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Libyan Fighters Are Driving the Islamic State Out of the Only Major City It Controls in the Country
If the advances are sustained, they could dislodge Islamic State from its most important base outside the Middle East and provide a boost to the UN-backed Government of National Accord.
Suicide Bombings Kill At Least 25 in Baghdad, As Fallujah Siege Continues
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings that killed more than two dozen people in Baghdad on Thursday.
Gunmen Kill Three People at Tel Aviv Open-Air Mall
Two Palestinian gunmen killed three people and wounded seven on Wednesday in an attack at the popular shopping and dining area near Israel's Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, police said.
Chinese Fighter Jet Made 'Unsafe' Intercept of American Spy Plane, US Military Says
American officials said the Chinese operation in international airspace on Tuesday was "unsafe", while China accused the US side of "deliberately hyping up the issue" and demanded an end to US surveillance flights in the area.
Suspected Human Trafficking Kingpin 'The General' Extradited to Italy After Arrest in Sudan
Medhane Yehdego Mered, nicknamed "the General," was arrested in May and had been heard on intercepted telephone calls boasting about cramming more people onto rickety boats than other traffickers.
Los Angeles Jury Says 'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer Deserves the Death Penalty
The sentencing comes one month after Lonnie Franklin Jr. was found guilty last month of shooting seven women to death in the 1980s, then strangling a 15-year-old girl and strangling or shooting two other women in a second round of killings in the 2000s.
Islamist Militants Suspected In the Hacking Death Of a Hindu Priest in Bangladesh
Three attackers on motorcycles slit the throat of 70-year-old Ananta Gopal Ganguly while he was en route to the temple he served in the district of Jhenaidah, located about 100 miles west the capital city.
Eleven Dead After Car Bombing in Istanbul Hits a Police Bus Near the City Center
The car was detonated as police buses passed near the main tourist district, a major university, and the mayor's office, wounding three dozen people in the fourth major bombing in Turkey's biggest city this year.
Clashes Between Police and Protesters in Kenya Turn Deadly During 'Day of Rage' Demonstrations
Witnesses say police fired into the air to break up a crowd trying to march in the eastern city of Kisumu as protesters in the East African country push for members of the electoral commission to resign before the 2017 elections.
Ukraine Detains Man Accused of Planning Attacks on Euro 2016 Soccer Championship in France
The Ukrainian border guard service reported over the weekend that the unnamed 25-year-old had been arrested with an arsenal of weapons and explosives including rocket launchers and Kalashnikov assault rifles in his vehicle.
Video: Anti-Trump Protest Turns Violent Outside San Jose Rally
Hundreds of protesters chanted anti-Trump slogans and attacked some attendees as they exited the rally.
Proposed New Rules Could Put Predatory Payday Loan Companies Out of Business
The US agency charged with protecting consumers from financial abuse unveiled a proposal on Thursday that would limit short-term borrowings known as "payday" loans, which can carry interest rates as high as 390 percent.