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Volkswagen hits record sales in bid to top auto industry

FRANKFURT - Volkswagen announced Tuesday record sales for last year that could determine whether it keeps its crown as the world's largest automaker. The automaker based in Wolfsburg, Germany, deliver...

Jan 14, 2020

Iran announces arrests over downing of Ukrainian plane

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran's judiciary said Tuesday arrests have been made over the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board just after takeoff f...

Jan 14, 2020

Trump support for Iran protesters could fuel anti-US forces

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's embrace of anti-government protesters in Iran is another departure from his predecessors, who feared such overt support could backfire and inadvertently help hard...

Jan 13, 2020

Iraqis worry US-Iran tensions are eclipsing their protests

BAGHDAD - Young Iraqis who drove mass protests demanding sweeping political reforms are worried that the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, which is playing out in part on Iraqi soil, is killing thei...

Jan 13, 2020

Democratic debate allows one more jab before Iowa caucuses

DES MOINES, Iowa - An unusually heated clash of rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination could be the hallmark of Tuesday night's televised debate in Iowa. Just six candidates are gathering i...

Jan 13, 2020

Trump's Milwaukee rally kicks off election year in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE - President Donald Trump heads to battleground Wisconsin on Tuesday to rally supporters just down the street from where Democrats will meet in six months to nominate his opponent, a campaign...

Jan 13, 2020

US officials cite deterrence to defend lethal drone strike

WASHINGTON - For all of the Trump administration's insistence that the threat of an "imminent" attack led to the American drone strike on Iran's top general, U.S. officials behind the scenes say the s...

Jan 13, 2020

Burrow, LSU cap magical season, beat Clemson 42-25 for title

NEW ORLEANS - Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and capped one of the greatest seasons in college football history by leading No. 1 LSU to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Cle...

Jan 13, 2020

Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal: researchers

BOSTON - A U.S. cybersecurity company says Russian military agents have successfully hacked the Ukrainian gas company at the centre of the scandal that led to President Donald Trump's impeachment. Rus...

Jan 13, 2020

US warns vessels transiting Gulf amid tensions with Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United States on Tuesday warned of threats to commercial vessels in and around the Persian Gulf in the wake of its confrontation with Iran. Tensions have soared since...

Jan 13, 2020