Iraqi government forces drove the Islamic State group out of Abu Mustafa's hometown of Tikrit over a month ago, but he has yet to return, fearing the Shiite militias that now patrol its bombed and battered streets.
Nepal's government urged foreign rescue workers in the quake-hit capital to return home on Monday.
The Saudi-led coalition battling rebels in Yemen sent a "limited" force to the city of Aden on Sunday, Yemeni sources said, in what would be its first ground deployment inside the country.
In late January, a former deputy of conservative ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad jailed for embezzlement raised explosive allegations that have now spurred speculation that Ahmadinejad himself could face charges.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday urged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to face up to Japan's imperialistic history and apologize for wartime brutalities.
Baltimore's mayor has lifted a citywide curfew, six days after riots sparked by Freddie Gray's death, and faith leaders have called for continued activism until justice is achieved.
Russia is preparing this week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the May 9, 1945 Soviet victory over Nazi Germany with imperial flair and a military parade on Saturday.
The steely and polished Scottish independence leader Nicola Sturgeon has emerged as an unlikely star of Britain's unpredictable election race and could decide who is prime minister after Thursday's election.
The birth of a princess on Saturday demonstrated the enduring strength of Britain's rulers, consolidating four generations of a family now more popular than ever, but cannot hide the weaknesses of an aging institution.
An increasingly strong drug cartel known as Jalisco New Generation was demonstrating its power when it staged an outbreak of violence that killed seven people and forced down a military helicopter in western Mexico, analysts said on Saturday.
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