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Commercial airlines reroute flights amid US-Iran tensions
NEW DELHI - Commercial airlines are rerouting flights throughout the Middle East to avoid potential danger during heightened tensions between the United States and Iran. Jumbled schedules could affect...
Jan 10, 2020
US employers expected to have added 160,00 jobs in December
WASHINGTON - The U.S. job market appears to be entering 2020 on a solid footing. Economists expect that Friday's jobs report will show job gains of 160,000 in December, with the unemployment rate hold...
Jan 10, 2020
Australians leave homes as heat, winds escalate fire danger
EDEN, Australia - Thousands of people fled their homes and helicopters dropped supplies to towns at risk of nearby wildfires as hot, windy conditions Friday threatened already fire-ravaged southeaster...
Jan 10, 2020
Reports: Unidentified planes strike targets in eastern Syria
BEIRUT - Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with Israel on Friday, reports said, triggering "a huge explosion" amid soaring tensions in the region between the U.S. and Iran. T...
Jan 10, 2020
Philippines orders evacuation of Filipinos from Iraq
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government said Wednesday that it has ordered the mandatory evacuation of Filipino workers from Iraq and the coast guard said it is sending a vessel to the Middle ...
Jan 10, 2020
Gunman gets life term in `Fast and Furious' border killing
TUCSON, Ariz. - A man convicted of shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent nine years ago in a case that exposed a botched federal gun operation known as "Fast and Furious" was sentenced Wednesday to life...
Jan 10, 2020
Judge denies DNA test for Georgia inmate facing execution
BRUNSWICK, Ga. - A judge refused Wednesday to order DNA tests on a gun used to kill a convenience store cashier more than 30 years ago, rejecting arguments from defence attorneys who said the results ...
Jan 10, 2020
Iran invites Boeing to probe plane crash that killed 176
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has invited Boeing to take part in the investigation into a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week at a time of soaring tensions between Washington and Tehran, killing a...
Jan 10, 2020
Malaysian graft buster: Voice clips show coverup by ex-PM
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday released a series of audio recordings allegedly showing former Prime Minister Najib Razak seeking help from Abu Dhabi's crown p...
Jan 09, 2020
Killing of Iran general risks US gains against Islamic State
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's national security team knew that killing Iran's most powerful general could hurt efforts to mop up and head off any revival of the Islamic State militant group - ...
Jan 09, 2020