CAIRO – A Cairo appeals court has overturned the conviction of a TV broadcaster closely linked to the security services for insulting a liberal politician. Tuesday’s verdict drops one of a number of similar cases against Ahmed Moussa, who regularly launches blistering attacks on Islamists and the activists behind the …

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia says Yemen’s Shiite rebels have launched two separate attacks along the kingdom’s border, killing three Saudi soldiers. The Wednesday night attacks reflect how despite three months of Saudi-led airstrikes targeting the rebels known as Houthis, the rebels are still capable of launching deadly attacks …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Denmark’s Royal Palace says the leader of Denmark’s center-right Liberals will present a new small, minority government with his party alone but backed by a parliamentary majority. The palace says Lars Loekke Rasmussen on Sunday will present his new government, whose survival relies on the populist, anti-immigrant …

VIENNA – World powers and Iran are back in nuclear talks, and this round may be the deciding one. After nearly a decade of international diplomacy, negotiators are working past Tuesday’s deadline, trying to reach a final agreement that would curb Iran’s nuclear activities for a decade and put tens …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A Dutch prosecutor says police actions most likely caused the oxygen deprivation that led to the death of a man in custody following his arrest at a weekend music festival. The Hague’s chief prosecutor, Kitty Nooy, said Wednesday a preliminary autopsy report says Mitch Henriquez’s death …

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – A government official and a self-defense fighter say Boko Haram extremists have gunned down nearly 100 Muslims praying in mosques in northeastern Nigeria. They say the attack Wednesday night on the town of Kukawa came as people were praying ahead of breaking their fast during the Muslim …

LACEY, Wash. – Thurston County health officials say a Super 8 Motel in Lacey has voluntarily closed while officials investigate a possible outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. Over the past month, three cases of the disease have been confirmed with a possible connection to the motel. The disease is a serious …

UNITED NATIONS – An independent review of new information about the mysterious 1961 plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold puts to rest claims that he was assassinated after surviving the crash but provides new information about a possible aerial attack or interference. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for …

MADISON, Wis – Police have evacuated the Wisconsin Capitol building in the wake of a bomb threat. Officers began evacuating the building shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday as legislators were in the midst of debating the state budget in the Assembly chambers. They told everyone in the building to get …

KAMPALA, Uganda – The International Committee of the Red Cross says more than a dozen people died as a result of clashes that forced medical workers to vacate a hospital where advanced surgeries had been taking place. The ICRC said in a statement Friday that a hospital it supports in …