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African Union forces in Somalia have successfully pushed the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab out of the capital Mogadishu, a commander told CNN Thursday.

African Union forces in Somalia have successfully pushed the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab out of the capital Mogadishu, a commander told CNN Thursday.

The U.S. Embassy in Kabul is withdrawing its personnel from an Afghan media center, saying it is reviewing and reassessing its relationship.

A soldier in the Afghan National Army uniform shot dead two French soldiers serving in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the French Defense Ministry said.

A filmmaker reports from the deadly Syrian streets of Homs, where snipers enforce an unofficial curfew with apparently indiscriminate fire.

Bahrain is adopting a zero tolerance policy toward "torture, inhuman treatment and degrading detention" practices toward political prisoners — one of a number of recommendations made by an independent commission looking into claims of abuse …

An explosion early Thursday in a neighborhood of the Myanmar city of Yangon killed 20 people and injured more than 95, state-run television MR TV reported.

Chinese officials said they killed seven members of the Uighur ethnic group in the restive western region of Xinjiang in order to free two hostages — an account the Uighurs disputed.

The Chinese police have killed seven members of the Uighur ethnic group in the restive western region of Xinjiang in order to free two hostages, a local government official said Thursday.

Huge crowds assembled in Pyongyang on Thursday at a national memorial service for the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the second day of state-orchestrated ceremonies to mourn his death.