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March 20, 2016

IS suffers blows in Iraq, Syria but still launches attacks

After months of losing ground in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State group is showing signs of wear and tear, and its opponents say they have seen an increase in desertions among the extremists.

March 20, 2016

9 Cuban migrants die trying to reach US, 18 others rescued

Nine Cuban migrants died at sea and 18 others were rescued by a cruise ship after their 30-foot boat was found about 130 miles from the Florida coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

March 20, 2016

El Chapo gains weight in prison

Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is getting some self-help advice and gaining a bit of weight in prison under his new, tighter-security regime, but Mexico's formerly most wanted man is apparently not doing so well in the love department.

March 19, 2016

Turkish media report explosion in Istanbul

Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reports that ambulances are responding to an explosion on a busy pedestrian street in Istanbul.

March 19, 2016

The Latest: 3 reported killed in Istanbul blast

The Latest on Turkish explosion (all times local): 11:50 a.m.

March 19, 2016

The Latest: Boeing ready to join probe of crash in Russia

The Latest on the crash of the FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia (all times local): 8:20 a.m.

March 19, 2016

Argentine church says working to release dirty-war archives

A representative for Argentina's Catholic bishops says church authorities are working to declassify their archives from the time of the country's 1976-83 military dictatorship.

March 19, 2016

US service member killed by enemy fire in Iraq

The Pentagon says a coalition service member was killed Saturday by enemy fire in northern Iraq.

March 19, 2016

Airstrikes on IS-held Syrian city kill, wound dozens

Opposition monitoring groups say airstrikes have killed and wounded dozens of people in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the Islamic State group's de facto capital.

March 19, 2016

FIFA admits to World Cup hosting bribes, asks US for cash

While acknowledging for the first time that votes were bought in past World Cup hosting contests, FIFA is seeking to claim "tens of millions of dollars" in bribe money seized by U.S. federal prosecutors.