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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan – A suicide bomber struck outside the compound of a southern Afghan governor on Tuesday, killing 18 people, including several Muslim pilgrims seeking paperwork to travel to Mecca, officials said. The attacker detonated his suicide vest when Afghan soldiers stopped him at the compound’s security gate, said …

SAN`A, Yemen – At least 41 people were killed and dozens 70 injured Tuesday in a stampede during a campaign rally for the president, medical and security officials said. Most of the victims were schoolchildren and teenagers. The stampede occurred in a small stadium in the southern province of Ibb, …

SAN FRANCISCO – In an effort to boost U.S. workers’ retirement savings, the Labor Department has proposed new rules making it easier for companies to enroll employees automatically in 401(k) and other retirement plans. The proposed rules would relieve plan sponsors of liability if their automatic-enrollment options had poor investment …