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Malaysia's king rejects PM's proposal to declare emergency

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's king on Sunday rejected a proposal by embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to declare a state of emergency to fight a new outbreak of the coronavirus. The plan...

Oct 25, 2020

Egyptians vote in second day of parliamentary elections

CAIRO - Egyptians on Sunday trickled into polling stations on the second day of voting for the country's parliamentary election amid a slight uptick in daily recorded coronavirus cases. The first stag...

Oct 25, 2020

Nigeria's police order massive mobilization after unrest

LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria's top police official on Saturday ordered the immediate mobilization of all officers to "reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters" after days...

Oct 25, 2020

Ukraine's local elections test leader and his young party

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainians were voting Sunday in local elections that are considered a test for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a former comedian who took office last year vowing to bring peace, uproot...

Oct 25, 2020

India's festive season spawns fears of renewed virus surge

NEW DELHI - Just weeks after India fully opened up from a harsh lockdown and began to modestly turn a corner by cutting new coronavirus infections by near half, a Hindu festival season is raising fear...

Oct 25, 2020

Attack, then pandemic: Pittsburgh Jewish congregations cope

Two years ago, the three congregations sharing space at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue relocated after an anti-Semitic gunman killed 11 worshippers. Last March, the congregations dispersed from t...

Oct 24, 2020

Ailing Samsung Electronics chief Lee Kun-Hee dies

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Samsung says Lee Kun-Hee, the ailing chairman of Samsung Electronics, has died. A Samsung statement says Lee died on Sunday with his family members, including his son and d...

Oct 24, 2020

UN: Nuclear weapons ban treaty to enter into force

TANZANIA, Tanzania - The United Nations announced Saturday that 50 countries have ratified a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons triggering its entry into force in 90 days, a move hailed by anti-nuclea...

Oct 24, 2020

Opposition activist leaves embassy haven to flee Venezuela

MEDELLIN, Colombia - Prominent opposition activist Leopoldo Lpez has abandoned Spain's embassy in Caracas and is leaving Venezuela, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday. The people spo...

Oct 24, 2020

Big suicide bombing in Kabul kills 18 at education centre

KABUL - The death toll from the suicide attack Saturday in Afghanistan's capital has risen to at least 18 killed and 57 people wounded, including students, the interior ministry said. The explosion st...

Oct 24, 2020