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Canadian officials identify Toronto mass shooting suspect

TORONTO -- Canadian officials identified the suspect in Sunday's mass shooting as Faisal Hussain, 29, of Toronto. The attack in Toronto's Greektown district left two people dead and 13 others injured. Authorities said Hussain died after an exchange of gunfire…

Venezuela's inflation could top 1 million percent

Some 200 people waited in line for bread in Caracas, Venezuela, last August. CBS News CARACAS, VENEZUEL — Economists say inflation in Venezuela could top an astounding 1 million percent by year's end as the country's historic crisis deepens. The International…

Violent clashes stoke fear of civil war in Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Protests in Nicaragua are stoking fears of a civil war that could tear the country apart and worsen the immigration crisis in the U.S. Hundreds have been killed in demonstrations since the government tried to cut social…

Lynch mob kills woman over kidnapping rumors in India

NEW DELHI -- A woman was lynched in central India on rumors that she was part of a gang that kidnapped children, police said Monday. The police announcement comes days after the country's highest court called for immediate steps to…

Trump warns Iran in all-caps tweet to stop threatening U.S.

WASHINGTON -- President Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani early Monday that he will face dire consequences for threatening the United States. Mr. Trump tweeted about the dangers to Iran of making hostile threats after Rouhani said Sunday, "American must…

Suicide blast kills 14 at Afghanistan airport

Members of Afghan security forces arrive as an injured man sits on the ground at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 22, 2018. Omar Sobhani / REUTERS KABUL, Afghanistan -- Fourteen people were killed when a suicide bomber…

Passage: Scotland goes to the dogs

It happened this past week - a historic conclave of canines in Scotland. No fewer than 361 golden retrievers gathered on the estate of the 19th century aristocrat Lord Tweedmouth to celebrate the breed's 150th anniversary. His Lordship, the story…

Israeli military evacuates Syrian White Helmets

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military evacuated hundreds of members of the White Helmets, a Syrian volunteer organization, from the volatile frontier area on the Golan Heights and transported them to Jordan, following a request by the United States and its…

"Out of Aleppo": A teen refugee tells his story

"Leaving your homeland feels like leaving part of your soul," says Mohammad Shasho, a teen who speaks of life as a refugee with wisdom beyond his years.  Mohammad and his family fled their home in Aleppo, Syria, in 2013 as…

Inside Trump's isolated days amid Russia fallout

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Facing condemnation from allies and foes alike on Capitol Hill, President Donald Trump was outnumbered even in the Oval Office. Top aides gathered to convince the president to issue a rare walk-back of the comments he'd made raising…

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