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Italy arrests Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro

Italy arrests Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro

ROME (AP) — Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested on Monday at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after three decades on the run, Italian paramilitary police said.
68 dead, 4 missing after plane crashes in Nepal resort town

68 dead, 4 missing after plane crashes in Nepal resort town

POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — A plane making a 27-minute flight to a Nepal tourist town crashed into a gorge Sunday while attempting to land at a newly opened airport, killing at least 68 of the 72 people aboard.
Deaths from strike on Ukraine apartment building rise to 29

Deaths from strike on Ukraine apartment building rise to 29

DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 29 Sunday, the regional governor reported as rescue workers scrambled to pull survivors from the rubble.
Congo's army says church bomb kills 10, extremists suspected

Congo's army says church bomb kills 10, extremists suspected

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A suspected extremist attack at a church in eastern Congo killed at least 10 people and wounded more than three dozen, according to the country's army.
Iran hangs Iranian-British ex-defense official for spy claim

Iran hangs Iranian-British ex-defense official for spy claim

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Saturday it executed a former high-ranking defense ministry official and dual Iranian-British national, despite international warnings not to carry out the death sentence.
Lawyers found more classified documents at Joe Biden's home

Lawyers found more classified documents at Joe Biden's home

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Joe Biden found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, than previously known, the White House acknowledged Saturday.
UK to supply tanks to Ukraine as Russian missiles hit Kyiv

UK to supply tanks to Ukraine as Russian missiles hit Kyiv

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday promised to provide tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting the Ukrainian capital and other cities.
China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths

China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths

BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints the government was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic.
Top Brazil court greenlights probe of Bolsonaro for riot

Top Brazil court greenlights probe of Bolsonaro for riot

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday authorized including former president Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation of who incited the Jan.
School head: Some knew boy had gun before teacher shot

School head: Some knew boy had gun before teacher shot

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.