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Iran newspaper: Strike Haifa if Israel killed scientist

TEHRAN, Iran - An opinion piece published by a hard-line Iranian newspaper on Sunday suggested Iran should attack the Israeli port city of Haifa if Israel carried out the killing of the scientist who ...

Nov 29, 2020

Asia Today: Cambodia tracks contacts after family infected

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian officials say a family of six and another man tested positive for the coronavirus in a rare case of local infection, and Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed concern that ...

Nov 29, 2020

Turkey's new virus figures confirm experts' worst fears

ANKARA, Turkey - When Turkey changed the way it reports daily COVID-19 infections, it confirmed what medical groups and opposition parties have long suspected - that the country is faced with an alarm...

Nov 29, 2020

North Korea toughens rules of entry to sea to fight virus

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea is further toughening restrictions on entering seawaters as part of elevated steps to fight the coronavirus pandemic, state media said Sunday, two days after So...

Nov 29, 2020

Angry Indian farmers reject government offer for talks

NEW DELHI - Protesting farmers on Sunday rejected the Indian government's offer to hold immediate talks if they ended their blockade of key highways they've held as they seek the scrapping of legislat...

Nov 29, 2020

Hungarian official compares George Soros to Hitler

BUDAPEST, Hungary - A Hungarian ministerial commissioner has come under fire for an article comparing American-Hungarian billionaire and philanthropist George Soros, a staunch critic of Hungary's gove...

Nov 29, 2020

Pope, with new cardinals, warns church against mediocrity

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, joined by the church's newest cardinals in Mass on Sunday, warned against mediocrity as well as seeking out "godfathers" to promote one's own career. Eleven of the 13 new ...

Nov 29, 2020

Poland: Marches oppose abortion restriction, police violence

WARSAW, Poland - Protesters marched in Warsaw and other Polish cities Saturday against an attempt to restrict abortion rights and the police violence that occurred in response to other recent protests...

Nov 28, 2020

French protesters decry bill outlawing use of police images

PARIS - Thousands of critics of a proposed security law that would restrict sharing images of police officers in France gathered across the country in protest Saturday, and officers in Paris who were ...

Nov 28, 2020

Iran's supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader on Saturday demanded the "definitive punishment" of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran's disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Rep...

Nov 28, 2020