Suicide bomb kills 4 at Syrian security compound
Attack in predominantly Kurdish town a sign that country's largest ethnic minority may be drawn into civil war
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7.3-mag. earthquake hits southwestern Colombia
Temblor hits close to Colombia-Ecuador border; No reports of damage or of casualties
Russian church: Punk rockers deserve mercy, if repentant
Day before appeal hearing, orthodox clerics request clemency for three jailed members of rock band if they repent for their anti-Putin protest
Bomb explodes near Nigerian Islamic school
Gunmen in Zaria later exchange fire with security forces, causing unknown casualties
Last Western Gitmo detainee returns to Canada
Omar Khadr, captured in Afghanistan in 2002 at age 15, arrives at Canadian military base after a decade at U.S. military prison
Madrid anti-austerity protests turn violent again
Latest violence came after thousands of Spaniards who had marched close to the Parliament building protested peacefully for hours
Facebook's "like" may land Filipinos in jail
Philippines' new Cybercrime Prevention Act draws criticism for provisions making Internet users liable for what they like, share
Syrian fighting torches historic medieval market
Aleppo's centuries-old covered market - a UNESCO World Heritage site - becomes yet another example of collateral damage in civil war
U.S. man jailed in Cuba meets with Jewish reps
Alan Gross, serving 15-year prison sentence for aiding dissidents, is described as "optimistic" about U.S.-Cuba talks
Evidence tossed at start of papal butler's trial
Three-judge Vatican tribunal throws out some evidence gathered during investigation of Paolo Gabriele, accused of leaking documents to journalist
Tornado hits Spanish fair, flood deaths reach 10
35 hurt as twister strikes fairground, knocks down Ferris wheel; More victims found from flash flooding
Iran: "Rural white" Americans fond of Ahmadinejad
Fars agency's English language site picks up spoof story, tells readers Ahmadinejad quite popular with "rural white Americans"
For Germans, religious membership comes with price
Catholics, Protestants and Jews forced to pay up to 9 percent of income to participate in religious ceremonies
U.S. aims to rally Syrian opposition with new aid
Obama administration pledges $45 million in new non-lethal, humanitarian assistance, warns Iran to stop arming Assad regime
Swedish man paid friend to serve his jail sentence
Friend served about two-thirds of convict's jail sentence before being discovered
Judge rejects DOJ's push to force California to set aside ballots
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Ship burns as Iran claims 3 tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz
Investigation
Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest
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Obama and Trump hold dueling rallies as midterm campaigns make final pitch
Hegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner over alleged leaks
Experts react to new findings on CTE in former NFL players
High-speed train crash in Spain kills at least 68, injures dozens
RFK Jr. to ease access to unapproved peptides, draft policy states
