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Iraqi forces close in on IS-held town west of Mosul

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:15:13 GMT2017-08-21T14:15:13Z

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi forces made significant progress as they closed in on the Islamic State-held town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, the U.S.-led coalition and an Iraqi military spokesman said Monday....

Nations search for 10 missing after US destroyer collision

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:20:00 GMT2017-08-21T13:20:00Z

SINGAPORE (AP) -- Vessels from several nations are searching Southeast Asian waters for 10 missing U.S. sailors after an early morning collision Monday between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker ripped a gaping hole in the destroyer's hull....

The Latest: Pentagon chief confirms Navy probe of accidents

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:22:41 GMT2017-08-21T14:22:41Z

SINGAPORE (AP) -- The Latest on the collision between the USS John S. McCain guided missile destroyer and an oil tanker east of Singapore (all times local):...

Spain death toll to 15 as suspect linked to fatal carjacking

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:07:03 GMT2017-08-21T14:07:03Z

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- The fugitive in the Barcelona van attack carjacked a man and stabbed him to death Thursday night as he made his getaway, Spanish officials said Monday as they raised the death toll in the country's two vehicle attacks to 15....

The Latest: Spanish officials meet to discuss attacks

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:01:13 GMT2017-08-21T12:01:13Z

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- The Latest on the aftermath of the Spain attacks (all times local):...

The Latest: Big Ben's bell goes silent for years of repairs

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:01:04 GMT2017-08-21T11:01:04Z

LONDON (AP) -- The Latest on Big Ben's bell going silent (all times local):...

Russian flight attendant sues airline for discrimination

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:10:55 GMT2017-08-21T14:10:55Z

LOBNYA, Russia (AP) -- "Old, fat and ugly" is what Yevgeniya Magurina jokingly calls a group of flight attendants for Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot who she claims have been sidelined in an apparent drive to make the cabin crew younger and more physically attractive....

Lebanon says it helped foil plot to down plane in Australia

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:47:09 GMT2017-08-21T12:47:09Z

BEIRUT (AP) -- Lebanon's interior minister said Monday that the country's police intelligence played a major role in foiling a plot to bring down an Emirati passenger plane that was supposed to take off from Sydney bound for the United Arab Emirates' capital, Abu Dhabi....

Russia boosts air campaign to help recapture key Syrian city

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:11:35 GMT2017-08-21T13:11:35Z

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia has boosted its air campaign in Syria to help President Bashar Assad's forces drive Islamic State militants from Deir el-Zour, the largest city in which they still have a major presence....

US and S. Korean troops start drills amid N. Korea standoff

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:39:15 GMT2017-08-21T11:39:15Z

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off their annual drills Monday that come after President Donald Trump and North Korea exchanged warlike rhetoric in the wake of the North's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month....

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