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CANBERRA, Australia – Reports that an Australian, notorious for holding up the severed heads of Syrian victims, has been killed fighting in Iraq have raised the potential for his young family to be repatriated from the Middle East, Australia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. Australian intelligence agencies were attempting to …

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council is urging all parties in conflict-wracked Yemen to attend future peace talks and facilitate the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to the impoverished nation where the risk of famine is growing. A press statement approved by all 15 council members Thursday endorses Secretary-General …

WENATCHEE, Wash. – Authorities say more than 200 people have been urged to leave their homes as a fast-growing grass fire burns in central Washington. The Chelan County Emergency Management office says the fire Sunday has damaged or destroyed at least nine structures. The office says the evacuations are occurring …