Bomb blast kills at least 16 Turkish-backed rebels in northern Syria: monitors

Colombia's Santos, rival Uribe willing to work on peace deal


BOGOTA Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and opposition rival Alvaro Uribe met on Wednesday in a bid to resolve differences over a peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels that was unexpectedly rejected in a plebiscite, leaving the country in limbo.




Duterte rated 'very good' in first 90 days: Philippines poll


MANILA Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been rated "very good" in an opinion poll on his first 90 days in office, which has been defined largely by his deadly war on drugs and vitriol against Western leaders.




Six killed in suspected Islamist attack in Kenya: regional governor


NAIROBI Suspected Islamist militants from the Somali group al Shabaab killed six people in an attack in northeast Kenya on Thursday, a regional governor said.