Collapse of burning Tehran high-rise kills 30 firefighters
By AMIR VAHDAT and NASSER KARIMI A high-rise building in Tehran engulfed by fire collapsed on Thursday, killing at least 30 firefighters and injuring some 75 people, state media reported.…
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2 Georgia police officers shot, wounded serving warrant
By REBECCA SANTANA Two central Georgia police officers were shot and wounded early Monday while serving a search warrant in Crawford County, an investigator said. Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special…
Iraqi leader resists US push for Turkish role in Mosul fight
By LOLITA C. BALDOR U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s push for Iraq to let Turkey play a role in the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group encountered…
Samsung changes Note 7 output schedule after fire reports
By YOUKYUNG LEE Samsung’s crisis with its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone hit a new low on Monday as the company confirmed that it has made production changes, following reports that…
Mexico’s rights agency says police killed 22 at ranch
By LULU OROZCO and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Federal police killed at least 22 people on a ranch last year, then moved bodies and planted guns to corroborate the official account that…
Governor activates National Guard in Milwaukee
The Latest on violence in Milwaukee following the shooting of a man by police (all times local): 1 p.m. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has activated the state’s National Guard to…
No exit: Safety failures turned Baghdad bombing into inferno
By HAMZA HENDAWI and SINAN SALAHEDDIN Dozens of men were watching a soccer match at the “Smile” cafe when the blast hit in the street below. Within minutes, a fire…
Kenya burns huge pile of ivory tusks to protest poaching
By TOM ODULA Kenya’s president set fire Saturday to 105 tons of elephant ivory and more than 1 ton of rhino horn, believed to be the largest stockpile ever destroyed,…