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In Yemen's secret prisons, UAE tortures and US interrogatesFormer prisoners say torture widespread at network of UAE-run prisons in Yemen where US interrogated detainees
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UN urges Egypt to halt execution of 6 men in 'flawed' trialsUN experts urge Egypt to halt execution of 6 men over killing a policeman in 2014, saying their trials were 'flawed'
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Gaza power plant back on, with help of alliance of old foesGaza's sole power plant back on after receiving fuel from Egypt, shipment made possible by alliance of old foes
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FILE - This file image made from video posted on a militant website Saturday, July 5, 2014, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq during his first public appearance. Iraq’s Ministry of Defense says the Islamic State group destroyed the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul and the iconic leaning minaret when fighters detonated explosives inside the structures late Wednesday night on June 21, 2017. The mosque — also known as Mosul’s Great Mosque — is where IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a so-called Islamic caliphate in 2014 shortly after the city was overrun by the militants and was seen as a key symbolic prize in the fight for Iraq’s second largest city.(AP Photo/Militant video, File)
IS militants destroy 12th century mosque in Iraq's MosulIraq says Islamic State group detonated explosives, blowing up 12th century mosque in Mosul with famous leaning minaret
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia to try to reduce tensions over QatarTurkey's Erdogan, Saudi King Salman and new crown prince agree to 'increase efforts' to overcome tensions with Qatar
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Egypt census workers detect another baby boomEgypt census workers going door to door discover that more than 20 million people were born in the last decade alone
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Former prisoners say torture widespread at network of UAE-run prisons in Yemen where US interrogated detaineesFormer prisoners say torture widespread at network of UAE-run prisons in Yemen where US interrogated detainees
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FILE - In this Sunday, July 6, 2014 file photo, the gate of the Great Mosque or al-Nuri Mosque is seen in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq. The Islamic State group destroyed Mosul’s al-Nuri mosque and its iconic leaning minaret known as al-Hadba late Wednesday night on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 when fighters detonated explosives inside the structures, according to Iraq’s Ministry of Defense. The mosque is where IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a so-called Islamic caliphate in 2014 shortly after the city was overrun by the militants and was seen as a key symbolic prize in the fight for Iraq’s second largest city. (AP Photo, File)
IS destroys iconic al-Nuri mosque in MosulIraq's Ministry of Defense says the Islamic State group destroyed the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul and the iconic leaning minaret when fighters detonated explosives inside the structures late Wednesday night
The Associated Press7 hours ago
Saudi Arabia's next king is a young, ambitious risk takerAt age 31, Mohammed bin Salman's sudden appointment Wednesday to the position of crown prince places the man regarded as a bold and ambitious risk taker first in line to the Saudi throne
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FILE- In this Feb. 14, 2017, file photo, a child with severe burns, from scalding water, cries out in pain as a medic cleans his wounds at a hospital in the Zahra neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq. In a report Thursday, June 22, 2017, the United Nation children’s agency said they documented a number of cases of Islamic State group fighters killing the children of families trying to flee militant-held neighborhoods in Mosul. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen, File)
UN says IS targets children to hold Mosul civilians hostageThe United Nations says fighters for the Islamic State group are targeting children in Mosul to prevent civilians from fleeing the city as Iraqi forces push into the last stronghold held in Iraq by the militants
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Diggers break the ground for a new settlement near the settlement of Shilo, West Bank, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said work had begun for the first new Israeli settlement in two decades, to replace Amona, a settlement outpost built on private Palestinian land that was dismantled in February following an Israeli Supreme Court ruling. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
Kushner kicks off Mideast peace push with first solo visitPresident Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, makes his first solo visit to Mideast in attempt to restart peace talks
The Associated Press15 hours ago
Diggers break the ground for a new settlement near the settlement of Shilo, West Bank, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said work had begun for the first new Israeli settlement in two decades, to replace Amona, a settlement outpost built on private Palestinian land that was dismantled in February following an Israeli Supreme Court ruling. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
The Latest: Kushner meeting with Netanyahu called productiveThe White House says Jared Kushner, who is President Donald Trump's son-in-law and chief Middle East adviser, had a productive meeting in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his senior advisers
The Associated Press15 hours ago
Bereaved US dad believes Jordan court will 'render justice'Father of one of three American military trainers killed at Jordan air base says he has faith in kingdom's courts
The Associated Press16 hours ago
Iraqi officer: IS detonates iconic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul where IS leader al-Baghdadi declared the Islamic caliphateIraqi officer: IS detonates iconic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul where IS leader al-Baghdadi declared the Islamic caliphate
The Associated Press16 hours ago
FILE - In this April 4, 2017, file picture Saudi boys pose in front of a huge billboard showing in the center, King Salman, with his 31-year-old son Mohammed bin Salman to the right, and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef to the left in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Salman appointed his son, who was until now the deputy crown prince and country's defense minister, as his successor and first in line to the throne. Salman stripped Mohammed bin Nayef of the title of crown prince and ousted him from his powerful position of interior minister. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Saudi king names son heir as new generation encircles throneUpending royal succession, Saudi king appoints 31-year-old son as crown prince, removes country's counterterrorism czar
The Associated Press17 hours ago
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AP Online Top Business Short HeadlinesAP sources: Senate GOP would halt Obamacare penalties, taxesDemocratic senators hold a hearing hosted by Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., center, and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., about how they say the GOP health care bill could hurt rural Americans, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was expected to push for a vote next week on the legislation, which would eliminate much of Obama's 2010 overhaul and leave government with a diminished role in providing coverage and helping people afford it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP Entertainment HeadlinesJuror: 2 holdouts blocked conviction in Bill Cosby trialFILE - In this Saturday, June 17, 2017, file photo, Bill Cosby exits the Montgomery County Courthouse after a mistrial was declared in his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa. Judge Steven O'Neill who presided over Cosby's sexual assault trial is weighing whether to make public the identities of the jurors who deadlocked in the case. He said he would rule by Wednesday, June 21. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Online - International NewsCanadian charged in US airport attack investigated as terrorPolice stand guard in front of an apartment building in Montreal, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, after a Canadian man who shouted in Arabic stabbed a police officer in the neck at a Michigan airport. Amor Ftouhi, of Montreal, was immediately taken into custody. Police in Canada were searching the Montreal apartment where Ftouhi is believed to have lived. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
AP Online Top Political Short HeadlinesGOP Medicaid cuts would hit states fighting opioid epidemicPaul Wright shows a picture of himself in the hospital after a near fatal overdose in 2015, Thursday, June 15, 2017, at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic in Youngstown, Ohio. Republican efforts to roll back “Obamacare” are colliding with the opioid epidemic. Cutbacks would hit hard in states that are deeply affected by the addiction crisis and struggling to turn the corner. The issue is Medicaid, expanded under former President Barack Obama. Data show that Medicaid expansion is paying for a large share of treatment costs in hard hit states. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
AP Online National NewsFBI: Gunman who shot congressman had no target in mindFederal Bureau of Investigation Washington Field Office, Special Agent in Charge, Timothy Slater, with Alexandria Police Department Chief Michael Brown, from left, and United States Capitol Police Chief Matthew Verderosa, speaks to reporters outside the FBI Washington Field Office, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, during a news conference about the investigative findings to date in the shooting that occurred at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Va. on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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