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New prison riot in Ecuador leaves 68 dead

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP-RSS) - Prison inmates from rival gangs in Ecuador fought each other with guns, explosives and blades in a bloodbath that left at least 68 dead in the same prison where a riot in September claimed 119 lives, officials said Saturday. Authorities said late Saturday they had re-gained

Japan’s PM Kishida declares victory after ‘very tough’ election

TOKYO (AFP/RSS) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared victory on Monday after leading his ruling coalition to a strong

US vows to pay relatives of Afghans killed in drone…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department said Friday that it is committed to offering condolence payments to relatives of

Physics Nobel rewards work on complex systems, like climate

By DAVID KEYTON and SETH BORENSTEIN STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday for work that

Ex-Facebook employee says products hurt kids, fuel division

By MARCY GORDON WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Facebook data scientist told Congress on Tuesday that the social network giant’s

Japan ex-diplomat Kishida wins party vote, to become new PM

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the governing party leadership election on Wednesday and is set

Canadians released after Huawei CFO resolves US charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Two Canadians detained in China on spying charges were released from prison and flown out of

Russia: 2 suicide attacks outside Kabul airport; 13 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport Thursday, in the waning

CIA head meets Taliban leader as fears for Afghanistan grow

By NOMAAN MERCHANT, RAHIM FAIEZ and JAMEY KEATEN/AP WASHINGTON DC: The director of the CIA met with the Taliban’s top

Biden vows ‘sustained’ help as Afghanistan drawdown nears

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday promised Afghanistan’s top leaders a “sustained” partnership even as he moves to