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Iran TV boss fired over Jackie Chan sex scene

A regional boss of Iran's state broadcaster IRIB has been fired after inadvertently letting a Jackie Chan sex scene slip through its tight censorship rules, local media reported Monday. Viewers on Iran's Kish Island were shocked when their local TV station showed the martial arts star...

Food aid stolen as Yemen starves

Day after day Nabil al-Hakimi, a humanitarian official in Taiz, one of Yemen's largest cities, went to work feeling he had a "mountain" on his shoulders. Billions of dollars in food and other foreign aid was coming into his war-ravaged homeland, but millions of Yemenis were still living a step...

Trump's wall may be different than advertised

Three confidants of President Donald Trump are indicating that the president's signature campaign pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border won't be fulfilled as advertised. Trump sparked fervent chants of "Build that wall!" at rallies before and after his election and more...

Bangladesh holds polls amid reports of violence

Millions of voters in Bangladesh headed to the polls on Sunday in the country’s 11th parliamentary elections amid allegations of fraud and reports of violence. Today marked the country's first polls with full participation under the ruling party since the restoration of democracy in...

Israel protests to Jordan over flag trampling

Israel has formally protested to Jordan after a government spokesperson stepped on an Israeli flag during a visit to a trade union in Amman.   Jumana Ghunaimat was seen stepping on a drawing of the Israeli flag as she entered the building of the Jordanian trade union on Thursday to...

Mother says boy was not sick on trek to US

The mother of a boy who died while in U.S. custody says her son was healthy when he left Guatemala with his father on their journey hoping to migrate to the United States. The mother of 8-year-old Felipe Gomez Alonzo, Catarina Alonzo, spoke Saturday with Associated Press journalists at...

UAE helicopter crash kills all crew

A rescue helicopter crashed in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday, killing all of the crew, according to UAE official news agency WAM. The helicopter was conducting search and rescue operation in Jabal Jis area in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, the report said. The report...

Nearly 120 irregular migrants held across Turkey

A total of 118 irregular migrants were held across Turkey, according to security sources on Saturday. In Turkey's northwestern Edirne province, the security forces held seven irregular migrants after stopping a suspicious vehicle in the Havsa district. In another operation in...