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‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker, an Omani national, was arrested in Saudi Arabia and w…
Arab voters key to blocking Netanyahu-led hard-line majority
TIRA, Israel (AP) — A surge in Arab voter turnout was key to depriving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist allies of a parliamentary majority…
With hand sanitizer nearby, Dubai Comic Con laughs at virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As papier-mâché hand grenades and plastic assault rifles barely caught the attention of security guards, a health official i…
'This is not a drill': WHO urges the world to fight virus
BANGKOK (AP) — The global march of the new virus triggered a vigorous appeal Thursday from the World Health Organization for governments to pull out “all the s…
Russia, Turkey reach cease-fire deal in northwestern Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — The presidents of Russia and Turkey said they reached agreement on a cease-fire to begin at midnight Thursday in northwestern Syria, where escala…
Turkey deploying special forces to border amid migrant surge
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey said Thursday it would deploy special forces along its land border with Greece to prevent Greek authorities pushing back people tr…
Former Denmark soccer player quarantined with virus
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A former professional soccer player who represented Denmark at the 2010 World Cup has tested positive for the virus that is spreading around the world.
German police: At least 7 involved in Dresden jewelry theft
BERLIN (AP) — At least seven people were involved in the November theft of 18th-century jewels from a unique collection in Dresden, German authorities said Thursday as they released a sketch of one possible suspect.
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit
BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northwest Syria hit a poultry farm where several displaced families were sheltering early Thursday, killi…
Bethlehem's storied Nativity Church closes amid virus fears
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian officials announced Thursday the storied Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem was closing indefinit…
Five years on, ill-prepared EU sees migrants on its borders
Brussels (AP) — Thousands of migrants massed on Greece’s borders with Turkey, and security forces struggling to keep them at bay. Five years on it feels like d…
Dogs, cats can't pass on coronavirus, but can test positive
HONG KONG (AP) — Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it fro…
Russia-Turkey talks a last chance to avert Idlib calamity
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A summit between the Turkish and Russian leaders on Thursday may be the last chance to work out a deal that avoids further calamity in Sy…
Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian two-term UN chief, dies at 100
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the two-term United Nations secretary-general who brokered a historic cease-fire between Iran and Iraq in 1988 and w…
Peru's foreign ministry: Two-term UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuellar dies at 100
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's foreign ministry: Two-term UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuellar dies at 100.
In Italy and beyond, virus outbreak reshapes work and play
ROME (AP) — Italy closed all schools and universities and barred fans from all sporting events for the next few weeks, as governments trying to curb the spread…