JUBA, South Sudan – Two aid agencies have evacuated their international staff from a part of war-torn South Sudan fearing violence. Doctors Without Borders and the International Committee of the Red Cross both said Saturday that they withdrew their international staff from the rebel-held town of Leer in the south …
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PARIS – A Paris court has convicted a 60-year-old Frenchman and sentenced him to eight years in prison for belonging to al-Qaida’s North African affiliate and taking part in armed actions in northern Mali. Gilles Le Guen, a former Breton merchant marine officer who converted to Islam 30 years ago, …
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BEIJING – A schoolteacher who gained permission to have an additional child in one city has been ordered to have an abortion because the province where she is teaching has different rules. The case illustrates how different areas have different family planning regulations and how unyielding China’s birth limits continue …
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Controversial boxing legend Tony Ayala Jr. was found dead Tuesday at his San Antonio gym, close friends told local media outlets. Ayala, 52, was found slumped over inside the Zarzamora Street Gym where he had been trained by his father Tony Ayala Sr. He had been trying to reopen the …
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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s interior minister on Wednesday announced a breakthrough in the case of last week’s Karachi bus attack that killed 47 minority Shiite Muslims, saying police have arrested the suspected mastermind and several gunmen involved in the assault. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan’s announcement in Islamabad came just hours after …
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Dutch government is seeking to introduce a limited ban on “face-covering clothing,” in what is widely interpreted as a new attempt to outlaw burqas, the head-to-toe Islamic robe worn by only a few hundred women in this nation of 17 million. Prime Minister Mark Rutte …
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TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency says the Foreign Ministry has summoned Saudi Arabia’s envoy over an airstrike near Tehran’s embassy in Yemen. It says Iran warned the Saudi charge d’affaires late Monday against any violations of the diplomatic immunity of embassy staff and facilities. Iran supports Shiite …
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NASSAU, Bahamas – Bahamian authorities are investigating the deaths of two crew members on separate cruise ships that were in the islands’ waters. Police have disclosed few specifics, saying only that they are “actively investigating these incidents to determine the exact cause of death.” A statement from the Royal Bahamas …
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Extremist-linked rebels have killed at least 44 villagers in separate attacks in Congo’s volatile east, local authorities and civil society leaders said Tuesday. The Allied Democratic Forces rebels with ties to the Islamic State group attacked Kishanga village in North Kivu province on Sunday night and killed 33 people including …
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Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams has made an impact on the field for the team since he returned from suspension last month. Williams has eight catches for 89 yards as the Lions enter Week 11 with a 7-2 record. But Williams’ play isn’t the thing that went viral this …
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