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US airstrike kills extremist rebel in Somalia, officials say MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Intelligence officials in Somalia said an airstrike conducted by the U.S. Published Dec. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Egyptian whistleblower gets 5-year jail sentence in absentia CAIRO (AP) — A self-exiled Egyptian businessman whose allegations of corruption against the country’s ruling military sparked rare protests has been sentenced in absentia to five years in prison for tax evasion. Published Dec. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Lebanon protesters scuffle with lawmaker’s bodyguards BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese soldiers had to separate protesters and the bodyguards of a member of parliament after scuffles broke out under heavy rain Monday evening between the two sides in the northern city of Tripoli, leaving at least one person injured. Published Dec. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Saudi Arabia’s deficit widens to $49B RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia will reduce spending in 2020 as the budget deficit widens to $49 billion amid sluggish oil prices and deeper curbs on oil production by the heavyweight producer. Published Dec. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Putin, new Ukrainian leader Zelenskiy meet for first time PARIS (AP) — Russia President Vladimir Putin met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the first time Monday at a summit in Paris to try to end five years of war between Ukrainian troops and Moscow-backed separatists. Published Dec. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

China claims everyone in Xinjiang camps has ‘graduated’ BEIJING (AP) — People who were at vocational training centers in China’s far west Xinjiang have all “graduated” and are living happy lives, an official said Monday. Published Dec. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Up to 13 feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring its moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving 13 others missing and feared dead, authorities said. Published Dec. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Finland’s new young female prime minister breaks the mold COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s next government is breaking the mold in multiple ways.Sanna Marin, the 34-year-old transport minister, was tapped over the weekend by the ruling Social Democratic Party to be Finland’s new prime minister. Published Dec. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Minister: Brazil can’t stop deforestation without help MADRID (AP) — Brazil can’t stop deforestation in the Amazon without the help of rich countries, the country’s environment minister said at the United Nations’ two-week climate change conference. Published Dec. 9 2019 @ 12:05am

Kenya building collapse toll hits 10; 2 survivors found NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan rescuers digging through the rubble of a six-story building found two survivors alive Sunday, two days after it collapsed in Nairobi, as the death toll rose to 10. Published Dec. 9 2019 @ 12:05am

Saudi restaurants no longer need to segregate women, men RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Women in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to use separate entrances from men or sit behind partitions at restaurants in the latest measure announced by the government that upends a major hallmark of conservative restrictions that had been in place for decades. Published Dec. 9 2019 @ 12:05am

Hong Kong protests mark 6-month mark with rally HONG KONG (AP) — Almost hidden among the throngs of demonstrators who marched Sunday in Hong Kong was one woman who crawled, literally on hands and knees on the rough road surface — an apt metaphor for the arduous path traveled by Hong Kong’s protest movement in the past six months. Published Dec. 9 2019 @ 12:05am

N Korea conducts ‘important test’ at long-range rocket site SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Sunday that it carried out a “very important test” at its long-range rocket launch site that it reportedly rebuilt after having partially dismantled it at the start of denuclearization talks with the United States last year. Published Dec. 9 2019 @ 12:05am

Factory fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in India’s capital Sunday where handbags and other items were made by workers earning as little as $2 per day, killing at least 43 people. Published Dec. 9 2019 @ 12:05am

French protest retirement changes, travel disruptions abound PARIS (AP) — Paris police skirmished Saturday with yellow vest activists who joined a wave of protests against the government’s overhaul of France’s retirement system, as highway blockades and train stoppages by other protesters disrupted weekend travel around the country. Published Dec. 8 2019 @ 12:05am

Pro-government protesters denounce Hong Kong 'rioters' HONG KONG (AP) — Only after finding safety in numbers, joining hundreds of other pro-government protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday, did Reddy Lin drum up the courage to slip into her red T-shirt marked, "China, I love you" and glue a heart-shaped Chinese-flag sticker on her face. Published Dec. 8 2019 @ 12:05am

US opens first round of resurrected peace talks with Taliban KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday held the first official talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban since President Donald Trump declared a near-certain peace deal with the insurgents dead in September. Published Dec. 8 2019 @ 12:05am

Reddit bans accounts, suspects possible UK vote interference LONDON (AP) — The prospect of Russian interference in Britain’s election flared anew Saturday after the social media platform Reddit concluded people from Russia leaked confidential British government documents on Brexit trade talks just days before the general U. Published Dec. 8 2019 @ 12:05am

Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters wielding a blood-drenched flag returned to Baghdad's central plaza Saturday after a night of bloody attacks that left 25 people dead and more than 130 wounded. Published Dec. 8 2019 @ 12:05am

Johnson, Corbyn clash in final debate before UK election LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn clashed Friday night in the last head-to-head debate before a general election in six days — an underpowered showdown that saw both men stick to well-worn phrases and promises about their plans for Brexit and Britain’s future. Published Dec. 7 2019 @ 12:05am

Ukrainian leader heads to high-stakes meeting with Putin MOSCOW (AP) — For Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a summit meeting with Russia, France and Germany marks a decisive moment in his push to end more than five years of fighting with Moscow-backed separatists in the eastern part of his country. Published Dec. 7 2019 @ 12:05am

Pension strike brings travel chaos for 2nd day in France PARIS (AP) — Frustrated travelers ran into transportation mayhem across France for a second day Friday, as unions dug in for what they hope is a protracted strike against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to redesign the national retirement system. Published Dec. 7 2019 @ 12:05am

UN climate talks aim to pave way for global carbon market BERLIN (AP) — On a cold afternoon in late November, Jan Gerrit Otterpohl eyes the chimneys of Berlin’s Heizkraftwerk Mitte, a state-of-the-art power plant that supplies the city with heat and electricity. Published Dec. 6 2019 @ 12:05am