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U.S. raids highlight terror threat in Africa

CAIRO – Two U.S. raids in Libya and Somalia that apprehended a major catch on the terrorist most-wanted list highlight how the growing terror network in the region is able to operate freely....

Afghan presidential candidates finish registration

KABUL, Afghanistan – A slew of political heavyweights, along with the Afghan president’s brother and a number of former warlords, will take part in next year’s election for top office in a c...

Heads-up on Monday evening! Meteor shower coming

The Draconid meteor shower will sweep across U.S. skies early Monday evening just after sunset. Although not among the showiest showers of the year, the Draconids stand out for on...

Spanish shepherds guide 2,000 sheep through Madrid

MADRID – Shepherds led a flock of 2,000 sheep through Madrid on Sunday in defense of ancient grazing, droving and migration rights increasingly threatened by urban sprawl and modern agricult...

Italian migrant death toll reaches at least 194

LAMPEDUSA, Italy – Pairs of divers plumbed calmer seas off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday to recover the corpses of would-be asylum seekers who died when a fishing boat packed wit...

Experts begin dismantling Syrian chemical program

BEIRUT – International disarmament experts on Sunday began dismantling and destroying Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal and the equipment used to produce it, taking the first concrete step in...

Kenyan police detail car used in mall attack

NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s counterterrorism police unit released closed-circuit television footage Sunday that showed two men entering a local bank where they collected money and paid for a ca...

Positions harden at start of 2nd week

Boehner to Obama: No debt hike without concessions

U.S. forces hit extremists behind E. Africa attacks

MOGADISHU, Somalia – In a stealthy seaside assault in Somalia and in a raid in Libya’s capital, U.S. military forces on Saturday struck out against Islamic extremists who have carried out te...

Nation Briefs

New York Official: Undercover cop present at bike rally NEW YORK – Authorities are investigating whether an undercover police officer present at a motorcycle rally witn...

Snow and tornadoes plague Great Plains

Some areas of South Dakota get 20-plus inches of powder; 15 are hurt after Nebraska twisters

U.S. military nabs al-Qaida leader in Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya – U.S. forces on Saturday captured an al-Qaida leader in Libya linked to the 1998 American Embassy bombings in east Africa and wanted by the United States for more than a deca...