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World Cup soccer coach’s mom kidnapped at gunpoint
The mother of a Nigerian soccer coach was kidnapped Tuesday at gunpoint, AllAfrica.com reported. Ogere Siasia, 72, whose son Samson…
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U.S. announces lawsuits against makers of Jack3d, other nutritional supplements
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department unsealed an indictment on Tuesday against USPlabs, which made the workout supplement Jack3D, with…
Read More4 killed in wildfires raging across Australia’s southwest
SYDNEY – Wildfires raging across southwest Australia killed four people, officials said Wednesday, as a blistering heat wave swept through…
Read MoreIsraeli government bans Islamist party, says it’s inciting Israeli Arabs to violence
JERUSALEM – The Israeli government has banned an Islamist party, saying it’s been inciting violence among Israeli Arabs over the…
Read MoreReport: Yazidi refugees in Turkey don’t want to return to IS-cleared city of Sinjar in Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey – A Turkish media report says many refugees from the Yazidi religious community in Turkey have no intention…
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Natural disasters in Philippines make it a poster child for urgent action on climate change
MANILA, Philippines – When Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the central Philippines two years ago, flattening entire villages and killing thousands,…
Read MoreZimbabwe’s prisons grappling with a dire shortage of plates to serve meager food rations
HARARE, Zimbabwe – A Zimbabwean official says that the prisons which have long coped with food shortages have a new…
Read MoreAlcoholism drug can ‘wake up’ dormant HIV to be killed, study finds
LONDON – Scientists seeking a cure for the AIDS virus have made an unexpected discovery with a drug designed to…
Read MoreVatican No. 2 hints that pope’s Africa itinerary may change amid fighting in Bangui, elsewhere
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican secretary of state has hinted that Pope Francis’ security team will decide at the last…
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