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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesian authorities blew up and sank 41 foreign fishing vessels Wednesday as a warning against poaching in the country’s waters. The vessels from a variety of countries were blown up in several ports across the archipelago, which has some of the world’s richest fishing grounds. Navy spokesman …

KAMPALA, Uganda – South Sudan’s military is accusing the government of Sudan of aiding a new rebel offensive against South Sudanese government forces in the state of Upper Nile, where oil fields are now threatened by fresh fighting. South Sudanese military spokesman Col. Philip Aguer told The Associated Press on …

MEXICO CITY – Hundreds of taxi drivers marched through Mexico City chanting “Uber Out!” and demanding city authorities ban the online ride service. Some drove their pink-and-white cabs in ranks, snarling traffic along the city’s main boulevard. The drivers say that Uber and other ride-sharing services evade the tax, registration …

ZURICH – FIFA has suspended 11 people, including two of its vice presidents, from all football-related activities following a U.S. criminal investigation into corruption in world soccer. The vice presidents — Jeffrey Webb of the Cayman Islands and Eugenio Figueredo of Uruguay — were arrested in Zurich early Wednesday after …

QUETTA, Pakistan – Around 20 armed men hijacked two buses in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, killed 19 passengers and battled with security forces on Friday, a Pakistani official said. Baluchistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti said the gunmen let around 50 passengers go and took at least 25 into the mountains. …

MEXICO CITY – A protest movement organized over social media in Honduras has led to large demonstrations in cities around the Central American country. The protesters are upset over a scandal involving a purported multimillion-dollar embezzlement of Social Security funds, with some of the money allegedly going to finance the …

The New York Giants were routed by the Dallas Cowboys for the second time this season on Sunday, and tempers on the sidelines seemingly boiled over. There were several animated conversations that took place on the Giants sideline during the 49-17 loss, including several that involved head coach Brian Daboll. …

The Denver Broncos stunned the Buffalo Bills, 24-22, on the road Monday night with a walk-off field goal to move to 4-5 on the season. The Bills are now 6-5, having lost back-to-back games. After Josh Allen and the Bills’ offense took its first lead of the night with a …

It was not easy for the Michigan Wolverines, but the winningest program in college football history has a nice round, and unprecedented, number on its record. No. 3 Michigan defeated Maryland, 31-24, on Saturday to record their 1,000th victory, the first football program to ever reach that mark. Their first …

Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson delivered a game-winning drive in which Dustin Hopkins kicked a field goal to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 13-10, on Sunday. The Browns moved to 7-3 on the season to gain sole possession of second place in the AFC North. The Steelers are now 6-4 …