DHAKA, Bangladesh — A devastating fire has raced through at least five buildings in an old part of Bangladesh’s capital and killed at least 45 people. About 50 other people have been injured and the fire in Dhaka is not … more
BERLIN — German authorities say no former Nazi SS soldiers are receiving disability pensions in Belgium, responding to concerns raised by lawmakers there. The Labor Ministry said Wednesday that 18 people in Belgium are receiving war disability pensions but “there … more
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a preliminary election deal with two fringe religious-nationalist parties in a bid to unify his hard-line bloc ahead of April elections. Netanyahu’s Likud party announced Wednesday it would reserve the 28th … more
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Canadian police say seven children died in an early morning fire that witnesses say engulfed a home in a suburb of the Atlantic coast city of Halifax. Investigators said Tuesday it’s believed the young children are … more
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The Latest on a fire in Bangladesh’s capital (all times local): 8:45 a.m. Officials say the fire that burned through buildings in an old part of Bangladesh’s capital has killed at least 69 people. The fire in … more
WARRI, Nigeria — An official in the central Nigerian state of Benue says 16 people have been killed in an attack apparently staged by herdsmen. Wednesday’s bloodshed comes three days before Nigeria’s election, in which President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking … more
MEXICO CITY — A court in Mexico has denied a request by convicted drug lord Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo to serve out his sentence under house arrest due to his bad health and advanced age. Felix Gallardo was considered the … more
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