AFP, BAMAKO: Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed and some 30 wounded Friday when suspected Islamists attacked their base at Kidal in restive northeastern Mali, UN sources said. “Our camp at Kidal was attacked by terrorists early Friday morning. We fought back but two peacekeepers were…

AFP, MONTERREY, Mexico: Relatives of 49 inmates slaughtered in a fiery Mexican prison brawl sobbed and fainted as they read the list of victims on a wall after the country’s deadliest jailhouse riot in years. Thursday’s battle involved two rival factions of the Zetas drug cartel fighting…

AFP, NEW YORK: A jury on Thursday found a rookie New York police officer guilty of manslaughter in the 2014 fatal shooting of an unarmed black man—an incident that fueled US protests against police tactics. Peter Liang now faces up to 15 years in prison for the death of Akai Gurley, a 28-year-old…

AFP, WASHINGTON: CIA director John Brennan has said that Islamic State fighters have used chemical weapons and have the capability to make small quantities of chlorine and mustard gas, CBS News reported Thursday. “We have a number of instances where ISIL has used chemical munitions on the battlefield,”…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Two days after her humiliating New Hampshire defeat, White House hopeful Hillary Clinton sought to regain the upper hand against her…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Big brother is watching—and now, in George W. Bush’s case, campaigning. The former US president will stump for his younger brother in South Carolina Monday as struggling candidate Jeb Bush seeks to shore up support in a state he sees as a lynchpin of his potential comeback…