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LA CRESCENT, Minn. – The caskets of eight family members will be lined up inside a church in a small Minnesota community, far from the Texas home where they were killed. The victims, including six children, will be buried in La Crescent, a city of about 5,000 along the banks …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A Congolese warlord convicted of using child soldiers has appealed to the International Criminal Court for early release from his 14-year sentence, saying he wants to go to university to research the causes of ethnic conflicts. Thomas Lubanga, the first person convicted by the court, deployed …

CAIRO – Egypt’s main stock index has fallen to its lowest level in almost two years. The market, known as EGX 30, closed at 6784.09 on Sunday, the start of the trading week, falling to its lowest level since December 2013. The 5.43-percent drop came after a steady fall last …