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AMMAN, Jordan – The U.S. Embassy in Jordan has issued a warning to citizens that “high-end malls” in Jordan’s capital could be attacked as the kingdom takes part in airstrikes targeting the extremist Islamic State group. The embassy’s statement Wednesday night did not elaborate on the threat to Amman, though …

KAMPALA, Uganda – The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor says she needs more time to build the case against against a Ugandan rebel commander who faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Fatou Bensouda told reporters in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Friday that the evidence against Dominic Ongwen …

BAGHDAD – Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi says the military will begin arresting and prosecuting anyone who loots abandoned properties in the newly-recaptured city of Tikrit. Saddam Hussein’s hometown was recaptured by Iraqi forces Wednesday, ending a nearly 10-month occupation by the Islamic State militant group. Most of the city’s …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal audit has found that some Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. territory have received disability benefits in part because they could not speak English. The Office of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration said in a report issued this month that …

SAO PAULO – Police have arrested three former congressmen suspected of involvement in a corruption scheme at Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras. They are the first politicians to be arrested in the scandal. Brazil’s federal police said the three former lawmakers and four other suspects were taken into custody on …

MOSCOW – Russia said Tuesday that it would be at least six months before it could deliver the S-300 air defense missile system to Iran, but the Kremlin confirmed that a barter deal to supply Russian goods in exchange for Iranian oil was already being implemented. Russian President Vladimir Putin …

MEXICO CITY – Blind vendors angry about having their stalls removed from a downtown Mexico City subway station this week have clashed with police outside city hall. Authorities say five of the vendors suffered injuries in Thursday’s clash and were treated at the scene. The vendors are angry about a …

TOKYO – The Japanese government has nominated a former executive at Toyota Motor Corp., one of the biggest beneficiaries of the cheap Japanese yen resulting from drastic monetary easing, to fill a post on the central bank’s policymaking board. If lawmakers approve his appointment, Yukitoshi Funo, 68, a former head …

MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s congress approved on Thursday a reform that lets some foreign agents carry arms inside the country, a significant change in a nation that has historically said the practice would violate its sovereignty. Under the law, foreign customs and migration agents will be allowed to carry guns …

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says at least 52 people have been killed in a massive landslide in a remote part of northeastern Badakhshan province. Shah Waliullah Adeeb, the provincial governor, says the landslide happened in Khawhan district, near the border with Tajikistan, early on Tuesday. He says the …