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JOHANNESBURG – South African police say two suspected looters were fatally shot following a week of attacks on immigrant-owned shops in the Johannesburg area. The South African Press Association on Monday quoted police Lt. Gen. Solomon Makgale as saying the two men were killed in Langlaagte, south of Johannesburg. Makgale …

BEIJING – China’s education minister has issued a stern warning against threats to communist ideological purity in higher education, saying Western values must never be permitted to infiltrate the classroom. Yuan Guiren reiterated the need for strict ruling Communist Party control over education and said educators must ensure that teaching …

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Drug law amendments decriminalizing small amounts of pot and paving the way for a lawful medical marijuana sector have come into effect in Jamaica. The amended drug act became effective Wednesday with little public acknowledgement in a country where marijuana has long been culturally entrenched. Jamaica’s Parliament …

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Ten months after taking office, Cabinet ministers in a Palestinian unity government are making a rare visit to the Gaza Strip. The Cabinet ministers, all from the West Bank, are spending the week in Gaza in hopes of wresting more control from the Islamic Hamas …

SALGAR, Colombia – An avalanche of mud and debris roared over an alpine town in western Colombia before dawn Monday, killing at least 52 people in a flash flood and mudslide triggered by heavy rains. Residents were stirred from bed in the dead of the night by a loud rumble …

The New York Yankees once again have a shortstop named Jeter. Derek Jeter spent his entire Hall of Fame career in pinstripes. Now, a player born in 1998 and named after Jeter is joining the Yankees to play shortstop. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Jeter Downs, right, …

PARIS – A former prisoner in Guantanamo has been prevented from boarding a flight in Lyon, France for conferences in Montreal because the aircraft would fly through U.S. airspace. Mourad Benchellali, who addresses youth groups in Europe in a bid to dissuade them from jihad, was prevented from boarding an …

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says four people, including a district chief, have been killed by a roadside bomb in a region of northern Afghanistan that has been largely peaceful until now. Senatullah Tumor, the spokesman for the governor of northern Takhar province, said Sunday that the bomb killed …

AMMAN, Jordan – An official says Jordan’s state security court handed down prison terms for eight defendants in an alleged plot by Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia to attack U.S. troops and Israel’s embassy in Jordan. Jordanian media have reported that seven Jordanian defendants were arrested before being able to move ahead …

BALTIMORE – A night that began with three home runs in three at-bats ended in disappointment for Ryan Zimmerman, who derived little satisfaction from the most spectacular performance of his big league career. Zimmerman had his first three-homer game, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Washington Nationals from dropping …