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A thunderous crush of soil and debris killed 21 people at a campground in Malaysia on Friday, and rescuers dug through the mud in the night for another 12 who were feared buried in the landslide. More than 90 people were sleeping on an organic farm when the dirt tumbled from a road about 100 […]

JUBA, South Sudan — Police say at least five people were killed in a gun battle with security forces outside South Sudan’s central bank in the capital, Juba. Spokesman Maj. Gen. Daniel Justin late Friday denied reports of a robbery attempt at the bank. He said the armed people had stolen money from a parked […]

Riot police and supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo face off on the Pan-American North Highway, in Chao, Peru, December 15, 2022. Hugo Curotto/AP Lima — Protests erupted late Thursday in Peru’s southern city of Ayacucho, with clashes between demonstrators and the military killing at least seven people as unrest grows over the treatment of […]

It was one of the final decisions Trump officials made before leaving office. On January 15, 2021, the Treasury Department eased sanctions on Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, temporarily restoring his access to a web of companies and frozen bank accounts that U.S. officials say he used to bilk more than $1.3 billion in mining revenues […]

A 2-year-old was safely rescued after being partially swallowed by a hippopotamus in Uganda, authorities say. The toddler, who police identified as Iga Paul, was attacked by the hippopotamus on the afternoon of Dec. 12. Paul had been playing at his home in Uganda’s Katwe-Kabatoro town, which is located inside the Queen Elizabeth National Park, a […]

An MV-22 Osprey takes off as Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force personnel guard a landing zone during a joint military drill with U.S. Marines in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo, March 15, 2022. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Tokyo — Long a proudly pacifist nation, largely reliant for its security on its close alliance with the U.S., with the inherent […]

Coal use across the world is set to reach a new record this year amid persistently high demand for the heavily polluting fossil fuel, the International Energy Agency said Friday. The Paris-based agency said in a new report that while coal use grew by only 1.2% in 2022, the increase pushed it to an all-time […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists found giraffe and zebra bones from Kenya in a Virginia woman’s baggage. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Authorities seized an unusual souvenir at a Virginia airport: giraffe and zebra bones, which a Virginia woman was bringing home from a trip to Africa, officials said. The woman told Customs […]

Comment on this story Comment BATANG KALI, Malaysia — Rescue workers using tracker dogs and excavators scoured through rubble and mud on Saturday in search of a dozen people believed buried in a landslide in Malaysia that killed 21 others, including five children. Authorities said 94 people were sleeping at an unlicensed campground on an […]

Comment on this story Comment UNITED NATIONS — Two U.N. peacekeepers from Nigeria were killed and four others wounded in an attack Friday on a peace patrol in the town of Timbuktu in northern Mali, the United Nations said. The U.N. Security Council said a member of Mali’s security forces was also killed in the […]