Listen to JazzPHXTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader says the missile attack on U.S. troops in Iraq was a "blow to America's image" as a superpower. He spoke while addressing Friday...
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Libya's rival military commander seeks support in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The commander of forces fighting the U.N.-supported government in war-torn Libya has begun meetings in Athens in a bid to counter Turkey's support for his opponents...
Jan. 17, 2020
Iran's supreme leader says in Friday prayers sermon that Iran's attack on US bases was 'blow to America's image'
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader says in Friday prayers sermon that Iran's attack on US bases was 'blow to America's image'.
Jan. 17, 2020
Ukrainian prime minister resigns after recordings published
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's prime minister says he has submitted his resignation, days after he was caught on tape saying the country's president knows nothing about the economy. In...
Jan. 17, 2020
Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown among SAGs presenters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown and Taika Waititi will be up for Screen Actors Guild Awards and also handing them out at Sunday’s ceremony. They’re part...
Jan. 17, 2020
Car-bomb attack in northern Syria kills 3 Turkish soldiers
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A car bombing has killed three Turkish soldiers in a Turkish-controlled area in northern Syria, Turkey's Defense Ministry said. The ministry said the attack occurred late...
Jan. 17, 2020
Royal rift: UK monarchy will look smaller when dust settles
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles, the future king, has long been seen as a potential modernizer who wants a more modest monarchy in line with other European royal households —...
Jan. 17, 2020
Analysis: Baseball has become a prisoner of technology
NEW YORK (AP) — Technology unleashed baseball's Analytics Era, and now it's holding the sport prisoner. AJ Hinch, Alex Cora and Carlos Beltrán are casualties, a triple play of hubris...
Jan. 17, 2020
Philippine volcano still 'life threatening' despite lull
TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — An erupting Philippine volcano remains life threatening despite weaker emissions and fewer tremors, an official said Friday and advised thousands of displaced villagers not to return...
Jan. 17, 2020
Pakistani court hands down 55-year sentences to 86 Islamists
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has sentenced 86 members of a radical Islamist party to 55-year prison terms each for taking part in violent rallies in 2018 over the...
Jan. 17, 2020
China reports 2nd death from virus behind pneumonia outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — A second person has died from a new coronavirus that has caused an outbreak of pneumonia in central China, health authorities said. A 69-year-old man surnamed Xiong...
Jan. 16, 2020
Search suspended days after deadly collision off Texas coast
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Days after a fishing boat's collision with a chemical tanker just off the Texas coast left one person dead, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search...
Jan. 16, 2020
Ex-US rep's fate rests with judge in insider trading case
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge must decide the fate of former U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins after his lawyers and prosecutors disagreed over how he should be punished for conspiring...
Jan. 16, 2020
World's biggest yearly human migration begins again in China
BEIJING (AP) — As the Lunar New Year approaches, Chinese travelers flocked to train stations and airports Friday to take part in a nationwide ritual: the world's biggest annual human...
Jan. 16, 2020
Menstruation huts destroyed in Nepal, where exile persists
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Authorities are knocking down tiny huts in western Nepal where women have been exiled during menstruation and exposed to cold weather and threats from animals and...
Jan. 16, 2020
AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean
This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean that were published in the past week. Havana hosted...
Jan. 16, 2020
Police say tear gas smoked out suspects in pot burglary
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a SWAT team was forced to smoke out suspects in an Albuquerque marijuana dispensary burglary that sparked a standoff. Police said Kyle Minard, 35,...
Jan. 16, 2020
Trump's trial begins at the start of an election year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday — senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of “impartial...
Jan. 16, 2020
Mara the elephant to leave Argentina for Brazil sanctuary
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Mara listens to her trainer say “up, down, blow,” obediently raising her trunk so a saline solution can be introduced, then lowering it and expelling...
Jan. 16, 2020
Cuban president says concessions to US would lead nowhere
LAS TUNAS, Cuba (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said he does not believe the Trump administration would drop sanctions on the island in exchange for concessions from his government...
Jan. 16, 2020
Guatemala officials disperse migrants, but some keep trying
CHIQUIMULA, Guatemala (AP) — United States officials are crediting tough measures taken over the past year and cooperation from regional governments for sharply reducing the number of Central American migrants...
Jan. 16, 2020
Technology could cut train crews from 2 to 1 but is it safe?
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — How many people does it take to operate a locomotive? For the railroad industry, the answer is simple: One. The industry is hoping this year’s scheduled...
Jan. 16, 2020
Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher after US-China deal
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday after China reported 6.1% economic growth in 2019 and Washington and Beijing signed an interim trade agreement. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo...
Jan. 16, 2020
Iran's top leader to lead Friday prayers at time of crisis
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader will deliver a Friday sermon in Tehran for the first time since 2012, as the Islamic Republic grapples with the fallout from the...
Jan. 16, 2020
It's a boy for 1st Japan Cabinet member on paternity leave
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's environment minister became father to a boy and is going ahead with his planned paternity leave — still a rarity in Japan where men are under...
Jan. 16, 2020
