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Military airstrikes kill scores of insurgents in NE Nigeria
Lagos, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Nigerian air force carried out strikes on a hideout belonging to the Boko Haram militants, killing scores of them in the country's restive northeast Borno state, an official said Saturday.
Four homeless men killed in brutal attacks in New York City
New York, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Four homeless people were beaten to death while they were sleeping and another severely injured in or near the Chinatown neighborhood here earlier in the morning, New York Police Department (NYPD) said Saturday.
Ethiopia rejects presence of more party in Ethiopian dam talks
Khartoum, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Ethiopia on Saturday rejected presence of another party in the negotiations between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
6 killed in fentanyl overdoses in western U.S. state
San Francisco, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Six people including two high school students have been killed in nine days from overdosing of fentanyl-laced drug in King County, Washington state on the U.S. west coast, The Seattle Times reported Saturday.
Brazilian leader orders police, navy to probe oil spills
Rio De Janeiro, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has instructed federal police and the navy to join an investigation of oil spills that have contaminated parts of the northeast coast in recent weeks.
Pompeo blasts Ukraine critics for 'silly gotcha game'
Athens, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday defended the Trump administration's approach to Ukraine, which is driving an impeachment inquiry in Congress, and called it typical of the transactional way countries deal with one another.
Romney ramps up rhetoric on Trump, but what's his next move?
Salt Lake City, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — In the hours after President Donald Trump called on China to investigate his political foe — plowing through another political guardrail — Democrats and Trump critics looked for signs that his party would slap him back. Seeking foreign help in an election is illegal. Who would stand up and say so?
Mormon leader: Be kind to LGBTQ, but don't forget God's laws
Salt Lake City, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — A top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints laid out Saturday how the faith intends to navigate its delicate balance of firm opposition to same-sex relationships while being empathetic toward LGTBQ members.
Warren dismisses top staffer for inappropriate behavior
Washington, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign has dismissed its national organizing director following "multiple complaints" of inappropriate behavior.
Witness in ex-Dallas officer's murder trial shot and killed
Dallas, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — A witness in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor has been killed in a shooting, the Dallas Morning News reported, citing authorities.