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Second group suspends migrant rescues, cites Libyan threats
ROME - A second humanitarian group in two days has reluctantly decided to suspend migrant rescues in the Mediterranean Sea due to Libyan threats, and other charities with rescue ships on Sunday were c...
Aug 13, 2017
Renegade al-Shabab leader defects to Somalia government
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A renegade leader of Somalia’s Islamic extremist insurgents, al-Shabab, has surrendered to the government. Mukhtar Robow was flown to Mogadishu Sunday from Hudur in southwes...
Aug 13, 2017
Central Albertans continue to build new classrooms through A Better World Canada
An eighth school is nearing completion in Afghanistan through A Better World Canada’s 100 Classrooms project. Azalea Lehndorff, project founder, said the only things left to be done on Project J...
Aug 13, 2017
Rescuers pull out 13 bodies after landslide hits north India
DHARAMSALA, India - Soldiers and rescue workers in northern India pulled out 13 bodies from two buses buried in mud from a landslide that was triggered Sunday by heavy monsoon rains. Police said more ...
Aug 13, 2017
Hundreds suffer symptoms in Iran chlorine leak
TEHRAN, Iran - More than 470 people suffered respiratory and other symptoms after a chlorine gas leak in southern Iran, state media reported Sunday. The report said 475 victims were taken to local hos...
Aug 13, 2017
3 rebels, 2 Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir fighting
SRINAGAR, India - Three Kashmiri rebels and two Indian soldiers have been killed in a fierce gunbattle in the disputed Himalayan region, police said Sunday. The fighting erupted Saturday after Indian ...
Aug 13, 2017
Amid criticism, UK government tries to show unity on Brexit
LONDON - The British government is fighting back against criticisms that it is divided and unprepared for Brexit, with two Cabinet rivals over Europe issuing a joint statement. Trade Secretary Liam Fo...
Aug 13, 2017
IS claims Karbala attack on Iraqi troops
BAGHDAD - The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack on Iraqi troops outside Karbala that left one dead, according to a statement from the group. The attack late Saturday c...
Aug 13, 2017
Iran lawmakers raise missile, Guard spending to challenge US
TEHRAN, Iran - Chanting “Death to America,” Iran’s parliament voted unanimously Sunday to increase spending on its ballistic missile program and the foreign operations of its paramil...
Aug 13, 2017
CARTOON 08-13-2017
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 08-13-2017
Aug 13, 2017