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Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian after stabbing attackIsraeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian after he stabbed an Israeli policemen at a West Bank checkpoint
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Army officers watch a video of President Michel Aoun calling field commanders in east Lebanon, during a press conference at the Lebanese Defense Ministry, in Yarzeh near Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. Lebanon's U.S.-backed army launched operations against Islamic State group positions inside the country on Saturday, to start the most serious engagement with the militants since they found a foothold here in 2014. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanon starts offensive to clear border of IS militantsUS-backed Lebanese army announces start of military offensive to clear Islamic State militants from border with Syria.
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Car bomb kills 2 in Syrian government strongholdActivists say a car bomb has killed two people in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia, a stronghold of President Bashar Assad's government where such attacks are rare
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Lebanese army announces start of military offensive to clear Islamic State group militants from frontier with Syria.Lebanese army announces start of military offensive to clear Islamic State group militants from frontier with Syria.
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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2-17 file photo, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, center, speaks with an Iraqi officer during a tour north of Baghdad, Iraq. Senior U.S. commanders say Iraqi forces are largely set for their next major campaign against Islamic State extremists. Townsend, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said he sees the Iraqi assault on the IS-held area of Tal Afar “unfolding relatively soon.” (AP Photo/ Ali Abdul Hassan, File)
US: Iraqi forces ready for next battle against IS extremistsSenior U.S. commanders say Iraqi forces are largely set for their next major campaign against Islamic State extremists
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UN aid chief: War in Yemen causing famine, choleraThe U.N. humanitarian chief is decrying the war in Yemen, where air strikes and armed clashes have increased dramatically and millions of people face the specter of famine and "the world's largest-ever, single-year cholera outbreak."
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Syrian army, Hezbollah allies attack IS near Lebanon borderSyrian army, Hezbollah allies attack IS near Lebanon border; Russia says it' supporting Damascus push on IS-held town
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Saudi forces deployed in Yemen's port of Aden amid frictionYemeni security officials: Saudi forces deployed to southern port city of Aden amid friction in kingdom-led alliance
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Rights groups urge Yemen rebels to free prominent activistRights groups urge Yemen's Shiite rebels to free prominent activist who documented the war on social media
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FILE- In this March 22, 2017, file photo, a Federal Police stands next to unexploded bombs left by Islamic State group militants on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. On Thursday, Aug. 17, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said for the first time that the American military will help contractors and other officials locate unexploded bombs dropped by the coalition. U.S. Embassy officials have asked the coalition to declassify grid coordinates for bombs dropped in Iraq to help clear the explosives. The coalition's unexploded bombs are only a small part of Mosul's problems. The bulk of the explosives have been hidden by IS fighters to be triggered by the slightest movement, even picking up a seemingly innocent children's toy, lifting a vacuum cleaner, or opening an oven door. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
Clearing Iraqi cities of explosives may take decadesIn wake of battles with Islamic State militants, Iraqi cities may faces decades of work to clear unexploded bombs and explosive traps left behind
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FILE- In this March 22, 2017, file photo, a Federal Police stands next to unexploded bombs left by Islamic State group militants on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. On Thursday, Aug. 17, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said for the first time that the American military will help contractors and other officials locate unexploded bombs dropped by the coalition. U.S. Embassy officials have asked the coalition to declassify grid coordinates for bombs dropped in Iraq to help clear the explosives. The coalition's unexploded bombs are only a small part of Mosul's problems. The bulk of the explosives have been hidden by IS fighters to be triggered by the slightest movement, even picking up a seemingly innocent children's toy, lifting a vacuum cleaner, or opening an oven door. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
US helping clear 'historic' amount of explosives in MosulThe top U.S. commander in Iraq says for the first time that the American military will help contractors and other officials locate unexploded bombs dropped by the coalition
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FILE - In this May 23, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the Israel museum in Jerusalem. Netanyahu came under mounting pressure Thursday to speak out against President Donald Trump's response to the racially charged violence and anti-Semitic outpouring in Charlottesville, Virginia. Netanyahu's near silence on the march staged by anti-Semitic white nationalists and Trump's assertion that "both sides" were responsible for the violence appears to reflect the Israeli leader's desire to remain in the good graces of the embattled U.S. president. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
Israeli leader resists calls to criticize TrumpIsrael's Netanyahu resists calls to denounce Trump's response to violence, anti-Semitic displays in Charlottesville
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Syria claims business comeback with international trade fairSyria claims business comeback with first international trade fair since war erupted, sign of government confidence
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Lebanon prepares for Syria's post-war construction windfallLebanon seeks jump aboard wagon of Syria's reconstruction boom, once peace arrives
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Iraq government may prosecute those behind abuses in MosulIraqi prime minister's office says security forces behind abuses against Mosul civilians may be prosecuted
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AP Entertainment HeadlinesTrump to skip Kennedy Center Honors awards programFILE - In this March 1, 1977 file photo, dancer Carmen de Lavallade chats with Rudolf Nureyev after the opening night of "Nureyev at the Uris" at a party at Sardi's in New York. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the recipients of the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. They are: hip-hop artist LL Cool J, singers Gloria Estefan and Lionel Richie, television writer and producer Norman Lear and dancer Carmen de Lavallade. It’s the 40th year of the awards, which honor people who have influenced American culture through the arts. (AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez)
AP Online Top Political Short HeadlinesThe Latest: Steve Bannon returns to Breitbart News siteFILE - In this April 29, 2017, file photo, Steve Bannon, chief White House strategist to President Donald Trump is seen in Harrisburg, Pa. According to a source, Bannon is leaving White House post. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
AP Entertainment Headlines'Predator' actor Sonny Landham dead at 76FILE - In this Wednesday, June 25, 2008 file photo, actor Sonny Landham gestures during a news conference to announce his candidacy for the U. S. Senate as the Libertarian Party challenger to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Frankfort, Ky. Sonny Landham, the muscular action-movie actor who co-starred in “Predator” and “48 Hrs,” has died. He was 76. Landham’s sister Dawn Boehler said the actor died from congestive heart failure Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 at a Lexington, Kentucky, hospital. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)
AP Top NewsGolden retriever digs up heroin in Oregon backyardThis photo provided by the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office shows black tar heroin and the container holding it in McMinnville, Ore., Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, after the Avery family golden retriever, Kenyon, dug up in their backyard. Kenyon was honored by the Yamill County Sheriff for digging up $85,000 worth of black tar heroin. (Yamhill County Sheriff's Office via AP)
AP Online National NewsCalifornia mass killer spared death sentenceFILE - Int his July 5, 2017 file photo, Assistant public defender Scott Sanders questions Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens about the use of jailhouse informants during an evidentiary hearing for convicted murderer Scott Dekraai, left, at the Santa Ana Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, Calif. Judge Thomas Goethals is weighing whether Dekraai should be spared the death penalty due to a long-running scandal over authorities' use of jailhouse informants. Goethals is expected to rule Friday, Aug. 18 on whether Dekraai should remain eligible for the death penalty or sentenced to life without parole for killing eight people in a 2011 shooting rampage at an Orange County hair salon. Sanders began asking questions about the use of jailhouse informants after noticing the same snitch had chattered up Dekraai and another one of his clients. (Nick Agro /The Orange County Register via AP, File)
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