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The homicides of a Coptic Christian family in New Jersey have inflamed tensions in an Egyptian immigrant community. Some Coptic residents believe the killings were a hate crime committed by Muslim extremists. Jersey City is home to thousands of Muslim and Coptic Egyptian immigrants.

Minneapolis is home to the largest Somali expatriate community in the U.S. But the Midwestern city is now the scene of an international mystery: dozens of young Somali men have gone missing, and there are worries that the disappeared men are being drawn into a Somali militia group.

The Pakistani government and elders of a militant tribe on the border of Afghanistan are negotiating a pact that would expel foreign members of al-Qaida, but not home-grown members of the Taliban. The hope is to rein in domestic attacks organized by Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.

Among other things, the nonprofit product testing organization is adding highway range tests where they run batteries to empty (and call a tow truck home).

Only a tiny fraction of them committed new crimes during their home confinement.

Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is hedging her bets that her home state will deliver the victory her campaign desperately needs.

One in eight children in the U.S. reportedly live in homes where one parent has a substance abuse problem.

Since the start of the pandemic, we've heard a lot about empty office spaces collecting dust as workers adapt to work from home and hybrid work.

Voting in the controversial Turkish referendum that led to the nasty spat between President Erdogan and Western European leaders starts in Germany. It's home to the largest ex-pat European community outside Turkey. It goes on for several weeks.

Historic buildings in Beijing are being demolished in the pursuit of quick profit. Even the home of the architect who urged Mao Zedong to preserve Beijing's old city has fallen to the wreckers' ball, sparking considerable outrage. And the epidemic of destruction is spreading to new buildings, too.