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ALGIERS, Algeria – The U.N. representative to Mali has expressed hope over the latest round of peace talks set to begin Monday between the warring factions in the country. The talks which began in Algiers in September are between Mali’s government, a series of separatist rebel groups based in the …

LONDON – A teenage British convert to Islam who said he wanted to decapitate a soldier has been convicted of terrorism. A jury at London’s Central Criminal Court found 19-year-old Brusthom Ziamani guilty Thursday of preparing an act of terrorism. Prosecutors said Ziamani was inspired by the two Islamic extremists …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand will send a small number of troops to Iraq to help train local forces in their battle against the Islamic State group, Prime Minister John Key announced Tuesday. Key told lawmakers the country would deploy up to 143 military personnel, who would be based …