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CAIRO – Egyptian security officials say two militant ambushes in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula have killed 10 soldiers. The two attacks, which also wounded 11 soldiers and several civilians, come as Egypt battles a growing insurgency in the northern Sinai, which borders Israel and the Gaza Strip. Attacks mainly …

BEIJING – Six people have been hospitalized and hundreds of firefighters deployed to battle a blaze sparked by an explosion at a plant in southern China that produces the toxic chemical paraxylene. Authorities say there have been no chemical leaks due to the blast Monday evening at the Goure PX …

AMSTERDAM – A Dutch train driver held in captivity for more than three years by Islamic militants has expressed his gratitude to the French troops who liberated him this week in northern Mali. In a written statement released Thursday by the Dutch foreign ministry, Sjaak Rijke says he is in …