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About two dozen abuse survivors demand that their cause be taken up at the meeting
Merkel's two-day visit is expected to focus on bilateral economic issues, with an emphasis on innovation, technology and development projects
He doesn't name them but says Arab and Western delegations have begun visiting Syria to prepare for reopening of diplomatic and other missions
Robots are key to a new wave of local agriculture that aims to raise produce in metropolitan areas while conserving water and sidestepping the high costs of human labor
Some EU nations oppose the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, fearing it would increase dependence on Russia, while the US wants to sell Europe its own natural gas
Facebook could pay $1.6 billion in fines for a data breach that cost more than 50 million users their accounts if it violated EU regulations
A nearly 100-year-old law denies citizenship to the children of Lebanese women married to foreigners, though a Lebanese father married to a foreigner can give his children his nationality, as can a Lebanese mother with a child of unknown paternity
Watchdog issues scathing report after visiting privately-run detention facility in Adelanto in May
Closure indefinitely extended until it recovers from years of environment damage caused by too many tourists
The first-grader, who's been making YouTube videos for three years, has become such a major influencer in the toy industry that toymakers have paid Ryan and his parents to feature their products
'Start Now! You Can Make a Difference,' was released this week
The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood argues Facebook's Messenger Kids collects personal data without verifiable consent from the kids' parents
Cardinal Ezzati's lawyer said his client used his right to remain silent about allegations he covered up abuse committed by his top deputy, Rev. Oscar Munoz
Jamal Khashoggi is a longtime Saudi journalist, foreign correspondent, editor and columnist whose work has been controversial in the past in the ultraconservative Sunni kingdom
An Egyptian court ordered the release of Ezzat Ghoneim and another lawyer, Azzoz Mahgoub, on Sept. 4, pending investigations, but the two have not been seen or heard from since Sept. 13
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih scores another victory by securing majority in Parliament after Elections Commission restored 12 lawmakers who were earlier deemed to have lost their seats
Veteran Kurdish politician assumed office on Wednesday as Iraq's new president after tapping an independent Shi'ite politician for prime minister, ending nearly five months of political deadlock
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has pledged free and fair elections in 2020 and dramatically widened political space by welcoming once-banned opposition groups home from exile to join dialogue
Rosmah Mansor was first summoned by the agency on June 5 and again on Sept. 26, when she was questioned for nearly 13 hours
Since 2014, China has sold more than 30 CH-4's to countries including Saudi Arabia and Iraq in deals worth over $700 million
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