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An explosion that killed at least three people in the central Nigerian city of Jos was hidden in a car, police said on Sunday, as an investigation opened into the second deadly blast within a week. “It was a vehicle-borne IED (improvised explosive device…

Police were searching Saturday for thieves who broke into a house in northern England and stole five chihuahuas, including the “best puppy in breed” champion at this year’s Crufts competition. Valenchino Chihuahua Xena was snatched along with four other…

Kenyan police have arrested more than 650 suspects a day after six people were killed in bomb attacks in the capital Nairobi, the interior minister said Tuesday, in a crackdown on suspected Islamist insurgents. “This act of cowardice perpetrated against…

Two Tunisian policemen were convicted late Monday of raping a young woman and sentenced to seven years in prison in a case that has captured international attention for the victim. Earlier in court the two policemen had denied the charge, instead accusing…