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Russia: CIA information thwarted St. Petersburg attack

The Kremlin said Sunday that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency provided Russian authorities with information that thwarted a series of Islamic State bombings planned in St. Petersburg. Moscow said Russian President Vladimir...

Erdogan hopes to open Embassy in East Jerusalem

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that Turkey hopes to open an embassy to a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem in the future.. "Because it is under occupation we can't just...

Taliban kills 14 Afghan troops, suicide car bomb targets NATO convoy

ISLAMABAD — Taliban insurgents have killed at least 14 Afghan troops and injured several others in a pre-dawn attack in southern Helmand province. Officials said Sunday insurgents stormed police outposts around the...

Bomb and gun attack on Christian church in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — A bomb-and-gun attack is reportedly underway against a church in highly secured part of southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta. Initial reports say that several gunmen stormed the place of worship...

Southern California’s Thomas fire now third largest in state history

A huge wildfire ravaging the area around Los Angeles has now been deemed the third largest in California history, with the damage eclipsing that from a devastating 2013 fire by more...

Activists pressure Lao Government on missing Civil Society leader

Five years ago, Shui-Meng Ng and her husband, Sombath Somphone, were driving their car through Vientiane. It was on that day that he disappeared. Security camera footage at a checkpoint showed police officers...

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