MOGADISHU, Somalia – A Somali intelligence official says a senior commander with the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in southwestern Somalia. The official told The Associated Press Thursday that the attack Wednesday night targeted a vehicle in which the al-Shabab commander, Ismael Jabhad, …
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – A court is giving former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner more time to fight being extradited from Trinidad & Tobago to the United States to face corruption charges. A chief magistrate on Monday set a new hearing date of Aug. 28 after a government lawyer requested more …
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UNITED NATIONS – The 193 member states of the United Nations have reached agreement on a new development agenda for the next 15 years that calls for eradicating poverty and hunger, achieving gender equality, improving living standards and taking urgent action to combat climate change. The draft agreement reached Sunday …
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DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s High Court has asked former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to appear in court in two months to face corruption charges involving the construction of two cargo terminals while she was in office. The panel of two judges made the decision Wednesday in response to a petition …
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BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo – The president of the Republic of Congo has reshuffled his government and replaced two ministers who opposed a constitutional reform that would allow him to run for another term in office. The government announced the reshuffle late Monday, including the replacement of Trade Minister Claudine …
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TOKYO – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that Japan’s past “heartfelt apologies” for World War II will remain unshakeable in the future, but stopped short of apologizing again in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the country’s surrender. Abe expressed “profound grief” for all who perished in the …
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. children’s agency says a 12-year-old girl who says she was raped by a U.N. peacekeeper in Central African Republic went through “a most brutal ordeal,” and the United Nations is pledging to fully investigate all allegations of sexual misconduct and hold perpetrators accountable. Amnesty International …
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LISBON, Portugal – Portuguese researchers suspect that a dozen skeletons found in an ancient garbage dump were Jewish victims of the Inquisition more than 400 years ago. The excavation team found the remains at what was called the Jail Cleaning Yard of the Inquisition Court in Evora, 135 kilometers (84 …
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The Saudi military says a soldier has been killed along the border in an exchange of fire with Yemen’s Shiite rebels. A statement released late Saturday says the soldier was killed in the Saudi border region of Jizan by rebel fire from inside Yemen. The statement …
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodian police have confiscated nearly 1.5 tons of marijuana in what they say is their biggest seizure of the drug since they started cracking down on it 15 years ago. The head of the Interior Ministry’s anti-drug unit, Gen. Khieu Samon, told reporters Tuesday that the …
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