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February 16, 2016

AP EXPLAINS: Why the fight in northern Syria is pivotal

Across a narrow strip of border territory near the Euphrates River, a ferocious battle with huge implications for Syria's civil war is playing out, one that also risks erupting into a regional conflict.

February 16, 2016

UN announces death of former UN chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali

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February 16, 2016

Moroccan freed from Guantanamo slams IS, reflects on torture

As a prisoner in Guantanamo, Younis Chekkouri learned about the new group of Islamic extremists advancing through Syria and Iraq.

February 16, 2016

Man accused of plan to attack UK or US troops in Britain

Prosecutors say a British man used a bomb-making article from an al-Qaida publication to plan an attack on British or American military personnel in the U.K.

February 16, 2016

Lawyer says Bahrain prosecutors questioning 4 US journalists

A lawyer says prosecutors in Bahrain are questioning four American journalists after their arrest in the tiny island kingdom on the anniversary of its 2011 uprising.

February 16, 2016

Venezuela replaces hardline economic czar after 1 month

Venezuela's President Maduro has replaced his economic czar just five weeks after appointing the hardline leftist.

February 16, 2016

Mexico says 6 pregnant women infected with Zika

Mexico has confirmed six pregnant women are infected with the Zika virus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 80, the government said.

February 16, 2016

Abu Dhabi investment fund's subsidiary buys into Peru energy

A subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has purchased a stake in a Peruvian thermoelectric power generating company in Lima for $786 million.

February 16, 2016

Israeli celebrity rabbi goes to prison for bribery

A spokeswoman for Israel's prison service says a celebrity rabbi with a following in the United States has reported to prison to begin a one-year sentence for bribery.

February 16, 2016

Antarctica study: Iceberg nearly erases penguin population

A new scientific study says an estimated 150,000 Adelie penguins have died in Cape Denison, Antarctica in the five years since a giant iceberg blocked their main access to food.