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Burkina Faso stunned by another deadly extremist attack
August 16, 2017
Burkina Faso stunned by another deadly extremist attack
The scene was all too familiar: Islamic extremists striking a popular dining spot while dozens of patrons, many of them…
32 killed in bloody night for Duterte’s war on drugs
August 16, 2017
32 killed in bloody night for Duterte’s war on drugs
Thirty-two suspected drug dealers were killed in shootouts across one province in the Philippines on Tuesday, police said, in a…
More than 300 dead, 600 missing in Sierra Leone mudslides
August 16, 2017
More than 300 dead, 600 missing in Sierra Leone mudslides
Fatmata Kamara had just stepped outside her house before dawn Monday when she saw the muddy hillside collapsing above her.…
Cuba struggling to keep professionals from leaving
August 16, 2017
Cuba struggling to keep professionals from leaving
Calle Marti is a modest half-mile boulevard split by a simple winding flagstone path that’s bracketed by green grass, pine…
China tells US, North Korea to ‘hit the brakes’ on threats
August 16, 2017
China tells US, North Korea to ‘hit the brakes’ on threats
China is telling the US and North Korea to “hit the brakes” on threatening words and actions and work toward…
Defiant Trump renews criticism of ‘both sides’ in protest
August 16, 2017
Defiant Trump renews criticism of ‘both sides’ in protest
President Donald Trump defiantly blamed “both sides” for the weekend violence between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators in Virginia, seeking to…
The Latest: 600 estimated missing in Sierra Leone mudslides
August 15, 2017
The Latest: 600 estimated missing in Sierra Leone mudslides
The Red Cross estimates that 600 people are still missing as the death toll from massive mudslides in Sierra Leone’s…
3,000 firefighters in Portugal combat raging wildfires
August 15, 2017
3,000 firefighters in Portugal combat raging wildfires
Around 3,000 firefighters in Portugal were struggling to put out more than 150 wildfires raging across the country Tuesday, as…
US vet returns dead Japanese soldier’s flag
August 15, 2017
US vet returns dead Japanese soldier’s flag
Tatsuya Yasue buried his face into the flag and smelled it. Then he held the 93-year-old hands that brought this…
Hong Kong activist arrested over allegation of stapled legs
August 15, 2017
Hong Kong activist arrested over allegation of stapled legs
The strange case of a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who claimed mainland Chinese agents stapled his legs as a warning…