Brother of Pole implicated kidnap plot to fight extradition
LONDON (AP) -- The brother of a Polish man suspected of kidnaping a British model will fight his extradition to Italy....
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Amid US racial divisions, Auschwitz memorial issues warning
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- The memorial site of Auschwitz-Birkenau is weighing in on the anti-Semitic and racially charged violence that has erupted in the United States, noting that hatred comes from people who promote it....
Saudi Arabia reopens Qatar border for hajj pilgrims
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday that it is reopening its border with Qatar to allow Qataris to attend the hajj, despite a monthslong rift between Doha and four Arab countries led by Riyadh that prompted both sides to trade accusations of politicizing the pilgrimage....
Nobel winner shot for education advocacy to study at Oxford
LONDON (AP) -- Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman at age 15 for speaking out for the right to an education, has been accepted to the University of Oxford....
Anti-Muslim Australian senator wears burqa in Parliament
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- An Australian senator provoked an angry backlash from lawmakers by wearing a burqa in Parliament on Thursday as part of her campaign for a national ban on Islamic face covers....
North Korea's neighbors talk about 'fire and fury'
BEIJING (AP) -- Ordinary people in East Asia - residents of North Korea's closest neighbors - talk to The Associated Press about who is to blame for the heightened tensions between North Korea and the United States, and what should be done to ensure war does not break out. Here is a selection:...
US soldier killed in battle with IS in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An American soldier was killed and several others were wounded in a battle with Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said....
The Latest: South Africa 'red alert' on Zimbabwe first lady
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The Latest on the assault allegation against Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe (all times local):...
Young leaders of massive 2014 Hong Kong protests get prison
HONG KONG (AP) -- A Hong Kong court sent young activist Joshua Wong and two other student leaders to prison Thursday for their roles in huge pro-democracy protests nearly three years earlier, in the latest sign that tolerance for dissent is waning in the Chinese-ruled former British colony....
US: War would be 'horrific' but NKorea nukes 'unimaginable'
BEIJING (AP) -- A military solution to the North Korean missile threat would be "horrific" but allowing Pyongyang to develop the capability to launch a nuclear attack on the United States is "unimaginable," the top U.S. military officer said Thursday in Beijing....