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Bomb at Chile restaurant injures 14
The bombing is the most damaging of nearly 30 bombings or attempts in Santiago this year
FBI investigating attack of air marshal in Nigeria
Marshal attacked while boarding plane in Lagos, bound for Houston; FBI investigating incident
New law in Gambia imprisons gays for life
President Yahya Jammeh instructed gays and lesbians in 2008 to leave Gambia or risk having their heads cut off
African Union troops accused of rape in Somalia
Human Rights Watch says interviews with locals reveal sexual abuse and exploitation by Burundian or Ugandan military personnel
EU formally adopts new sanctions against Russia
Sanctions resulting from Russian meddling in Ukraine won't be implemented until "an assessment" of cease-fire there made
Mid-autumn festival in China
China celebrates one of the largest festivals of the year in honor of the harvest moon
Pentagon deploying assets to Liberia for Ebola
As the WHO warns of a spike in Ebola cases by the thousands in Liberia, the U.S. and British militaries send help
Ukraine's leader makes surprise visit to embattled city
Poroshenko delivers fiery speech to hundreds in Mariupol in a dramatic show of Kiev's strength in the region
Amazonian tribesmen combat loggers in Brazil
Members of the Ka'apor tribe in Brazil's Amazon basin hunt down and stop loggers encroaching on the Alto Turiacu Indian territory
Arab League issues proclamation on ISIS
The 22-member states of the Mideast coalition debated for days what to do about Sunni extremists rampaging across Iraq and Syria
Jack the Ripper ID'd 126 years later, author says
A shawl found at one of the murders linked to the pseudonymous killer contained DNA that helped lead to a positive ID, British author says
Al Shabaab launches first attack since founder killed by U.S.
At least 12 dead in suicide attack targeting African Union troops in Somalia
Luton Airport near London evacuated in security alert
Army bomb-disposal squad blew up suspicious item in a controlled explosion and police said it was not dangerous
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei undergoes prostate surgery
Iran's 75-year-old supreme leader reportedly in "good condition" after surgery; few details released on overall issue
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