israeli premier to visit US to address lobby

2 hours 41 min ago
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says he will visit the U.S. next month for the annual conference of AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby....

Egypt sends 43 NGO workers to trial over funds

3 hours 13 min ago
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian investigating judges on Sunday referred 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, to trial before a criminal court for allegedly being involved in banned activities and illegally receiving foreign funds, security officials said....

HRW calls for Palestinian residency rights

3 hours 34 min ago
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- A Gaza-born woman recently sneaked into her native land through a smugglers' tunnel because the legal route was blocked. A car mechanic who settled in the West Bank 15 years ago to raise a family lives in fear of deportation because his ID card says he's originally from Gaza....

HRW calls for Palestinian residency rights

3 hours 34 min ago
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- A Gaza-born woman recently sneaked into her native land through a smugglers' tunnel because the legal route was blocked. A car mechanic who settled in the West Bank 15 years ago to raise a family lives in fear of deportation because his ID card says he's originally from Gaza....

US, Australian filmmakers die in helicopter crash

3 hours 37 min ago
SYDNEY (AP) -- Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday....

US, Australian filmmakers die in helicopter crash

3 hours 37 min ago
SYDNEY (AP) -- Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday....

Israeli military appoints new air force chief

4 hours 24 min ago
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's military has picked a new air force chief at a time of growing tension with Iran....

Israeli military appoints new air force chief

4 hours 24 min ago
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's military has picked a new air force chief at a time of growing tension with Iran....

Egypt sends 43 NGO workers to trial over funds

4 hours 41 min ago
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian investigating judges on Sunday referred 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, to trial before a criminal court for allegedly being involved in banned activities and illegally receiving foreign funds....

Nigeria oil line on fire; militants claim attack

4 hours 41 min ago
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- An Eni SpA oil pipeline ruptured and caught fire as a militant group claimed responsibility for an attack in the region, their first alleged assault in months as its purported leader awaits trial on terrorism charges in South Africa....

Nigeria oil line on fire; militants claim attack

4 hours 41 min ago
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- An Eni SpA oil pipeline ruptured and caught fire as a militant group claimed responsibility for an attack in the region, their first alleged assault in months as its purported leader awaits trial on terrorism charges in South Africa....

Iran vows to hit any country that stages attack

4 hours 54 min ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran will target any country where an attack against it is staged, a senior Guard commander warned Sunday, the latest Iranian threat tied to growing tensions over its nuclear program and Western sanctions....

Iran vows to hit any country that stages attack

4 hours 54 min ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran will target any country where an attack against it is staged, a senior Guard commander warned Sunday, the latest Iranian threat tied to growing tensions over its nuclear program and Western sanctions....

Iran vows to hit any country that stages attack

4 hours 54 min ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran will target any country where an attack against it is staged, a senior Guard commander warned Sunday, the latest Iranian threat tied to growing tensions over its nuclear program and Western sanctions....

Russia's unlikely protest song rocks rally

5 hours 7 min ago
MOSCOW (AP) -- The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir Putin....

Russia's unlikely protest song rocks rally

5 hours 7 min ago
MOSCOW (AP) -- The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir Putin....

Russia's unlikely protest song rocks rally

5 hours 7 min ago
MOSCOW (AP) -- The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir Putin....

Chief army defector promises fight to free Syria

5 hours 8 min ago
BEIRUT (AP) -- The commander of rebel Syrian soldiers said Sunday there is no choice but to use military force to drive President Bashar Assad's regime from power as fears mounted that government troops will escalate their deadly crackdown on dissent after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis....