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They have been praised by the leader of al-Qaida and wooed by the head of the Islamic State group.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tells The Associated Press that reducing tensions on the Korean peninsula is one of the most serious issues facing the world because the impact of North Korea's use of nuclear weapons would be far greater than the casualties in Syria and other conflicts.

The suicide bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan on Aug. 30 highlighted the expanding threat of an ethnic Uighur militant group called the East Turkestan Islamic Movement — and the growing Chinese involvement in Syria and Afghanistan to combat it.

A look at some of the key points in an "arrangement" announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, aimed at halting fighting in Syria and moving toward a political transition after 5-1/2 years of combat between President Bashar Assad's forces and opposition rebels: WHAT THE ARRANGEMENT SAYS A nationwide cease-fire by Assad's forces and the U.S.-backed opposition is set to begin across Syria at sundown Monday.

The United States and Russia announced early Saturday a breakthrough agreement on Syria that foresees a nationwide cease-fire starting early next week, followed by an unlikely new military partnership between the rival governments targeting the Islamic State and al-Qaida.

Activists and Uruguayan officials say the health of a former Guantanamo detainee resettled in the South American country is deteriorating as he continues a hunger strike at his home.

France's foreign minister says Gabon's constitutional court must assess a challenge to the outcome of the nation's presidential election with "transparency and impartiality." Jean-Marc Ayrault said in a statement Friday the high court of the former French colony must consider the challenge brought by opposition candidate Jean Ping, who accuses incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba of fraud.

Luisa Mendoza and her husband share a plastic dish loaded with starchy mix of rice and chicken accompanied by a half-eaten plantain, among about 300 people at one of Peru's 16,000 soup kitchens.

Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart are planning to visit Ukraine next week to discuss solutions to the conflict in the east of the country.

Breakaway Turkish Cypriots have opted to follow Turkey's decision not to turn back clocks an hour next month when daylight saving time ends.

Zimbabwe plans to cut 25,000 government jobs as it struggles to pay its workers amid a plummeting economy that has caused widespread protests.

Judges at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal have set a date for closing arguments in the long-running trial of former Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic, scheduling a week of hearings in December.

Police have gathered in Greece's second largest city to provide security for large anti-austerity demonstrations planned at the weekend.

Israel's prime minister has rejected international criticism of West Bank settlement construction, equating it to "ethnic cleansing" of Jews and insisting the settlements are not an obstacle to peace.

Paris prosecutor Francois Molins says one of the women detained in a police raid over a failed attack near Notre Dame Cathedral was engaged separately to two French extremists who themselves carried out deadly attacks this year.

Energy drinks brand Red Bull says Austrian stunt pilot Hannes Arch, a member of the company's extreme sports team, has died in a helicopter crash in the Alps.

An Iranian opposition group says a camp housing its members in Iraq has been officially closed after the last 280 residents were flown to Albania.

A British-Iranian woman detained for months in Iran on suspicion of planning the "soft toppling" of the country's government while traveling with her young daughter has been sentenced to five years in prison, her husband said Friday.

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The husband of a British-Iranian woman held in Iran on suspicion of being a spy while traveling with her young daughter says she has been sentenced to five years in prison.