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Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at bases in Iraq

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran struck back at the United States early on Wednesday for killing its most powerful military commander, firing a barrage missiles at two Iraqi military bases that house American troo...

Jan 08, 2020

EU promises to try to save Iran nuclear deal despite setback

BRUSSELS - The European Union said Wednesday it "will spare no efforts" in its attempts to keep alive an international deal preventing Iran from developing atomic weapons. EU Commission President Ursu...

Jan 08, 2020

Car bomb kills 3, wounds 6 at checkpoint in Somali capital

NAIROBI, Kenya - A Somali official says a car bomb has killed three people and wounded six others at a checkpoint in the capital. Salah Omar, a spokesman for the Mogadishu mayor, says the blast occurr...

Jan 08, 2020

Australian PM's leadership criticized during wildfire crisis

CANBERRA, Australia - As his country burned, Australia's prime minister was cursed and jeered out of a town, called an "idiot," a "moron" and worse, and skewered at home and abroad for his dismissive ...

Jan 08, 2020

US sends more firefighters to help battle Australia blazes

BOISE, Idaho - U.S. officials said Tuesday they're planning to send at least another 100 firefighters to Australia to join 159 already in the country battling wildfires that have killed 25 people and ...

Jan 08, 2020

Some commercial airlines reroute flights amid Mideast risks

NEW DELHI - Some commercial airlines on Wednesday rerouted flights crossing the Middle East to avoid possible danger amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. Australian carrier Qan...

Jan 07, 2020

Nissan ex-chair set for first public appearance after escape

BEIRUT - The disgraced former chairman of Nissan is expected to speak to journalists in Beirut on Wednesday, more than a week after his dramatic escape from Japan ahead of his trial for alleged financ...

Jan 07, 2020

Gunman in `Fast and Furious' border killing to be sentenced

PHOENIX - The man convicted of shooting a Border Patrol agent in a case that exposed a botched federal gun program known as "Fast and Furious" is scheduled to be sentenced in Tucson on Wednesday. Hera...

Jan 07, 2020

Hearing to be held on condemned man's request for DNA test

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - A judge plans to hear legal arguments Wednesday on whether to order DNA testing on evidence from a 1987 killing for which a death row inmate in Georgia is scheduled to be executed nex...

Jan 07, 2020

Philippines orders evacuation of Filipinos from Iraq

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government said Wednesday that it has ordered the mandatory evacuation of Filipino workers from Iraq and the coast guard said it is sending a vessel to the Middle ...

Jan 07, 2020