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October 9, 2016

UN to vote on rival Syria resolutions _ and likely veto both

The U.N.

October 9, 2016

Aid convoys arrive in Haiti as cholera fears grow

Aid convoys are arriving from the capital, now that some roads washed out by Hurricane Matthew have been cleared.

October 9, 2016

US troops rammed in Kuwait pulled attacker from truck

The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait says American soldiers deployed in the Gulf country who were intentionally rammed by an Egyptian man pulled their attacker from his burning vehicle after it caught fire.

October 9, 2016

US, Afghan forces kill Pakistani militant in joint operation

Taliban commanders say a Pakistani militant linked to a number of high-profile attacks has been killed in a joint Afghan-US special forces operation in eastern Afghanistan.

October 9, 2016

List of 17 new cardinals named by Pope Francis

Pope Francis named 17 new cardinals Sunday representing Asia, Africa, North and South America, Europe and Oceania.

October 9, 2016

Officials: Saudi-led coalition airstrike hits Yemen funeral

Yemeni security officials say an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition has targeted a funeral hall packed with mourners in the capital, Sanaa.

October 8, 2016

Kuwait arrests Egyptian after failed attack on US soldiers

Kuwait says it has arrested an Egyptian who tried to ram his car into another vehicle carrying five American soldiers in a failed suicide bombing.

October 8, 2016

Official: 470 dead in 1 district of Haiti's southwest

A civil protection official says at least 470 people have died in one district of Haiti's hard-hit southwest region after Hurricane Matthew pummeled that area earlier this week.

October 8, 2016

Venezuela honors Vladimir Putin with Hugo Chavez peace prize

Venezuela's socialist president has created a peace prize in honor of the late Hugo Chavez and says his pick for the initial award is Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

October 8, 2016

Afghan official: 3 policemen killed in southern Kandahar

An Afghan official says at least three police officers have been killed in an attack in southern Kandahar province.