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Active since last week, the Lyrids meteor shower is expected to reach peak viewing tonight.

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The group is accused of a failed coup attempt in October.

A U.S. aid worker said that the Afghans, who were evacuated to Qatar, would face a choice between moving to the Democratic Republic of Congo and living under the Taliban.

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Mass funerals for Hezbollah fighters and civilians were happening across southern Lebanon.

The man who killed one tourist at a Mexican pyramid and wounded several others had materials in his backpack tied to a 1999 U.S. attack, a possible reference to the Columbine High School massacre.

Washington is demanding that the Baghdad government dismantle Iran-backed Iraqi militias that have been attacking Americans and U.S. sites there recently.