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At Least 11 People Killed by a Landmine in Northern Afghanistan
No militant group, including the Taliban, claimed responsibility
7 People Killed by Powerful Tornado in US South
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'Tarzan' Actor Joe Lara Among 7 Presumed Dead in US Plane Crash
Small plane went down into Percy Priest Lake, about 19 kilometers south of Nashville, Tennessee
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US Reports Steep Drop in Migrant Children Held by Border Patrol
Sharp decline constitutes the first concrete sign of progress in early and thorny challenge for Biden administration, which has faced criticism from l
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CDC Chief Projects Sharp Decline in US COVID Cases by July
But Rochelle Walensky cautions variants are still a wild card, encourages more vaccinations
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US Citizens Among Those Killed in Israel Stampede
At least 45 people were crushed to death and more than 100 injured in the disaster which occurred during a religious festival on the slopes of Mount M
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Attorney: Black Man Killed by Deputies Shot in Back of Head
Andrew Brown Jr. was killed by deputies serving drug-related search and arrest warrants
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New Rules Allowing Small Drones to Fly Over People in US Take Effect
The long-awaited rules for the drones will address security concerns by requiring remote technology in most cases to enable their identification from
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Indonesia's Java Hit by Magnitude 5.9 Quake, 7 Killed
Hundreds of buildings in several cities damaged, the country's disaster mitigation agency says
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40 People Killed in Ethnic Clashes in West Darfur, UN Says
Ethnic violence between Arab herdsmen and non-Arab settler farmers entered the third day, forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency as the m
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Year of Unusually High US Activity Noted in South China Sea
Experts say Beijing doesn't want American forces to break its 'buffer zone' in the contested maritime region
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CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Travel Safely in US
Agency still recommends masks, social distancing
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5 Killed in South Sudan Road Attack
Victims burned to death when gunmen ambushed a convoy of trucks returning to Uganda on Juba-Nimule Road; army blames National Salvation Front rebels
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US Adding Air Power to Naval Operations in Disputed South China Sea
Beijing is watching as Washington reportedly sends B-52s, reconnaissance aircraft and at least one Marine Corps plane to a sea China claims as its own
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US Adding Air Power to Naval Operations in Disputed South China Sea
Beijing is watching as Washington reportedly sends B-52s, reconnaissance aircraft and at least one Marine Corps plane to a sea China claims as its own
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8 Killed in Suspected South Sudan Revenge Attack
Some say attack raises security concerns and hinders return of internally displaced persons, refugees from neighboring countries
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South Sudan Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Rare Rape Conviction
Sexual assaults are vastly underreported in the Horn of Africa country, and few perpetrators are punished
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Outspoken Father of Missing Activist Killed in Iraq's South
Jasb Hattab Aboud died Wednesday of a gunshot wound to the head; authorities have not identified the gunman
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US Civilian Contractor Killed in Iraq Rocket Attack
Pentagon says it is still trying to determine who fired rockets at Al Asad Base
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10 People Feared Dead in South Sudan Commercial Plane Crash
South Supreme Airlines, which is one of South Sudan's primary air carriers, suffered another plane crash in 2017
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One in Four People Will Have Hearing Problems by 2050, WHO Says
The report proposed a package of measures, which it calculated would cost $1.33 per person per year
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Hate Crimes Targeting Asian Americans Spiked by 150% in Major US Cities
The increase in anti-Asian hate crimes came as overall hate crimes declined, according to California State University data
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Who Are Iran-backed Militants Struck by US in Syria?
Kataeb Hezbollah and Kataeb Sayyid al-Shuhada, two of the Iran-backed militias based in Iraq and operating in Syria, were struck Thursday by US milita
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7 Poll Workers Killed by Landmine as Niger Votes in Presidential Runoff
The West African country regularly suffers attacks by Islamist militants and had stepped up security to protect the poll, in which ruling party candid
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6 South Sudanese Refugee Children Killed by Suspected Explosive Device in Uganda
The deceased children ranged in age from nine to 14.
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