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Iraq inquiry: Excessive force used on protesters; 149 killed

Published on Wed, 10/23/2019 - 3:55pm

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi government-appointed inquiry into week-long protests earlier this month has determined that security forces used excessive force, killing 149 people and wounding over 3,000.

Most of the dead and injured were shot in the head or chest by live rounds. Eight members of the security forces were also killed.

The committee recommended sacking senior commanders in Baghdad and several of the southern provinces where protests erupted beginning Oct. 1.

Canada’s Trudeau wins 2nd term but nation more divided

Published on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 12:02am
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TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a second term in a stronger-than-expected showing in Canada’s national elections, claiming a “clear mandate” Tuesday despite a Parliament and nation increasingly

Iraq: US troops leaving Syria cannot stay

Published on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 12:01am
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BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. troops leaving Syria and heading to neighboring Iraq do not have permission to stay in the country, Iraq’s military said Tuesday as American forces continued to

Johnson says he’ll pull Brexit bill if lawmakers force delay

Published on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 12:00am

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was headed for a showdown Tuesday with lawmakers who want to put the brakes on his drive to push his European Union

Bolivia says Morales near outright victory; unrest spreads

Published on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 12:00am

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Rioting broke out in parts of Bolivia among opponents of President Evo Morales after electoral authorities announced that a resumed vote count after a day-long

Oslo police shoot to stop man driving on sidewalk

Published on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 12:00am
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An armed Norwegian man stole an ambulance and drove it along a sidewalk in Oslo on Tuesday, injuring two toddlers as police tried to stop him

Residents of northeast Syria city pelt departing United States troops

Published on Mon, 10/21/2019 - 5:00pm
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AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Angry over the U.S. withdrawal, residents of a Kurdish-dominated Syrian city hurled potatoes at departing American military vehicles as they drove by on Monday. Defense Secretary

Duchess of Sussex calls 1st year of marriage difficult

Published on Mon, 10/21/2019 - 12:01am
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LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex says her first year of marriage to Britain’s Prince Harry has been difficult because of the pressure from Britain’s tabloid press. The former

US: Russian hackers use Iranians to mask identity

Published on Mon, 10/21/2019 - 12:00am

LONDON (AP) — The United States and the U.K. say they have exposed how a group of Russian hackers hijacked the tools of their Iranian counterparts to attack dozens of

Spain plans to exhume dictator Franco’s remains

Published on Mon, 10/21/2019 - 12:00am

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Socialist government says it will exhume and relocate the remains of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco on Thursday, bringing closer to an end a move that has