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Israeli strike in northern Lebanon kills at least 21 people

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 21 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military and it ...

Congo cancels an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration

by SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo canceled an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, its government said, citing late submissions and a lack of competition. The auction for the sites, known as oil blocks, was initially launched two years ago but was ...

Pakistani police fire tear gas and charge protesters in Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police fired tear gas and swung batons at thousands of protesters on Sunday in Karachi after the demonstrators tried to break through a security barricade. Around 2,000 supporters of a far-right Islamist party tried to reach the city's press club to oppose ...

South Koreans are joyful after Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans reacted with joy and astonishment on Thursday after learning that homegrown writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature, an unexpected moment that stoked national pride about the country's growing cultural ...

Somalia says it welcomes Egypt’s offer to deploy peacekeepers there

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia says Egypt has offered to deploy peacekeeping troops to the Horn of Africa nation in a security partnership that is emerging as the mandate of a long-time group of African Union peacekeepers winds down. Egyptian President ...