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December 18, 2018

Jose Mourinho fired by Man United after 2½ years

Jose Mourinho was fired by Manchester United on Tuesday, two days after English soccer's biggest club reached a new low in its disappointing season by losing to Liverpool in the Premier League.

December 18, 2018

In 2019, Mideast economic troubles loom as wars wind down

As the Middle East ushers in 2019, the decade's ruinous conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq seem to be winding down after exacting a painful price — many thousands killed, millions uprooted from their homes and entire cities reduced to rubble.

December 18, 2018

Venezuelan migrants hit Peru's street, dancing to survive

The three Venezuelan migrants eke out a living 90 seconds at a time in a busy intersection of Peru's capital.

December 17, 2018

UN condemns North Korea rights violations and nuke spending

The U.N. General Assembly on Monday condemned North Korea's "systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights" and its diversion of resources into pursing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles over the welfare of its people.

December 17, 2018

US sportswear traced to factory in China's internment camps

Chinese men and women locked in a mass detention camp where authorities are "re-educating" ethnic minorities are sewing clothes that have been imported all year by a U.S. sportswear company.

December 17, 2018

Turkey sees 'positive' signals from US on northern Syria

Turkey's leader said Monday he received "positive answers" from President Donald Trump on the situation in northeastern Syria, where Turkey has threatened to launch a new operation against American-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters.

December 17, 2018

Report: Iranian steel mill workers detained after protests

Iranian authorities detained an unspecified number of steel mill workers after five weeks of protests over delays in salaries, a semi-official news agency reported Monday The report by ILNA says the arrests took place on Sunday night.

December 17, 2018

Taliban say they're meeting US officials again on Monday

The Taliban say they are holding "another" meeting on Monday with U.S. officials, this time in the United Arab Emirates and also involving Saudi, Pakistani and Emirati representatives in the latest attempt to bring a negotiated end to Afghanistan's 17-year war.

December 16, 2018

Scheifele scores in OT, sends Jets past Lightning 5-4

Mark Scheifele scored at 4:18 of overtime and the Winnipeg Jets extended their winning streak to a season-best five games with a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.

December 16, 2018

Preschool that refused atheist family who complained about Christmas, Hanukkah celebrations is forced to pay

An atheist family in Canada whose child was barred from re-enrolling in school -- after the parents complained about holiday celebrations in the classroom -- was awarded nearly $12,000 Canadian (roughly $9,000 U.S.) by a British Columbia human-rights body in the family's lawsuit against the school.