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KAMPALA, Uganda – The U.N. World Food Programme says three of its staff members are missing in the state of Upper Nile and will suspend operations in some areas because of safety concerns. The agency said in a statement Wednesday that it is “extremely worried” about the fate of the …

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry says a military training aircraft has crashed, killing the instructor and a student pilot. The official Saudi Press Agency quoted the ministry as saying the accident happened Sunday morning and involved a plane affiliated with the King Faisal Air Academy, a military …

PARIS – French prosecutors are investigating accusations that French soldiers in Central African Republic sexually abused children they were sent to protect. The French probe follows an initial U.N. investigation into the allegations a year ago — both of which were kept secret until a report in The Guardian newspaper …