Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba is overthrown just nine months after mounting a coup himself.
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Venezuela swaps 7 jailed Americans for 2 held in U.S.
The prisoner exchange includes five oil executives held for nearly five years.
Western push on China, Russia at U.N. human rights body faces test
The move shows a growing rift between democracies and more autocratic countries.
Jimmy Carter celebrates 98 with family, friends, baseball
Meanwhile, The Carter Center marks 40 years of promoting democracy and conflict resolution.
4 fatalities from storm reported in North Carolina by governor’s office
The highway patrol responded to more than 1,400 calls for service and 784 collisions between midnight Friday and early Saturday morning.
Fewer Russians cross border to flee despite military call-up
Russian authorities have also started turning some men away from the border, citing mobilization laws that prohibited leaving the country to certain categories of men.
Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombing
The bomber struck an education center Friday packed with hundreds of students in a Shiite neighborhood, killing 19 people and wounding 27.
Turkish minister says deadly gun attack was ‘America-based’
Two suspected Kurdish militants opened fire on security force lodgings in the Mediterranean province of Mersin late Monday, killing one officer and wounding a second officer and a civilian.
Russia accused of ‘kidnapping’ head of Ukraine nuclear plant
Ukraine’s nuclear power provider says Russian forces blindfolded and detained the head of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant hours after Moscow illegally annexed a swath of Ukrainian territory.
Cha-ching! Biden embraces his election-year fundraising role
So far this year, Biden has headlined 11 receptions to raise cash directly for the Democratic National Committee, and they have brought in more than $19.6 million.