Cease fire over: Hamas fires rockets on Israel In Gaza, thousands of residents who fled the violence streamed back to devastated border areas during the cease-fire to find large-scale destructionJuly 26, 2014
U.S. embassy in Libya shut down amid fighting The State Department says the Libyan government has been unable "to adequately build its military and police forces to improve security.July 26, 2014
Abdi Aynte on the death of Saado Ali Warsame The Somali community is still trying to come to grips with the death of Saado Ali Warsame. The internationally renowned Somali singer and lawmaker was assasinated this week in Mogadishu by the militant group al-Shabab.July 25, 2014
Gov. Dayton denounces Hamas The Israelis are "defending themselves against Hamas' terrorism," he told the Community Gathering for Israel, an event put on by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas.July 25, 2014
6 dead in Mexico border shootings The state government said Wednesday that five men in their 30s and 40s were forced out of three vehicles by armed assailants and shot to death in a convenience store parking lot.July 24, 2014
Saado Ali Warsame, killed in Somalia, remembered as Minnesota community leader "The late Saado Ali was well-known back home. She was a legend. This woman spoke about injustice, corruption, law of government. She was a brave human being," said Jabril Afyare, president of the Somali Citizens League in Minneapolis.July 24, 2014
Nazi war crimes suspect dies In US day before extradition order A judge in Philadelphia issued an order Monday granting a request for a former Nazi camp guard to be extradited to Germany, but 89-year-old Johann "Hans" Breyer died Tuesday, his lawyer told The Associated Press.July 24, 2014
US pushes for truce as Gaza battle rages U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Tel Aviv despite a Federal Aviation Administration ban following a Hamas rocket that hit near the airport the day before, reflecting his determination to achieve a cease-fire.July 23, 2014
Somali lawmaker killed in drive-by shooting The Somali Islamic extremist militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack on Warsame, one of few women in Somalia's parliament and the first female legislator killed by the group.July 23, 2014
Gaza conflict day 16: Here's what you need to know Amid another day of fighting, Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Tel Aviv on Wednesday and began a whirlwind session of shuttle diplomacy.July 23, 2014