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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – A senior military official in Burkina Faso says a Romanian security officer has been kidnapped from a mining site in the north of the country. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media, said Saturday that the …

LONDON – A Syria-born Muslim cleric has been shot dead in London. Police say a man in his late 40s was found in a car in the Wembley area Tuesday with gunshot wounds to his chest. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Police did not identify the man, but …

UNITED NATIONS – A former U.S. ambassador to South Korea says he once suggested that Kim Jong Un be invited to the United States for an “orientation trip” when Kim’s father was still in charge of North Korea, but the idea was rejected — which he calls a mistake. Donald …