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Saudi account of journalist's killing is widely denounced

ISTANBUL — Turkey will "never allow a cover-up" of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, a senior official in Turkey's ruling party said Saturday. The statement reflected international skepticism over the Saudi account that…

Migrant caravan seeks refuge

Honduran migrants leave Guatemala City on October 18, 2018, heading in a caravan to the United States. A caravan of about 2,000 Honduran migrants set out on October 13 from the impoverished, violence-plagued country for the long journey through Guatemala…

Spacecraft launching on 7-year voyage to Mercury

A powerful European Ariane 5 rocket blasted off from French Guiana late Friday and boosted a pair of satellites into space for a seven-year plunge into the inner solar system, a voyage requiring seven planetary flybys to slow down enough…

Navy helicopter crashes on USS Ronald Reagan flight deck

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan steams in the Philippine Sea during joint military training between the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, in this handout photo taken November 20, 2017.  Navy/Handout TOKYO -- A U.S. Navy helicopter…

If Turkey has proof Khashoggi was killed, it's not sharing

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is denying a report that Turkish officials shared with him an audio recording and transcript of the alleged murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing over two weeks ago after…

China plans to launch "artificial moon" over city

China is preparing to launch an artificial moon over the city of Chengdu in hopes of illuminating the urban area without as many streetlights below.  AP The world's first artificial moon could be launched by 2020, China Daily reports. China's…

Trump says "it certainly looks" like Khashoggi is dead

President Trump on Thursday said "it certainly looks" like journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, as his administration has thus far avoided specific conclusions about the missing writer's fate.  Mr. Trump, speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on his way…

Trump lashes out at caravan of migrants headed for border

WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened to mobilize the military and shut down the southern border to stop a caravan of Central American migrants from entering the U.S. As many as 4,000 people are making their way from Honduras to Guatemala…

Pompeo briefs Trump after trip to Saudi Arabia, Turkey

Last Updated Oct 18, 2018 12:40 PM EDT Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he told President Trump to give the Saudis a few more days to complete their investigation into what happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after Pompeo returned…

U.S. commander escapes attack, but top Afghan ally killed

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three U.S. nationals were wounded on Thursday in a shooting at the residence of the governor of Afghanistan's Kandahar province. Top U.S. commander in the country, Gen. Austin Scott Miller, was attending an event with other U.S.…

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