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SANAA, Yemen – Saudi-led coalition airstrikes came to a halt in Yemen early Monday after a five-day humanitarian truce went into effect, witnesses and security officials said. However, ground fighting broke out almost immediately in the restive city of Taiz following random shelling by Shiite Houthi rebels in three neighborhoods, …

BEIJING – A timeline of government measures aiming at curbing a slide in share prices after China’s main market index peaked June 12 and fell sharply in the following weeks: June 18: Regulators order Chinese brokerages to limit short selling, which the state press later blames for the slide in …

HONG KONG – Students at Hong Kong’s most prestigious university say its academic freedom is under attack in what they maintain is the politically motivated stalling of the appointment of an administrator who supported last year’s pro-democracy protests. In their most confrontational demonstration on campus, about 100 students of the …

TRIPOLI, Libya – Libyan officials say a rival jihadi group has driven an Islamic State affiliate from most of its eastern stronghold of Darna in fighting that killed 39 militants on both sides. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to brief reporters, said Thursday …

BAYFIELD, Nova Scotia – A group of beached whales in eastern Canada has been helped back out to sea, marking the second time this week that concerned residents came together to save a stranded pod. Marine officials, firefighters and local residents joined forces on Thursday to rescue 14 pilot whales …

UNITED NATIONS – A top United Nations human rights official says the situation in Burundi has not yet reached the point of no return but is spiraling in that direction. Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic told The Associated Press after briefing the Security Council that the five assassinations …

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Danny O’Regan’s marker 2:18 into the second overtime sent Boston University over Harvard by a 4-3 count in the early semifinal of the 63rd annual Beanpot from TD Garden, spoiling a historic performance by Steve Michalek. Ahti Oksanen and Cason Hohmann added a goal and one …

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Leaders from the South Sudan’s warring factions are in Ethiopia in a last ditch effort to sign a peace deal ahead of Monday’s deadline to end the country’s civil war. Haile Michael, a spokesman for the regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development that is mediating the talks, …

LONDON – An independent commission is urging the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland to offer an unequivocal apology to victims of sex abuse. The inquiry was set up in 2013 following a series of scandals. Disgraced Cardinal Keith O’Brien stepped down in February 2013 after three priests and a former …

MEXICO CITY – A third Mexican state has banned bullfighting after a concerted campaign by animal rights groups. The congress of the northern state of Coahuila took a final vote on the matter Friday. The issue was promoted by the Green Party, but passed with the support of the majority …