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Turkey: 2 killed in explosion near border with Syria
ANKARA, Turkey - A bomb went off in a car near Turkey's border with Syria on Friday, killing two Syrians who were inside the vehicle, Turkey's interior minister said. A third Syrian was injured. Turki...
Jul 07, 2019
BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics
FRANKFURT - BMW CEO Harald Krueger is stepping down after a four-year tenure in which the automaker lost its lead in luxury car sales and saw an early head start in electric vehicles evaporate. The Ge...
Jul 07, 2019
Sweden detains rapper A$AP Rocky after street fight
COPENHAGEN - U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky was ordered held by a Swedish court Friday for two weeks in pre-trial detention while police investigate a fight in downtown Stockholm. Prosecutor Fredrik Karlsson ...
Jul 07, 2019
Afghan officials say car bomb kills 12, wounds scores
KABUL - The Taliban carried out a devastating suicide car bombing in central Afghanistan Sunday that killed 12 people and wounded over 150 others, said Afghan officials. The attack came as an all-Afgh...
Jul 07, 2019
Top UK diplomat in USA criticizes Trump in leaked memos
LONDON - Leaked diplomatic cables reveal that Britain's ambassador to the United States regards President Donald Trump's administration as inept, hobbled by infighting, and unlikely to improve. The me...
Jul 07, 2019
Hong Kong protesters aim to take message to mainland Chinese
HONG KONG - Thousands of people, many wearing black shirts and some carrying British flags, were marching in Hong Kong on Sunday, targeting a mainland Chinese audience as a month-old protest movement ...
Jul 07, 2019
Greeks vote in 1st parliamentary election since bailout end
ATHENS, Greece - Greeks were voting Sunday in the first parliamentary election since their country emerged from three successive international bailouts still struggling with a crippling nearly decade-...
Jul 07, 2019
Frankfurt prepares to defuse WWII bomb, thousands evacuated
FRANKFURT - Thousands of people have been evacuated from a district of Frankfurt that includes the European Central Bank headquarters as authorities prepare to defuse a 500-kilo (1,100-pound) World Wa...
Jul 07, 2019
Iran ramping up uranium enrichment beyond 2015 deal limits
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran announced Sunday it will raise its enrichment of uranium, breaking another limit of its unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and further heightening tensions between Tehr...
Jul 07, 2019
At Tehran symphony, music lovers seek escape from reality
TEHRAN, Iran - Aficionados of Western classical music have carved out a niche for themselves in Iran, where cultural expression remains tightly controlled by strict rules imposed after the 1979 Islami...
Jul 07, 2019
