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LONDON – The Guardian newspaper has appointed Katherine Viner, currently editor of Guardian U.S., its new editor-in-chief The newspaper named Viner Friday as the 12th editor in its 194-year history. The first woman to hold the post, she replaces Alan Rusbridger, who is stepping down after 20 years. Under Rusbridger, …

SANAA, Yemen – A purported affiliate of the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the mass killing of 29 soldiers last week in a southern city taken over the country’s local al-Qaida branch. They made the claim Monday on a Twitter account known to be associated with the militants, …

WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s history institute has placed a paid advertisement in a popular daily in Russia to seek details of the deaths and burials of three leaders abducted in 1945 to Moscow where they died after a trial on fabricated charges. The Komsomolskaya Pravda, loyal to President Vladimir Putin, …