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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorialsEditorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the U.S. and abroad
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 file photo, hundreds of newly trained al-Shabab fighters perform military exercises in the Lafofe area some 18 km south of Mogadishu, in Somalia. Somali intelligence officials say the largest U.S. military airstrike against al-Shabab extremists in Somalia in nearly a year largely destroyed a training camp on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 and killed more fighters than the U.S. announced. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)
US airstrike wiped out al-Shabab camp, intel officials sayUS airstrike wiped out al-Shabab training camp, killing more than 75: Intelligence officials
The Associated Press16 hours ago
Police officers and rail workers stand by a derailed train Tuesday Oct.16, 2018 near Sidi Bouknadel, Morocco. A shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital Rabat to a town further north on the Atlantic coast derailed Tuesday, killing several people and injuring dozens, Moroccan authorities and the state news agency said. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)
7 killed, almost 80 injured in Morocco train derailmentAt least seven dead after shuttle train linking Moroccan capital to a town further north derails
The Associated Press1 day ago
IS-linked extremists kill abducted health worker in Nigeria'Utterly devastating': IS-linked extremists kill another abducted health worker in Nigeria
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US airstrike in Somalia kills about 60 al-Shabab fightersUS military airstrike in Somalia kills about 60 al-Shabab fighters, deadliest in nearly a year
The Associated Press1 day ago
US military says airstrike in Somalia kills about 60 al-Shabab fighters, deadliest in nearly a yearUS military says airstrike in Somalia kills about 60 al-Shabab fighters, deadliest in nearly a year
The Associated Press1 day ago
UN concerned about Angola's expulsion of 200,000 CongoleseUN concerned about Angola's expulsion of 200,000 Congolese migrants
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This photo taken with a phone on Friday, Oct 12, 2018, shows the More Than Me Academy in Monrovia, Liberia. Liberia's government on Tuesday announced is investigating a charity founded by a young American woman after allegations that a local staffer raped several girls in its care. (AP Photo/Jonathan Paye-Layleh)
Liberia investigates US-backed charity after alleged rapesLiberia investigates US-backed charity after alleged rapes of dozens of girls by local staffer
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The Latest: Morocco train that derailed was shuttleThe official Moroccan news agency says a train that derailed Tuesday was a shuttle linking the capital, Rabat, to the town of Kenitra, further north on the coast
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Ethiopia's new Cabinet 50 percent women, including defenseEthiopia's new Cabinet is 50 percent women, including ministers of defense, peace
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FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh shows his inked finger before voting in Banjul, Gambia. Gambia has launched a truth, reconciliation and reparations commission, launched Monday Oct. 15, 2018, to lay bare abuses committed under the 22-year rule of former leader Yahya Jammeh, with President Adama Barrow declaring the country's "dark days" are over. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
'Dark days' over: Gambia launches truth, reconciliation body'Dark days' are over as Gambia launches truth, reconciliation commission to probe Jammeh era
The Associated Press2 days ago
Nigeria: IS-linked extremists kill abducted health workerNigeria says IS-linked extremists kill abducted health worker despite Red Cross' urgent plea
The Associated Press2 days ago
FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh shows his inked finger before voting in Banjul, Gambia. Gambia has launched a truth, reconciliation and reparations commission, launched Monday Oct. 15, 2018, to lay bare abuses committed under the 22-year rule of former leader Yahya Jammeh, with President Adama Barrow declaring the country's "dark days" are over. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
'Dark days' over: Gambia launches truth, reconciliation body'Dark days' are over as Gambia launches truth, reconciliation commission to probe Jammeh era
The Associated Press2 days ago
US military airstrike in Somalia kills 4 al-Shabab fightersUS airstrike in Somalia kills 4 al-Shabab fighters; more than 2 dozen such strikes this year
The Associated Press2 days ago
An armed soldier stand guard at Zobe junction during the anniversary an explosion in the capital of Mogadishu, Somalia, Sunday Oct. 14, 2018. Somalia is marking the first anniversary of one of the world's deadliest attacks since 9/11, a truck bombing in the heart of Mogadishu that killed well over 500 people. The Oct. 14, 2017 attack was so devastating that the al-Shabab extremist group that often targets the capital never claimed responsibility amid the local outrage. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
Somalia marks 1 year since devastating Mogadishu bombingSomalia marks 1 year since Mogadishu bombing, among world's deadliest attacks since 9/11
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AP Online - International NewsStudent gunman kills 19, wounds 50 at school in CrimeaRETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT TO SHOOTING NOT EXPLOSION - In this image made from video, showing the scene as emergency services load an injured person onto a truck, in Kerch, Crimea, Wednesday Oct. 17, 2018. An 18-year-old student strode into his vocational school in Crimea, a hoodie covering his blond hair, then pulled out a shotgun and opened fire on Wednesday, killing 19 students and wounding more than 50 others before killing himself.(Kerch FM News via AP) KERCH.FM LOGO CANNOT BE OBSCURED
AP Online National NewsDriver opens fire on North Carolina trooper, killing himThis undated photo provided by the North Carolina Highway Patrol shows Trooper Kevin Conner. Authorities say Conner was shot and killed by a driver during a traffic stop early Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 in Columbus County, N.C. (North Carolina Department of Public Safety via AP)
AP Online - SportsMachado called 'dirty player' by Yelich after benches clearLos Angeles Dodgers' Manny Machado watches during the eighth inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae Hong)
AP Entertainment HeadlinesPuppeteer who played Big Bird on 'Sesame Street' retiringFILE- In this April 10, 2008, file photo Lynn Finkel, stage manager for "Sesame Street" slates a taping with Big Bird in New York. The puppeteer who has played Big Bird on "Sesame Street" is retiring after nearly 50 years on the show. Caroll Spinney tells the New York Times that Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, will be his last day on the program, which he joined from the start in 1969. In addition to Big Bird, the 84-year-old was also Oscar the Grouch. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
AP Online - International NewsChina says interning Muslims brings them into 'modern' worldFILE - In this March 12, 2017, file photo, Shohrat Zakir, chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, speaks on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China. The senior Chinese official is describing the mass internment of ethnic minority Muslims in the country’s far west as a system of training centers that saves Muslims from religious extremism by teaching them to speak Mandarin and accept modern science. It was a rare instance of the ruling Communist Party publicly detailing its vision of what the extrajudicial detention of an estimated 1 million ethnic minority Uighur and Kazakh Muslims is setting out to achieve. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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