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January 16, 2019

Death toll in Nairobi attack climbs to 21, plus 5 attackers

The death toll from an extremist attack on a luxury hotel and shopping complex in Nairobi climbed to 21, plus the five ...

January 16, 2019

Unbearable stench: Giant sewage spill befouls Peru's capital

Amid an unbearable stench, thousands of workers, police and soldiers struggled Wednesday to contain and clean up a flood of ...

January 16, 2019

ICC judges say Gbagbo should be released following acquittal

International Criminal Court judges said Wednesday that former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and a former government ...

January 16, 2019

Zimbabwe police arrest 600 in harsh crackdown on protests

Zimbabwe police armed with AK-47 rifles detained a prominent activist and pastor on Wednesday, part of more than 600 arrests, ...

January 16, 2019

2 US service members, 2 US civilians killed in Syria blast

Two U.S. service members and two American civilians were among those killed in an explosion while conducting a patrol in ...

January 16, 2019

UN: At least 890 killed in December clashes in Congo

The U.N. human rights office says "credible sources" indicate that at least 890 people were killed last month during three ...

January 16, 2019

Several thousand in Belgrade seek truth about Kosovo murder

Thousands of people have marched in the capital of Serbia, demanding that the authorities find out who killed a moderate Serb ...

January 16, 2019

Gay rights group takes issue with Karen Pence's new employer

Karen Pence's return to teaching at a Virginia school that lists "homosexual or lesbian sexual activity" as among the ...

January 16, 2019

Fighting flares up in Libyan capital, killing 5, wounding 20

Libyan authorities say fighting between rival armed groups in the capital of Tripoli has flared up again, four months after ...

January 16, 2019

Gunmen attack villages in central Mali, kill 20 people

The spokesman for a Tuareg group in Mali says gunmen have attacked two villages in the country's central Menaka region near ...

January 16, 2019

World Economic Forum warns of impact of global tensions

International tensions and nationalist politics can further weigh on the global economy this year and hinder efforts to deal ...

January 16, 2019

Kenya's deadly hotel attack: A timeline of how it occurred

It began with cars exploding and several armed young men, wrapped in ammunition belts, sauntering onto the scene. It was ...

January 16, 2019

Sweden nears end of political deadlock; Lofven may stay PM

Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Lofven of Sweden moved a step closer to forming a center-left governing coalition after a ...

January 16, 2019

Pope wants bishops to punish sex abusers, not cover up cases

Pope Francis is insisting that bishops attending his high-stakes sex abuse prevention summit will learn the laws to use ...

January 16, 2019

Spain: DNA sample confirms 2-year-old fell into borehole

Spanish rescuers working against the clock to find a 2-year-old boy who's been missing for three days say they have found DNA ...

January 16, 2019

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. MAY FACES ...

January 16, 2019

The Latest: Nairobi attack survivors reunite with families

The Latest on the attack on a hotel in Nairobi, Kenya (all times local): 7:10 a.m. Dozens of people are reuniting with ...

January 16, 2019

Al-Shabab extremists claim deadly attack on Nairobi hotel

Extremists stormed a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital on Tuesday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down people ...

January 16, 2019

UK's May faces no-confidence vote after Brexit plan crushed

British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday, ...