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Greek authorities say they have located and rescued 19 refugees or other migrants in a crippled boat in the north Aegean Sea, about 17 hours after receiving a distress call.

Witnesses and activists say Yemeni troops have driven Shiite Houthi rebels out of a presidential palace and military hospital in the western city of Taiz, where heavy clashes are underway.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday to withdraw Russia from the International Criminal Court, which rules on such grave charges as genocide and crimes against humanity.

The iconic aviation cap worn by Charles Lindbergh during his famed 1927 trans-Atlantic flight to France is being auctioned off in Paris.

A group of Israeli researchers says an Israeli minister's gift to a visiting Russian delegation has undermined groundbreaking agricultural research.

Poland's lawmakers have voted to lower the retirement age, in a reversal of a 2012 reform, despite questions about financing of the new system.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says an "overwhelming majority" of Americans know that climate change is happening and want the U.S. to honor its commitments under the Paris climate agreement.

Israel's parliament has given preliminary approval to a proposal that would legalize hundreds of homes built in West Bank settlements that sit on private Palestinian land.

A Hungarian parliament committee has given its initial, unanimous approval for Hungary to remain in daylight savings time all year round.

The European Union has unveiled plans for a new system of security checks on travelers permitted to enter Europe without visas in an effort to crack down on extremists.

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A Cairo criminal court has sentenced an Egyptian policeman to life in prison for the killing of a street vendor in an incident that ignited demonstrations against police brutality.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has asked his Japanese counterpart to try to convince U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement when they meet in New York this week.

The Latest on the campaign to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group (all times local): 3 p.m.

On an August morning, a taxi driver in northwestern Yemen hugged his kids and jokingly told his family, "Forgive me if I don't come back." It was his way of laughing off the danger of driving in a country where airstrikes can hit any road at any time.

Kenya's interior minister says the government has extended by six months its deadline for sending home at least 280,000 Somali refugees to close the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya's east.

The European Union is warning eight countries including Italy, Portugal and Spain that their budget plans for next year might not comply with the rules governing the euro single currency.

Official figures show Britain's unemployment rate at an 11-year low despite signs of slowing employment growth.

In a remote valley near the Arctic Circle where the wind whips the coarse yellow grass, China and Iceland are preparing to look to the sky — and a shared future.