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At Least Six Children Killed In Attack On Cameroonian School
Gunmen killed at least six children and badly wounded about eight others when they stormed a school in Cameroon's Anglophone South West Region on Saturday and opened fire indiscriminately, officials and parents told Reuters.
18 Killed in Afghanistan as Suicide Bomber Detonates Explosive Jacket, ISIS Claims Responsibility
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack Saturday near an education centre in the Afghan capital that killed 18 people.
Global Dirty Money Watchdog Revamps Rules To Battle Weapons Financing - U.S.
A global dirty money watchdog on Friday agreed to revamp its standards to beef up monitoring of financing aimed at evading U.S. and United Nations sanctions and proliferating weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. Treasury Department said.
GOP Arkansas Candidate Dismissed From School Over KKK Outfit
A Republican candidate running for Arkansas State Senate said he made mistakes" as a teenager after repeatedly denying his dismissal from a Mississippi high school for wearing a racist Ku Klux Klan costume for Halloween.
Final Trump-Biden Presidential Debate Draws 63M Viewers
An estimated 63 million viewers tuned into the debate featuring Trump and Biden Thursday night, the Nielsen company said Friday. The debate was hosted at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Biden's Warning On Oil Tests Voter Resolve On Climate Change
Joe Biden is confronting the harsh political realities of combating climate change.
Art Exhibit In Chadwick Boseman's Hometown Honors Legacy
Theres a hole in Anderson, South Carolina. It opened suddenly in August when Chadwick Boseman, one of the citys favorite sons and an international star for his role as the Black Panther, died after a quiet battle with cancer at just 43 years old.
Despite Past Democratic Wins, Trump Making A Play For Nevada
Democrats have kept Nevada in their column in every presidential election since 2004. In the 2018 midterm election, Democrats delivered a blue wave, flipping a U.S. Senate seat and bolstering their dominance of the congressional delegation and Legislature...
Egypt Releases Comedian After More Than 2 Years In Prison
Egyptian authorities released a comedian, who was working for a popular satirical television program, after more than two years in prison without trial, a rights lawyer said Sunday.
Asia Today: Melbourne Eases Lockdown As Cases Decline
Australias secondlargest city, Melbourne, has loosened lockdown restrictions as new and active COVID19 continue to decline.
Polish Bishop Caught Up In Abuse Negligence Case Resigns
Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of the bishop of the Polish diocese of Kalisz who has been accused of shielding priests known to have sexually abused children.
Dark Déjà Vu For European Economy As Virus Cases Spike
Europes economy was just catching its breath from what had been the sharpest recession in modern history. A resurgence in coronavirus cases this month is a bitter blow that will likely turn what was meant to be a period of healing for the economy into a l...
Deposition Of U.S. Homeland Security Whistleblower Unlikely Before Election, Lawyer Says
A whistleblower and former official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, who alleges he was pressured to stop providing assessments of Russian electoral interference, will likely not be deposed by Congress before the Nov. 3 elections, his lawyer s...
Canadian City Of Winnipeg To Close Bars, Casinos As COVID-19 Cases Spike
Bars and casinos in the Canadian city of Winnipeg will close for two weeks and stores and restaurants will reduce their capacities to half, Manitoba health officials said on Friday, attempting to slow rising COVID19 infections.
Australian Man Faces Life In Prison Over Large Cocaine Haul
A Sydney man is facing life in prison after Australian police intercepted cocaine worth 248 million Australian dollars ($168 million) concealed in frozen fruit products from Brazil.
Joe Kennedy III: Senate Campaign Improperly Spent $1.5M
U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III's campaign improperly spent $1.5 million earmarked for the general election during the Massachusetts congressman's failed bid to capture the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat, he said Friday.