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Ambulances carrying wounded victims passes the scene of Saturday's truck bomb blast, as they head to airport to be airlifted by Turkish air ambulance for treatment in Turkey, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Oct, 16, 2017. The death toll from Saturday's truck bombing in Somalia's capital now exceeds 300, the director of an ambulance service said Monday, as the country reeled from the deadliest single attack.

Somalia truck bombing toll over 300 as funerals continue

Hurricane Ophelia's remnants to batter UK, Ireland

Canadian hostage rescued from Afghanistan says captors killed newborn daughter, raped wife October 14, 2017 | 12:44 PM

Trump's speech sparks a new war of words between US and Iran October 14, 2017 | 11:52 AM

Duchess of Cambridge's uncle charged with assault in London October 14, 2017 | 6:15 AM

Family held captive by Taliban-linked group released October 12, 2017 | 8:49 AM

FILE -- Attendees cheer as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives for a campaign rally at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth, Fla., Oct. 26, 2016. A New York Times investigation of now-shuttered Facebook pages shows that Russian agents turned American rage and misinformation broadcast across social media platforms into a powerful weapon to reshape U.S. politics.

How Russia harvested American rage to reshape U.S. politics October 10, 2017 | 8:30 AM

In this Oct. 7, 2017, photo provided by Susan Jutras, Joe Jutras stands with his world record breaking, 2,118-pound squash, following a weigh-in at Frerichs Farm in Warren, R.I. Jutras has become the first grower in the world to achieve a trifecta in the three most competitive categories in the hobby of growing gargantuan foods, having broken world records for largest pumpkin, longest gourd and now, heaviest squash. (Susan Jutras via AP)

Great pumpkins! Rhode Island grower wins trifecta of giant food titles October 10, 2017 | 7:22 AM

10 things to know for today October 10, 2017 | 6:02 AM

Danish police find severed head in Kim Wall case October 7, 2017 | 2:12 PM

Beatrice Fihn, left, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Daniel Hogsta, center, coordinator nd Grethe Ostern, right, member of the steering committee, celebrate with champagne at the headquarters of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) is the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear campaign group October 6, 2017 | 7:04 AM

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by US ARMY/SPC. ZAYID BALLESTEROS H/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9115334a)
(FILE) - A handout file photo made available by the US Army on 05 October 2017, shows Nigerien service members reacting to contact during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, 03 March 2017. The US Africa Command confirmed reports that a joint US and Nigerien patrol when they came under fire in southwest Niger on 04 October 2017. According to reports, three US Army special operations commandos were killed and two others were wounded in the incident. The Africa Command said that US Forces are in Niger to provide training and safety support to the Nigerien Armed Forces in a bid to target violent extremist organizations in the region.
US Africa Command confirm reports of US-Nigerien joint patrol under fire in southwest Niger, Diffa, Nigeria - 03 Mar 2017

3 US commandos, 4 Niger soldiers killed in attack in Niger October 5, 2017 | 5:38 PM

10 things to know for today October 5, 2017 | 7:49 AM

Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Literature Prize for 'uncovering the abyss' October 5, 2017 | 7:28 AM

People pause at a memorial set up for victims of a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nev., on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. A gunman opened fire on an outdoor music concert on Sunday. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, with dozens of people killed and hundreds injured, some by gunfire, some during the chaotic escape. (AP Photo/John Locher)

10 things to know for today October 4, 2017 | 6:53 AM

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2016 file photo, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Co-Founder Rainer Weiss, left, and Kip Thorne, right, hug on stage accompanied by Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Exectutive Director David Reitze, bottom, during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, USA. The Nobel Physics Prize 2017 is announced Monday Oct. 3, 2017, is awarded to three scientists Rainer Weiss of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Barry Barish and Kip Thorne of the California Institute of Technology. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

MIT professor among 3 scientists awarded Nobel physics prize October 3, 2017 | 8:37 AM

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, chats with China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)

Trump says envoy 'wasting his time' talking to North Korea October 1, 2017 | 10:26 PM

Canada police investigate officer attack, chase as terrorism October 1, 2017 | 8:31 AM

Tillerson says US has direct channels to talk to North Korea September 30, 2017 | 12:35 PM

How to decide where to donate your money after disasters September 30, 2017 | 9:35 AM

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U.S. Capitol Police begin to detain protesters laying on the ground in an attempt to maintain order in the hallways outside the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the last-ditch GOP push to overhaul the nation's health care system, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.

10 things to know for today September 26, 2017 | 6:46 AM

Experts: North Korea lacks ability, intent to attack US planes September 26, 2017 | 6:38 AM

North Korea: Trump has 'declared war' September 25, 2017 | 11:33 AM

NKorea: Trump insult makes attack on US 'more inevitable' September 23, 2017 | 7:46 PM

New earthquake, magnitude 6.1, shakes jittery Mexico September 23, 2017 | 3:45 PM

Prince Harry, Melania Trump at Invictus Games opening September 23, 2017 | 1:59 PM

South Korea says natural North Korea earthquake detected September 23, 2017 | 10:25 AM

Powerless Puerto Rico's storm crisis deepens with dam threat September 23, 2017 | 6:51 AM

Hurricane pushes long-suffering Puerto Rico to the edge September 22, 2017 | 3:07 PM