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4 dead in shooting steps from Mexican presidential residence

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four people were shot to death in the Mexican capital Saturday, just steps from an entrance to the official residence of the president, authorities said.

Kenya police officers among eight killed in bus attack

Kenyan police officers were among eight people killed when gunmen suspected to be from Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist militant group attacked a passenger bus on Friday evening, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s office said on Saturday.

Giant fire near Sydney may burn for weeks as people struggle to breathe

A giant bushfire on the edge of Sydney, which has blanketed the city in smoke causing a spike in respiratory illnesses and the cancellation of outdoor sports, will take weeks to control but will not be extinguished without heavy rains, firefighters said.

U.S. says drone shot down by Russian air defences near Libyan capital

The U.S. military believes that an unarmed American drone reported lost near Libya’s capital last month was in fact shot down by Russian air defences and it is demanding the return of the aircraft’s wreckage, U.S. Africa Command says.

Pirates capture crew members of Hong Kong-flagged tanker

A Hong Kong-registered crude oil tanker was attacked and its sailors kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria in the early hours of Wednesday, the South China Morning Post cited the city’s Marine Department as saying on Friday.