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Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian police say they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the former U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post. The a...

Jan 16, 2020

EU pressures Iran on atom deal in last-ditch bid to save it

BRUSSELS - Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Iran to stop violating its landmark nuclear deal in a last-ditch effort to resolve their differences through talks while also...

Jan 16, 2020

Harsh weather kills 70 more people in Pakistan, Afghanistan

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Severe winter weather has claimed more lives as avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall killed 55 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir while 15 died in neighbouring Afghanis...

Jan 16, 2020

Volkswagen hits record sales in bid to top auto industry

FRANKFURT - Volkswagen has announced record annual sales that could determine whether it keeps its crown as the world's largest automaker. The company based in Wolfsburg, Germany, said Tuesday that it...

Jan 16, 2020

German officials agree plan to exit coal-fired power by 2038

BERLIN - German officials have agreed on a plan to shut down the nation's coal-fired power plants by the mid to late 2030s that will involve operators getting billions of euros in compensation, the go...

Jan 16, 2020

Iran announces arrests over downing of plane that killed 176

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Tuesday that authorities have made arrests for the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane, which killed all 176 people on board and set off protests in the countr...

Jan 16, 2020

Right-wing parties in Israel unite, rejecting fringe list

JERUSALEM - Religious-nationalist parties in Israel joined forces late Wednesday ahead of the country's unprecedented third straight election in one year. The parties came together after weeks of jock...

Jan 16, 2020

German foreign minister flies to Libya to push peace effort

BERLIN - Germany's foreign minister was flying to Libya on Thursday to meet one of the country's rival leaders, Gen. Khalifa Hifter, in a bid to push forward troubled efforts to secure a cease-fire. G...

Jan 16, 2020

3 African nations reach preliminary deal in Nile dam dispute

WASHINGTON - Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have reached a preliminary agreement aimed at clearing the way for the filling and operation of a $5 billion dam project on the Nile Rive...

Jan 16, 2020

Ghosn's Japan lawyer quits after client's flight to Lebanon

TOKYO - One of the Japanese lawyers for former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn has stepped down from that job after his client fled the country. Junichiro Hironaka had been representing Ghosn in his defe...

Jan 16, 2020