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The US to double military assistance to Lebanese army
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 8:36 amThe U.S. ambassador to Lebanon says Washington is more than doubling the baseline amount of U.S. military assistance to the Lebanese army compared to the… -
Djokovic and Nadal mix tennis with politics on Thailand trip
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 8:36 amTwo of the world's top tennis players, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, came to Bangkok to earn a few million dollars for an exhibition match.… -
No unsafe objects over site of alleged Nazi train in Poland
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 8:36 amPoland's defense minister says army experts have found no dangerous objects or substances on the surface of the site of an alleged World War II… -
UK fraudster who faked coma to avoid trial is jailed
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 8:24 amA British fraudster who faked a coma to avoid prosecution has been jailed for obstructing justice. -
UN human rights body passes Saudi proposal on Yemen
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 8:12 amA leading human rights advocacy group on Friday accused the top U.N. human rights body of failing to improve scrutiny of abuses in war-torn Yemen… -
Spanish court sentences 11 for jihad recruitment
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 7:49 amSpain's National Court has convicted and sentenced 11 members of a recruitment network that sent militants to carry out attacks for al-Qaida-linked groups fighting in… -
Suicide bombers kill 10 people in Borno state in Nigeria
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 7:36 amFour suicide bombers killed at least 10 people in Maiduguri, Nigeria's army said Friday, after also blaming Islamic extremists for trying to poison water sources… -
2 people die in shootings near Sydney police headquarters
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 6:45 amA civilian employed by Australian police was fatally shot Friday outside the state police headquarters in western Sydney and his assailant was then killed, officials… -
Nobel official’s behind-scenes book overshadows peace prize
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 6:33 amA book detailing the secret tussles behind some of the most controversial Nobel Peace Prizes in the last quarter century is having its own disruptive… -
Co-founder of Germany’s PEGIDA charged with incitement
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 6:33 amGerman prosecutors say they've filed incitement charges against the co-founder of PEGIDA for his Facebook posts calling refugees and other asylum-seekers "cattle" and "trash."