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Germany bans neo-Nazi organization Combat 18 Deutschland

BERLIN - Germany is banning the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 Deutschland in what the country's top security official said Thursday was a "clear message" against far-right extremism and anti-Semitism. More...

Jan 23, 2020

China sentences ex-boss of Interpol to 13 years for bribes

BEIJING - China has sentenced the former president of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, to 13 years and six months in prison on charges of accepting more than $2 million in bribes. Meng was elected president of...

Jan 23, 2020

Migrant parents separated from kids since 2018 return to US

LOS ANGELES - Nine parents who were deported as the Trump administration separated thousands of migrant families landed back into the U.S. late Wednesday to reunite with children they had not seen in ...

Jan 23, 2020

Iran uses violence, politics to try to push US out of Iraq

BEIRUT - Iran has long sought the withdrawal of American forces from neighbouring Iraq, but the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and an Iraqi militia commander in Baghdad has added new impetus to th...

Jan 22, 2020

Judge hints he may rule for migrants in Border Patrol suit

TUCSON, Ariz. - A judge indicated Wednesday he may side with migrants in a lawsuit that alleges extreme overcrowding and inhumane conditions at some of the Border Patrol's facilities in Arizona. U.S. ...

Jan 22, 2020

AP-NORC poll: Public doubts Senate trial will be revealing

WASHINGTON - Americans are sharply divided along party lines about whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office, and they doubt the Senate impeachment trial will do anything to change ...

Jan 22, 2020

Trump's rollback of US water protections nears completion

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration was expected to announce completion as soon as Thursday of one of its most momentous environmental rollbacks, removing federal protections for millions of miles o...

Jan 22, 2020

Trial highlights: Democrats roll out case as senators fidget

WASHINGTON - House prosecutors faced fidgeting senators as they rolled out their case against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, the trial's previous session having lasted a fatigue-inducing 13 hour...

Jan 22, 2020

Democrats not alone in soliciting votes in Iowa; GOP is, too

WASHINGTON - With all eyes on Democrats as they prepare to cast their ballots in Iowa's highly anticipated kickoff caucuses, President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is working to try to persuade ...

Jan 22, 2020

Downtown Tokyo's homeless fear removal ahead of Olympics

TOKYO - Shelters made of cardboard start popping up in the basement of Tokyo's Shinjuku train station right before the shutters come down at 11 p.m., in corridors where "salarymen" rushing home and co...

Jan 22, 2020