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Japan court: TEPCO execs not guilty of nuke crisis liability

TOKYO, Sept 19 (AP) — A Japanese court on Thursday ruled that three former executives for Tokyo Electric Power Company were not guilty of professional negligence in the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. It was the only criminal trial in the nuclear disaster that has kept tens of thousands of residents away

Saudi oil attacks an Iranian ‘act of war’, says Pompeo

RIYADH, Sept 19, 2019 (AFP) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced strikes on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure as

Israel’s 2 main political parties deadlocked after election

JERUSALEM, Sept 18 (AP) — Israel’s two main political parties were deadlocked Wednesday after an unprecedented repeat election, with Prime

Israel’s Netanyahu appears to suffer setback in exit polls

JERUSALEM, Sept 18, 2019 (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fell short of securing a parliamentary majority with his

Taliban kill 24 at Afghan president’s rally; Ghani unhurt

KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept 17 (AP) — A Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted a campaign rally by President Ashraf

Jihad, history link Taliban to al-Qaida in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 17 (AP) — The Taliban promised Washington during months of negotiations that the United States would never again

Taiwan loses biggest Pacific ally as Solomons embraces China

New Zealand, Sept 17 (AP) — Taiwan has lost its largest ally in the Pacific after the Solomon Islands confirmed

Israelis vote in repeat election centered on PM Netanyahu

By ARON HELLER Associated Press JERUSALEM, Sep 17 (AP) — Israelis began voting Tuesday in an unprecedented repeat election that

Snowden calls on France’s Macron to grant him asylum

PARIS, Sept 16 (AP) — Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked classified documents detailing government surveillance

Iran says ‘no plans’ for Rouhani-Trump meet on UN sidelines

TEHRAN, Sept 16, 2019 (AFP) – Iran has not made any plans for President Hassan Rouhani to meet his US