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A U.S. Navy warship on Friday passed through waters claimed by China near disputed islands in the South China Sea, the Defense Department said, drawing Chinese condemnation.

A sneak attack on the Kurdish capital of Kirkuk Friday, believed to have been launched by an ISIS sleeper cell, is stoking fears that more jihadists are lying in wait amid a vast sea of refugees in northern Iraq.

Raeda Paulos could hardly conceal her joy when the television inside her cramped trailer showed Iraqi forces raising the national flag over a church in her hometown, a day after it was freed from Islamic State rule.

Malawi's 76-year-old leader has dismissed rumors of a health crisis after being away from the country for a month, saying doctors told him his vital organs are like those of a 30-year-old.

Nearly 100 horses that have clopped through the streets of Paraguay's capital for years, hauling heavy loads of junk, are being retired to a farm sanctuary.

The German government says Israel is considering buying new submarines from Germany that would go into service starting in 2027.

A Pakistani tea seller with striking eyes who saw his life change overnight after a picture of him at work went viral, said Friday he was totally unaware of social media until recently, when boys and girls suddenly started thronging his tea stall to take selfies with him.

Authorities in Cameroon say a train overloaded with passengers has derailed along the route that links the country's two major cities.

At least two people have been hospitalized and 26 are being treated by paramedics at London City Airport Friday amid "reports of a chemical incident."

Mexican authorities say they have detained the former police chief of a southern city where 43 students disappeared two years ago.

Officials say London City Airport has been evacuated after a fire alarm sounded and some passengers reported feeling unwell.

Hundreds of Muslims have gathered near Rome's Colosseum to pray and protest the closures of mosques and other places of worship.

French authorities say the closure of the slum-like camp in Calais will start on Monday and will last approximatively a week in what they describe as a "humanitarian" operation.

Coach Ben McAdoo said Friday that the New York Giants have not yet decided whether Josh Brown will remain on the team after admitting to abuse of his former wife.

African telecommunications giant MTN is denying allegations in the Nigerian Senate that it illegally exported $14 billion from its biggest market on the continent in the past 10 years.

Schoolchildren in Malaysia were seen in a video screaming and being sprayed with a hose after they were put in a snake pit during a motivational camp reportedly organized by their school and the Malaysian Civil Defense Department.

Security officials in Burkina Faso say they have foiled another coup plot in this West African nation and blame it on former presidential guards.

A South African university says a student leader of protests for free education was struck and killed by a car while protesters were allegedly blocking traffic on a road outside campus.

French President Francois Hollande says he wants a fundamental revision of the free trade talks with the United States and insisted there would be no deal possible before the end of the year.

Airplane maker Bombardier says it is cutting 7,500 jobs around the world over the next two years.