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BANGUI, Central African Republic – The United Nations mission in Central African Republic says a Rwandan peacekeeper there has shot dead four of his colleagues and wounded eight others. The mission said Saturday the Rwandan had also died. The U.N. said it is opening an investigation into the incident that …

SHANGHAI – Explosions that sent huge fireballs through China’s Tianjin port have disrupted the flow of cars, oil, iron ore and other items through the world’s 10th largest port. Tianjin’s Maritime Safety Administration says ships carrying oil and “hazardous products” were barred from the port Thursday and vessels were not …

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says a German woman has been kidnapped in Kabul. Gul Agha Rouhani, Kabul’s deputy police chief, says the woman was taken by two gunmen who stopped her car early Monday morning. The woman, who has not been identified, is believed to be employed by …

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has returned a mandate to form a new government after possible coalition talks with two main parties collapsed. Davutoglu handed back the mandate Tuesday during a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It was not known if Erdogan, who reportedly favors a …

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar – Lawmakers have voted to delay discussion of a bill that could have resulted in the impeachment of parliament’s embattled speaker, temporarily easing a political crisis gripping Myanmar ahead of national elections. Several Western countries consider Shwe Mann one of the most desirable candidates for the presidency, but …

MANILA, Philippines – Officials say at least three people have died, including a 10-year-old boy, from landslides triggered by heavy rains from a powerful typhoon pummeling the northern Philippines. Government weather forecaster Adzar Aurelio said Typhoon Goni was still at sea on Friday afternoon about 100 kilometers (62 miles) east …

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan security forces have deported hundreds of Colombians as part of a security offensive along the border that is ratcheting up tensions between the two neighbors. Gov. Jose Gregorio Vielma Mora of Tachira state said Sunday that 791 Colombians living in Venezuela illegally had been handed over …

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea says heavy rainfall has caused dozens of human casualties, destroyed homes and flooded farmland in a northeast area home to a special economic zone. Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday torrential rains on Rason city between Saturday and Sunday also destroyed 1,070 houses …

BEIJING – China’s legislature has approved a prisoner amnesty as part of commemorations of World War II’s end that could see thousands of inmates such as war veterans or juveniles released. The official Xinhua News Agency says the measure approved Saturday could free several thousand prisoners by the end of …

RAMALLAH, West Bank – A Palestinian security official says several people were wounded during an Israeli raid to arrest a Hamas leader in the northern West Bank. The official said a local leader of the militant Islamic group and his brother were arrested late Monday night in Jenin. Israeli soldiers …