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Moroccan truck drivers kidnapped by Islamic State group released in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers, who were kidnapped in January in West…
A shipwreck off Yemen has killed 56 migrants and left 132 missing, UN says in revised figures
CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying African migrants that capsized over the weekend off the…
An Australian artist is painting huge murals on silos in the US Midwest
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — High atop a massive grain elevator in the middle of Minot,…
Hunger-striking women demand Israel return the body of Palestinian activist killed in settler clash
UMM AL-KHAIR, West Bank (AP) — Nearly two dozen Bedouin women, enrobed in black, sat…
How to humanely deal with pests without using cruel traps or harmful chemicals
I’ve seen a rash of social media posts recommending the application of sticky-tape bands around…
Russia says it no longer will abide by its self-imposed moratorium on intermediate-range missiles
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has declared that it no longer considers itself bound by a…
Pakistanis hold anti-India rallies to mark 6th anniversary of revocation of Kashmir’s special status
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Chanting anti-India slogans, hundreds of people rallied Tuesday in Pakistan-administered Kashmir…
Iran orders a day of business and office closures to relieve electric grid in heat wave
TEHRAN (AP) — Authorities in Iran ordered government offices and banks across much of the…
A 5.7 quake strikes near the Dominican Republic hours after a smaller quake strikes Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the southeast coast…
Young adults are less likely to follow politics or say voting is important: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mairekk Griffiths, a 26-year-old cook in a Denver suburb, doesn’t think he’ll…
India and the Philippines announce partnership to strengthen trade, defense and maritime ties
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and the Philippines announced an upgraded strategic partnership Tuesday that…
Trial opens in Bali for US man charged with receiving illegal ADHD pills
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A man charged with importing drugs to Indonesia faces up to…
India and the Philippines stage joint naval drill in the disputed South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — India and the Philippines have staged joint naval exercises in the…
Wallabies hooker David Porecki retires from rugby
SYDNEY (AP) — Hooker David Porecki, who was a late injury withdrawal from Australia’s lineup…
How Russia reins in the internet by blocking websites and isolating it from the rest of the world
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent…
Massive wildfire in central California threatens homes, injures 3 people as it burns out of control
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — A massive wildfire on Monday was threatening hundreds of homes…
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro, a Trump ally
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for former…
32 bodies found in clandestine graves in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato said 32 bodies…
Judge blocks 4 districts from enforcing Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classroom
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A new Arkansas law requiring public classrooms to display the…
Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering. Is it legal?
When Democratic lawmakers left Texas to try to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the…
A father’s grief and a nation’s hope: Lebanon awaits justice 5 years after Beirut blast
BSALIM, Lebanon (AP) — George Bezdjian remembers searching for his daughter, Jessica, after a massive…
Alaska Sen. Murkowski toys with bid for governor, defends vote supporting Trump’s tax breaks package
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, speaking with Alaska reporters Monday, toyed…
Source: Toronto FC close to acquiring playmaker Djordje Mihailovic from Colorado
TORONTO — Toronto FC is close to acquiring attacking midfielder Djordje Mihailovic from the Colorado…
8 are missing, including an Irish missionary, after gunmen storm a Haiti orphanage
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eight people, including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child, remained…