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BAGHDAD – Authorities in Iraq say bombings and mortar fire targeting public places have killed 14 people around the capital, Baghdad. Police officials say the deadliest attack happened Sunday night when a car bomb exploded on a commercial street in downtown Baghdad, killing six people and wounding 13. Earlier, a …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – International Criminal Court judges have postponed the trial of a former Congolese militia leader as the court considers whether opening statements in the case can be made in Congo. Bosco Ntaganda is charged with crimes including murder, rape, sexual slavery and using child soldiers in the …

HELSINKI – Sweden says that two of its nationals, held hostage in Syria, have been released and are reunited with their families. The Swedish Foreign Ministry in Stockholm says in a statement it worked closely with several authorities and were particularly grateful to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was …