INTERNATIONAL

China calls on citizens to leave eastern Congo after attacks

BEIJING - China on Wednesday urged its citizens to leave three provinces in eastern Congo as violence intensifies in the mineral-rich region.

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New Zealand Green MP cycles to hospital in labor gives birth hour later

Julie Anne Genter, a Green Party member of the New Zealand Parliament, is a keen cyclist who used her skills to bike to the hospital in the middle…

Indian man builds one-third sized Taj Mahal replica for wife

NEW DELHI - An Indian man has built a one-third sized replica of the historic Taj Mahal for his wife, but unlike the original, it's their residence,…

Tens of thousands protest in anti-military marches in Sudan

KHARTOUM, Sudan - Security forces fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands marched in the latest…

NATO debates the lessons of mission creep in Afghanistan

RIGA, Latvia - Barely 3 months after the chaotic U.S.-run troop evacuation from Afghanistan, NATO foreign ministers met Wednesday to debate a rapidly…

Questions Over Witnesses Presidential Privilege Preoccupy Jan. 6 Committee

A federal appeals court is weighing whether Donald Trump can block the release of records to the Jan. 6 committee even as his former chief of staff…

Belarusian leader accuses Lithuania of dumping dead migrants

MOSCOW - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday accused Lithuanian authorities of dumping the bodies of migrants on the border between…

British Columbia extends fuel rationing after flooding

VICTORIA, British Columbia - The Canadian Pacific coast province of British Columbia is extending fuel rationing until Dec. 14 when a major pipeline…