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STAVANGER, Norway – A Norwegian man held hostage by Islamic State militants was a graduate student in political philosophy whose Facebook feed shows a long-held interest in Middle East conflicts and Norse mythology. Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad’s last communicated via his Facebook page on Jan. 24, announcing he had “finally made …

BUJUMBURA, Burundi – Witnesses and officials in Burundi’s capital say the army chief has survived an apparent assassination attempt by gunmen who attacked a convoy of vehicles that was escorting him. Witness Anicet Nkunzimana says gunmen wearing military fatigues and riding a pick-up truck fired on the convoy of the …

MANCHESTER, London – The coach of the North Korean women’s football team sat in his chair and placed on the table a black half-inch thick notebook with the word “COACH” — in English in huge, gray letters — printed on the front. Beside him sat a man who identified himself …