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Israel advances plans in sensitive east Jerusalem settlement

JERUSALEM - A settlement watchdog group said Sunday Israel is moving ahead with new construction of hundreds of homes in a strategic east Jerusalem settlement that threatens to cut off parts of the ci...

Nov 15, 2020

Fire damages historic mosque on Istanbul's Bosporus Strait

ISTANBUL - A historic wooden mosque in Istanbul caught on fire Sunday and Turkish firefighters put out the blaze, working from both land and sea. The Vanikoy Mosque, built in the 17th century during t...

Nov 15, 2020

Rebel leaders who inked deal with government return to Sudan

CAIRO - Sudan's rebel leaders returned to the capital, Khartoum on Sunday, signalling the first major steps toward implementing a peace agreement with the government that aims to end the country's dec...

Nov 15, 2020

Moldova's presidential runoff sees big Russia-West divide

CHISINAU, Moldova - Mouldovans returned to the polls Sunday for a presidential runoff, facing a stark choice between the staunchly pro-Russian incumbent and his popular challenger, a pro-Western forme...

Nov 15, 2020

Asia Today: India reports 41,100 new coronavirus cases

NEW DELHI - India has reported 41,100 new cases of the coronavirus, raising the country's overall tally since the pandemic began to 8.79 million a day after it celebrated Diwali, a major Hindu festiva...

Nov 15, 2020

Azerbaijani leader: Christian churches will be protected

MOSCOW - The president of Azerbaijan is promising that Christian churches will be protected when the strongly Muslim country takes possession of areas formerly controlled by Armenians. President Ilham...

Nov 15, 2020

ASEAN, China, other partners set world's biggest trade pact

China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world's largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recove...

Nov 15, 2020

Palestinians torn as Israel seeks Gulf tourists in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM - When the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalize relations with Israel, the Palestinians decried the move as a "betrayal" of both Jerusalem, where they hope to establish the capital of th...

Nov 15, 2020

Pressure mounts on Peru's president after 2 die in protests

LIMA, Peru - Pressure was mounting on Peru's interim president to resign Sunday after a night of protests in which two people were killed and the country's political turmoil deepened. At least eight o...

Nov 14, 2020

Trump supporters morning protests turn into violent clashes

WASHINGTON - Several thousand supporters of President Donald Trump in Washington protested election results and then hailed Trump's passing motorcade before nighttime clashes with counterdemonstrators...

Nov 14, 2020