Heavy fighting that raged overnight in a region bordering Russia's troubled republic of Chechnya has left at least 48 people dead and 60 others wounded.
Militants holding a South Korea hostage in Iraq are reported to have extended their daedline for the execution of their captive.
Eleven Hmong refugees have arrived in the U.S. state of Minnesota, the first of an estimated 5,000 Hmong ex[ected to settle in the state later this year.
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