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July 18, 2016

Iraqi Shiite cleric calls additional US troops a "target"

A powerful Iraqi Shiite cleric says the additional 560 U.S. troops to be sent to Iraq to upgrade an air base recently retaken from the Islamic State group would be a "target" for his supporters.

July 18, 2016

The Latest: Turkey cracks down on alleged coup plotters

The Latest on Turkey's failed military coup.

July 17, 2016

The Latest: 85 still hospitalized after Nice truck attack

The Latest on the truck attack in Nice on Bastille Day that killed 84 people: (all times local): 11:45 a.m.

July 17, 2016

Reports: Bahrain court orders main Shiite party dissolved

Local media in Bahrain are reporting that a court has ordered the country's main Shiite opposition group to be dissolved.

July 17, 2016

Turkish coup attempt not over for families of 265 who died

Funeral ceremonies and prayers for those killed in Turkey's failed military coup were held Sunday in Ankara and Istanbul, where the grief-stricken relatives mourned the price their loved ones paid to protect Turkey's democracy.

July 17, 2016

Report: Saudi women's lives dictated by male guardianship

A new study by Human Rights Watch says Saudi Arabia's male guardianship system is the most significant impediment to realizing women's rights in the kingdom.

July 17, 2016

Erdogan calls on US to extradite Pennsylvania-based cleric after failed Turkey coup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the U.S. Saturday to extradite a Muslim cleric living in Pennsylvania following a failed military coup.

July 16, 2016

Turkish president says he's in control, coup faltering

Turkey's president declared he is in control of the country early Saturday as loyal military and police forces fought to squash a coup attempt during a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire that left dozens dead.

July 16, 2016

Haitians trek to sacred waterfalls in annual festival

Some carrying candles or calabash bowls with offerings, tens of thousands of Haitians have made a pilgrimage to bathe in sacred waterfalls.

July 16, 2016

France attacker called volatile, showed no jihadist links

The man responsible for turning a night of celebration into one of carnage in the seaside city of Nice was a petty criminal who hadn't been on the radar of French intelligence services before the attack.