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NEW YORK – A New York City woman says she accidently left a bag in the trunk of a taxi containing $35,000 worth of jewelry. Among the items was a $15,000 engagement ring she had designed herself. Mariko Spigner told the New York Post (http://bit.ly/1E6K1aW ) she realized she had …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s official IRNA news agency says the military has shot down a reconnaissance drone in western Iran near the border with Iraq. IRNA quoted Col. Farzad Fereidouni, a local air defense system commander, in a report Saturday as saying the unmanned aircraft was shot down in recent …

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – A security official in Burkina Faso says several suspected Islamic militants have launched a rare attack near the West African nation’s border with Mali. Witness Alassane Hamidou said at least two people were wounded in Monday night’s attack. Hamidou told The Associated Press that his life …