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Uganda police detain Bobi Wine, foil meeting with supporters

KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan police on Monday detained the singer and political activist known as Bobi Wine, who was prevented from holding his first public meeting with supporters as a presidential aspi...

Jan 08, 2020

Family's fortress no match for rapacious Australian fires

BALMORAL, Australia - With flames climbing as high as a 15-story building and menacing his supposedly fireproof home on three sides, Justin Kam ran to the laundry room and opened the door. Inside was ...

Jan 08, 2020

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