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US soldier killed in southern Afghanistan
KABUL - An American soldier was killed and another wounded by a roadside bomb on Tuesday during an operation in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, the U.S. military said. The military̵...
Aug 23, 2016
Man kicked out of bar bites off bartender's finger in fight
SAN FRANCISCO - Police are searching for a man who bit off a bartender’s finger after being kicked out of a San Francisco bar at closing time. Officer Carlos Manfredi said Monday that the suspec...
Aug 23, 2016

Alberta Noted in Recall of PEI-Produced Oysters due to Salmonella Concern
OTTAWA: Federal health officials are advising consumers to avoid eating a brand of oysters that are being recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The oysters, packaged as “Lar...
Aug 23, 2016
Police: 3 children, man die in Chicago apartment fire
CHICAGO - A fire at a Chicago apartment building that appears to have been deliberately set killed four people Tuesday, including three children, police said. It took around 200 firefighters three hou...
Aug 23, 2016
Turkey in cross-border operation to free IS-held Syrian town
ANKARA, Turkey - After a pre-dawn barrage of heavy artillery and airstrikes, Turkish tanks and special forces pushed into Syria on Wednesday in a U.S.-backed assault aiming to retake a border town fro...
Aug 23, 2016
Salmonella concern prompts recall of PEI-produced oysters
OTTAWA - Federal health officials are advising consumers to avoid eating a brand of oysters that are being recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The oysters, packaged as “La...
Aug 23, 2016
Report: More migrants die in Mediterranean as risks increase
BERLIN - New and more dangerous smuggling practices and attempts to reach Europe by riskier routes have led to a spike in the number of migrants dying as they attempt to cross the Mediterranean, accor...
Aug 23, 2016
IS struggles to retain grip as it loses ground in Iraq
DIBAGA CAMP, Iraq - As the Islamic State group loses ground in Iraq, the militants are showing strains in their rule over areas they still control, growing more brutal, killing deserters and relying o...
Aug 23, 2016
France, Germany want encrypted app makers to help stop IS
PARIS - France and Germany pushed Tuesday for Europe-wide rules requiring the makers of encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram to help governments monitor communications among suspected extremists....
Aug 23, 2016

Private lives are exposed as WikiLeaks spills its secrets
CAIRO - WikiLeaks’ giant data dumps have rattled the National Security Agency, the U.S. Democratic Party, and the Saudi foreign ministry. But its spectacular mass-disclosures have also included ...
Aug 23, 2016