The U.S. representative to the anti-Islamic State coalition told Congress on Tuesday that morale inside the extremist group is plummeting, as the forces arrayed against it are gaining momentum.Testifying before the Senate Foreign...

LEAD IN:A TV show has 'elected' a Palestinian leader for young people."The President" draws on reality shows like Arab Idol and The Apprentice to vote for members of the public and get young people interested in politics.STORY-LINE:The...

The US representative to the anti-Islamic State coalition told Congress on Tuesday that morale inside the extremist group was plummeting, as the forces arrayed against it were gaining momentum.Testifying before the Senate Foreign...

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus054303Donald Trump employed some of his trademark "truthful hyperbole" in his foreign policy speech. The Republican presidential contender overstated the trade deficit in goods, and claimed without...

China promised Tuesday to rein in steel production flooding global markets and agreed to work with the US in enforcing anti-nuclear sanctions against North Korea, but the two sides ended high level talks reporting no progress on...

POOL Racine, Wisconsin - 2 April 2016+++1 SECOND OF BLACK BETWEEN SOUNDBITES+++1. Mid of Donald Trump walking to podium2. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, (R) Presidential Candidate "We have NATO, I think it's 68 years old...it was...

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, concerns remain about India's record on human rights. Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, a ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,...

MICHAEL MOORE SAYS TRUMP SUPPORTS A '21ST CENTURY VERSION OF FACISM'American filmmaker Michael Moore spoke out against Donald trump at a press conference in London on Thursday (9 JUNE 2016), ahead of the U.K. release of Moore's latest...

LEAD IN:Indonesia hopes to become the world's Muslim fashion hub and is hosting a festival to show off local and international designs. The Indonesia Muslim Fashion Festival features designers from Russia, Turkey, Italy and the United...

LEAD INTributes have been paid to the murdered MP Jo Cox during Iftar at the East London Mosque.As prayers were said on what would have been her birthday, interfaith relations were a common theme.STORY-LINENight time approaches at the...

Hundreds of families have fled violence during a military operation aimed at retaking the Iraqi city of Fallujah from the Islamic State group.People used small boats to cross the Euphrates River to safety as some others attempted to swim...

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER apus053738Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton campaigned in Philadelphia on Wednesday, one day after winning the New York primary. In a shift toward the general election, Clinton...

Donald Trump employed some of his trademark "truthful hyperbole" in his foreign policy speech. The Republican presidential contender overstated the trade deficit in goods, and claimed without evidence that Islamic State militants are...

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton campaigned in Philadelphia on Wednesday, one day after winning the New York primary. In a shift toward the general election, Clinton critiqued Republican rivals Ted Cruz and Donald...

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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYOrlando, Florida - 22 July 2016 ++AUDIO, VIDEO QUALITY AS INCOMING++1. Hillary Clinton with flowers outside Pulse nightclubPOOL - AP CLIENTS ONLYOrlando, Florida...

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus057642After the massacre in Orlando, the head of a prominent Muslim advocacy group stood before a bank of microphones and made remarks beyond the expected condemnations. Along with denouncing the...

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday that residents of the Middle East should not be alarmed at the prospect of Donald Trump becoming president. Graham, who is leading a Republican congressional delegation touring the...

The grape harvest season is in full swing in Syria and Lebanon where wine makers continue to keep the industry going despite three years of war and the threat from...

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus058312The U.S. representative to the anti-Islamic State coalition told Congress on Tuesday that morale inside the extremist group is plummeting, as the forces arrayed against it are gaining...

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington DC - 21 July 20161. SOUNDBITE: (English) President Barack Obama: "The diversity and depth of the Muslim American experience needs to be portrayed. So...

A special war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced four men to death for killing, torture, arson and looting during the nation's 1971 war of independence against Pakistan. Tuesday's ruling is likely to aggravate the divide...

An 82-year-old Holocaust survivor is suing Israel's national airline over what she says is a seating policy that discriminates against women.Renee Rabinowitz said an El Al flight attendant offered her a different seat on a flight from...

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus054080A day of rallies at North Carolina's statehouse began Monday with the delivery of petitions signed by 180,000 people seeking the repeal of a law that curtails protections for LGBT...