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• Downed Ukrainian plane's black boxes will be sent to Ukraine, Iranian news agency says January 18, 2020
  Iran says it won’t keep the black boxes from the Ukraine airliner it accidentally shot down last week with a missile, killing 176 people.
  Robert Gearty
• Lebanon police fire tear gas, spray water cannons at protesters amid riots in Beirut January 18, 2020
  Riot police fired tear gas and sprayed water cannon near parliament in Lebanon's capital Saturday to disperse thousands of protesters after riots broke out during a march against the ruling elite amid a severe economic crisis.
• Angola's Isabel dos Santos hits back at corruption allegations, eyes possible presidential run January 18, 2020
  As Africa’s wealthiest woman, Isabel dos Santos, battles her homeland in a stunning financial battle over her assets, the former first daughter has hit back with the hint that she might just run for office herself.
  Hollie McKay
• Woman enters China's Forbidden City in luxury SUV, sparking outrage January 18, 2020
  A wealthy young woman was allowed to enter China's famed Forbidden City in a black Mercedes-Benz SUV, sparking online condemnation.
  Robert Gearty
• Protesters mar Macron's Paris theater date with wife in clashes with police January 18, 2020
  Angry anti-government protesters clashed with riot police at a Paris theater where French President Emmanuel Macron was attending a performance with his wife.
  Robert Gearty
• UK man jailed for making hoax bomb scare to delay his flight January 18, 2020
  A man in England who called in a bomb hoax at a London airport because he was running late was jailed Friday.
  Lucia Suarez Sang
• Iran says it's been banned from hosting international soccer matches January 17, 2020
  Iran has been banned from hosting international soccer matches, the country's soccer federation told Iranian media. 
  Louis Casiano
• Brazil's culture minister fired after paraphrasing quote by Nazi propaganda chief Goebbels January 17, 2020
  Brazil's Culture Secretary Roberto Alvim was fired Friday after posting a video that strongly resembled a speech given by notorious Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels while music from Adolf Hitler's favorite composer played in the background. 
  Barnini Chakraborty
• Overweight ISIS fanatic arrested in Iraq sparks stream of Internet memes January 17, 2020
  A massive 560-pound jihadi dubbed “Jabba the Jihadi” has been nicked by Iraqi forces, sparking a stream of hilarious Internet memes.
• British woman in Cyprus gang-rape case appeals guilty verdict to lying January 17, 2020
  A British teen has asked a Cyprus court to overturn her conviction for lying about a gang rape by 12 Israeli tourists, according to a report Friday.
  Robert Gearty
• Climate change or poor policy? As Australia’s wildfires see some relief, blame game ascends January 17, 2020
  The sky finally cracked open atop much of the fire grounds in NSW, Australia this week – the welcome deluge slashing the number of burning fires to below 100 for the first time in more than a month. But the challenge is far from over as the finger-pointing game ignites.
  Hollie McKay
• Irish teen dismembered in apparent gang revenge hit, police find 'partial human remains' in duffel bag, car fire: report January 17, 2020
  The sadistic killing of an Irish teen, whose dismembered remains were discovered Monday in a duffel bag by children, may have been the result of an ongoing dispute between two rival gangs, reports say.
  Paulina Dedaj
• Isolated Iran leader lashes out at Europe as nations join US in ramping up pressure January 17, 2020
  Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday lashed out at Germany, the U.K. and France, calling them the “footmen of the U.S.,” days after the European countries moved to sanction the Islamic Republic for violating the controversial 2015 nuclear deal.
  Adam Shaw
• The week in pictures, Jan. 11 - Jan. 17 January 17, 2020
  Here's a selection of the most amazing images captured around the world in the past seven days. Enjoy!
• Ukrainian prime minister resigns after controversial recordings about president published January 17, 2020
  Ukraine's prime minister submitted his resignation Friday, days after he was caught on tape saying the country's president knows nothing about the economy.
• Iran’s supreme leader calls Trump a clown, praises missile attack in rare appearance January 17, 2020
  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, addressed Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time since 2012 and used the platform to praise the country's retaliatory strike against the U.S. over the killing of one of its top generals and called President Trump a clown who cannot be trusted.
  Edmund DeMarche
• Iran rocket attack on Iraqi military base injured 11 US service members, official reveals January 17, 2020
  Eleven U.S. service members were flown out of Iraq and treated for concussion symptoms after Iran's rocket attack targeting Iraqi military bases earlier this month, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command revealed Thursday night.
  Frank Miles
• ISIS panel in Syria acts as 'judge, jury and executioner,' report finds January 16, 2020
  A U.S.-based Syrian rights group said Thursday that it's assembled a 24-page report titled "Juge, Jury and Executioner," detailing the atrocities committed by the Islamic State and the total control with which they ruled over elements of daily life. 
  Nick Givas
• Nearly 1 in 4 countries saw jump in protests, civil unrest in 2019, study finds January 16, 2020
  A new report published Thursday claims that nearly one in four countries around the world saw jumps in protests and civil unrest in 2019.
  Frank Miles
• Iran must compensate plane crash victims’ families fairly, other governments say January 16, 2020
  Five countries that lost citizens when Iran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, killing all 176 people on board, are demanding that Tehran accept “full responsibility” and compensate the victims’ family members.
  Bradford Betz