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JUBA, South Sudan – Two newspapers in South Sudan say the government has stopped their operations in an apparent crackdown on the independent media. Nhial Bol, editor of the Citizen newspaper, said agents from the National Security Services on Monday ordered him to stop printing because of recently published articles …

NEW DELHI – Police say 10 people were killed when a building wall collapsed while under construction in northern India. Police officer Sandeep Sharma says another seven workers were injured at the site near Narnaul, a town in Haryana state. The town is 135 kilometers (85 miles) southwest of the …

HONIARA, Solomon Islands – A magnitude-6.9 earthquake has struck near the Pacific’s Solomon Islands, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake struck Monday afternoon about 214 kilometers (132 miles) west of the capital, Honiara. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center …