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A Canadian man laid dying on a local train platform bleeding from the head and not breathing for 20 minutes before someone called the paramedics. Radil Hebrich was seen by at least 40 people who glanced at him on the ground. Most people thought he was just a drunk who …

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Six inmates led by a mob boss committed suicide at a prison in Taiwan early Thursday after a failed breakout attempt in which they seized weapons and held a warden and guards hostage, officials said. All the hostages were released. The inmates started their attempt Wednesday afternoon …

SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni security and military officials say fighting between Shiite rebels and Sunni tribesmen in the country’s south has left 26 dead. The rebels, known as Houthis, were supported by army troops when they fought the tribesmen in Bayda province in clashes that began the night earlier. The …

BERLIN – The German government has condemned pro-Russian rebels’ advance on the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve and denounced it as “a massive violation” of a cease-fire that came into effect at the weekend. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said Wednesday that the onslaught on Debaltseve places “serious strain on …

DIFFA, Niger – A Niger military official says seven soldiers were killed in an overnight attack by Boko Haram on the island of Karamga in Lake Chad, the body of water touching the four countries that have been targeted by the Nigeria-based insurgency. Col. Salaou Barmou said 14 Boko Haram …

MOSCOW – The chairman of the Russian Security Council says Western sanctions are threatening the country’s oil and gas industry. The United States, the European Union and other countries last year imposed sanctions against Russia for its role in the Ukrainian conflict. Some of them made it virtually impossible for …

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has named the Vatican’s former sex crimes prosecutor, Charles Scicluna, as archbishop of his native Malta. The Vatican announcement Friday made clear that Scicluna would continue dealing with the abuse scandal, heading a Vatican committee to hear appeals of priests sanctioned for molesting minors. Scicluna …

MANAMA, Bahrain – Family members of prominent Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab say he has been arrested again and could face new charges as he appeals an earlier conviction. Defense lawyer Jalila al-Sayed confirmed Rajab’s arrest on Thursday but says she is not aware of what charges, if any, he …

WARSAW, Poland – Leaked cockpit conversations from the Polish president’s plane that crashed in 2010, killing all on board, are suggesting that the pilots were under pressure from presidential and Air Force officials to land in unfavorable conditions. But military investigators cast doubt on the leaked material, published by Radio …

SEOUL, South Korea – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the U.S. has made progress against the Islamic State group in Iraq but cannot predict how long the fight will take. Speaking at a joint news conference with his South Korean counterpart, Carter said he would not go so far …