UN official warns of new migrant crisis

CANBERRA - The collapse of the Islamic State group's self-described caliphate in Syria and Iraq has led to extremists mounting a recruitment drive in sub-Sahara Africa that threatens to trigger a new European migrant crisis, the head of the United Nations food agency said on Monday.

US rally organizers vow no letup in gun control campaign

NEW YORK - The youth-led gun control movement in the United States that flexed its public muscle with huge weekend rallies has already nudged Congress to enact minor firearms changes, but must remain active if it hopes to win more meaningful regulations, lawmakers said on Sunday.

Kidnapped schoolgirls finally home

DAPCHI, Nigeria - The schoolgirls kidnapped by the Boko Haram militant group in Dapchi, northeastern Nigeria, were reunited with their families on Sunday after spending nearly five weeks in captivity.

US and EU expel Russian diplomats

WASHINGTON - The United States and 14 members of the European Union have expelled Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain earlier this month.

Labour plans block on 'no deal' scenario

The Brexit spokesman for Britain's opposition Labour Party said it will propose legislation to stop Britain leaving the European Union without a deal if Parliament rejects the final agreement struck with Brussels.

Facebook questioned for pulling user data

SAN FRANCISCO - On the same day Facebook bought ads in US and British newspapers to apologize for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the social media site faced new questions about collecting phone numbers and text messages from Android devices.

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Joint effort hailed at talks on ties

CAPE TOWN - Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative Yang Jiechi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met in Cape Town on Friday to discuss bilateral ties.

Rally for migrants attracts thousands

JERUSALEM - Thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday in central Tel Aviv to protest against Israel's plan for the mass expulsion of Eritreans and Sudanese who entered the country illegally.

Syrian rebels begin enclave evacuation

ARBIN, Syria - Rebels and civilians started evacuating the penultimate opposition-held pocket of eastern Ghouta on Saturday, as the government moved ever closer to taking full control of the battered enclave.

Landmark buildings go dark to shine light on climate change

LONDON - In Paris, the Eiffel Tower went dark. In London, a kaleidoscope of famous sites switched off their lights - Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye.

Facebook runs UK, US newspaper apology ads

LONDON - Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg took out full-page ads in nine major British and United States newspapers on Sunday to apologize for a huge data privacy scandal.