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By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s military said Thursday at least 36 people were killed by extremists in the…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Six people were killed and dozens injured when a train crashed into a passenger bus in…

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has rejected accusations that he is stoking anti-Black racism.…

By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Three more Greek rail officials have been charged in connection with a train crash…

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) — For two hours each afternoon, the Catholic priest listens to confessions…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After three nasty years, the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs…

Prague (AP) — A retired army general and former senior NATO official has been sworn in as the Czech Republic’s new president, succeeding the…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Human Rights Watch says many middle and working class families in Lebanon have been forced to…

MOSCOW (AP) — Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria, which has close ties to Moscow and hosts Russian troops, claims it has thwarted an…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league has filed another complaint to authorities following racial insults aimed at Real…

LONDON (AP) — The pay package for Shell’s CEO jumped by half last year to nearly $12 million. Oil and gas companies have made record profits from…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday fired a short-range ballistic missile toward waters off its…

By JOHN HANNA and TOM DAVIES Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republicans who want to thwart socially and environmentally…

By RENATA BRITO and JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press SURIA, Spain (AP) — Three Spanish geologists have died in a tunnel collapse deep…

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says inflation in the country has hit a new high this year, with the steepest price rises for basic foods. Official figures…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police say they are investigating officers after violence at a women’s march in the capital, Islamabad. Hundreds…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior legal adviser says UEFA rules on homegrown players are partially incompatible with…

By TRISNADI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has jailed a soccer club organizer and its chief of…

By EILEEN NG Associated PRess PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been arrested and will be brought to…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — He’d paid about $80 for his ticket. He wore a Japan cap above a blue Los Angeles Angels jersey.…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong national security police have arrested a veteran labor activist who is also the wife of…

By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Young people in France are protesting against the government’s push to raise the retirement age.…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police say a Taliban-appointed provincial governor and two others have been killed by a bomb. Mohammad Asif Waziri, the Taliban…