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German parliament calls for full ban of Hezbollah activities

BERLIN - Germany's parliament passed a resolution Thursday calling for a national ban on the activities of Hezbollah and for the Lebanese militant group to be put on the European Union's terrorist lis...

Dec 19, 2019

Lawyer: US charges against WikiLeaks' Assange 'political'

LONDON - Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court Thursday that he should not be extradited to the United States to face spying charges because the offences he is accused of ar...

Dec 19, 2019

McConnell blasts House impeachment, pledges Senate stability

WASHINGTON - The top Senate Republican on Thursday denounced the "most unfair" House impeachment of President Donald Trump and reassured Trump and his supporters that "moments like this are why the Un...

Dec 19, 2019

Indian police ban protests amid citizenship law outrage

NEW DELHI - Police detained several hundred protesters in some of India's biggest cities Thursday as they defied bans on assembly that authorities imposed to stop widespread demonstrations against a n...

Dec 19, 2019

Just 7 Democrats on stage for the latest presidential debate

LOS ANGELES - A winnowed field of Democratic presidential contenders takes the debate stage for a sixth and final time in 2019, as candidates seek to convince anxious voters that they are the party's ...

Dec 19, 2019

US housing construction increases 3.2% in November

WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes rose again in November while applications for building permits rose to the highest level in 12 years, both encouraging signs of a rebound in the housing market. ...

Dec 19, 2019

Ex-'60 Minutes' reporter sues New York magazine over article

AUSTIN, Texas - Former "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan, whose 2013 report about the Benghazi attacks was retracted by CBS News over inaccuracies, is suing New York magazine over an article about...

Dec 19, 2019

Trump ally US Rep. Mark Meadows won't seek reelection

RALEIGH, N.C. - Republican congressman Mark Meadows, a top ally to President Donald Trump, said Thursday that he won't seek reelection. In a statement, the North Carolina congressman said he struggled...

Dec 19, 2019

Pope removes shroud of secrecy from clergy sex abuse cases

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis abolished the use of the Vatican's highest level of secrecy in clergy sexual abuse cases Tuesday, responding to mounting criticism that the rule of "pontifical secrecy" has...

Dec 19, 2019

Miss America to be crowned for the first time in Connecticut

UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Miss America will be crowned Thursday night for the first time at a Connecticut casino, marking the latest change to the nearly century-old contest that has recently undergone new ...

Dec 19, 2019