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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Lawyers say that Tunisian authorities have arrested the leader of the Ennahda opposition Islamist movement in a crackdown on…

BERLIN (AP) — Ford said Tuesday that it will cut 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years in an effort to streamline its operations as it…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hackers say they have taken down the websites of Bahrain’s international airport and state news agency to mark…

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Officials from India’s Income Tax Department searched the BBC’s offices in New Delhi on…

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — She is from Ukraine and he is from Russia. Their love blossomed online, but with their…

By BERNAT ARMANGUÉ Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Six days after the earthquake that flattened parts of Turkey and Syria, two survivors…

By SARAH EL DEEB and FAY ABOUELGASIM Associated Press ATAREB, Syria (AP) — Draped in a heavy wool shawl against the cold, Ayesha dragged her feet,…

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Vitalii Khroniuk lay facedown on the ground taking cover from Russian artillery fire,…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Wednesday after U.S. inflation edged down less than expected, fueling…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Actor Idris Elba says he’s going to stick with being the tormented…

By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — With the prospect of a sixth consecutive failed rainy season in the east and Horn of…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka is fast-tracking efforts to seal a stalled trade pact…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press Hong Kong (AP) — Beijing has dropped a requirement for the United States consul general to secure China’s…

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Customers of wireless provider T-Mobile US Inc. reported widespread service outages in the U.S. late Monday, according to…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe they came from China. Maybe from somewhere farther away. A lot farther away. The downing…

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Last week Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega packed off 222 political leaders, priests,…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The pace of consumer price increases eased again in January compared with a year…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States renewed a warning that it would defend its treaty ally if Filipino…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government plans to allow people who are “loyal to the nation” to carry…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say the predominant view among member nations is that the leadership of…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and KEN KUSMER Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday night at Michigan State University,…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Senate approved a proposed ban on the local disposal of spent nuclear fuel, unless the state provides its…

By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Forensic experts have determined that Chilean poet Pablo Neruda died of poisoning nearly 50…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico appears to have backed down on plans to ban imports of U.S. genetically modified corn for animal feed. Mexico’s…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy grew at an annual pace of 0.6% in October-December, managing to eke out…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Fox was hoping the matchup of two top teams in the Super Bowl and a close game would lead to a record night. Even…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials and analysts say cash-strapped Pakistan will impose billions in new taxes to help secure…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer QUEBEC CITY (AP) — If Mykyta Staskevich needed another reminder of what his boys hockey team of Ukrainian refugees…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The slap sat front and center at Monday’s Oscar nominees luncheon. So…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Records obtained by The Associated Press show a Memphis police officer who hit Tyre Nichols…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A late-hour attempt to extend the life of California’s last nuclear power plant is facing…

By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have pushed a proposed ban on…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The lawyer for and Arizona rancher being held on $1 million bond in the fatal shooting of a Mexican…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A key prosecution witness testified Monday that he delivered millions of dollars in payoffs…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have kicked off an investigation into the origins of…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat will receive the…

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Nearly two years after Arkansas became the first state to enact a now-blocked ban on…