BEIJING – Chinese state media say minority Muslim Uighurs (WEE’-gurz) deported from Thailand to China remain in detention while authorities investigate whether some planned to join the Islamic State or other groups in the Middle East. State media also said some of the 109 Uighurs fought with Thai and Chinese …

UNITED NATIONS – Diplomats say all 15 members of the United Nations Security Council have signed off on the final text of a draft resolution aimed at identifying the perpetrators of chemical weapons attacks in Syria two years ago so they can be brought to justice. U.S. Secretary of State …

PANAMA CITY – The Panama Canal Authority said Friday that next month it will temporarily limit the size of ships using the waterway because drought has lowered water levels in Gatun and Alhajuela lakes. The restriction, which is the first such hold-down because of weather in nearly 20 years, takes …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Swedish police says two suspects arrested after a deadly knife attack at an Ikea store in central Sweden were born in Eritrea and live in a nearby asylum center, adding the motive for the stabbing remains unknown. Police spokesman Per Agren says it seems there was “no …

Herds of feral horses are roaming on thousands of acres in Louisiana where Army soldiers conduct intensive training. Officials say that poses a danger and a nuisance to troops, who are at risk of being kicked, bitten or unpleasantly surprised by random piles of manure. The officials are trying to …

MADRID – Spain’s Socialist Party has asked prosecutors to investigate a meeting the country’s interior minister had with Rodrigo Rato, the former International Monetary Fund chief under investigation on suspicion of fraud and money-laundering. The leading opposition party said Thursday it wants authorities to determine if Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez …

DANVILLE, Pa – A couple who took their nearly 5-foot boa constrictor for a swim in a Pennsylvania river say the pet slipped away and they’re concerned about its welfare. The Bloomsburg Press Enterprise reported Thursday that Kolby and Zachary Latranyi had been swimming with the snake named Leyla last …

Oscar Pistorius is scheduled to be released from prison on Friday after serving 10 months of a five-year sentence for the fatal shooting of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, USA Today reports. The former paralympic runner was convicted of killing Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013. Pistorius claimed he mistook his …

TUCSON, Ariz. – Authorities say one or two wallaroos, a type of kangaroo, have escaped from a north Tucson home. Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Tracy Suitt said a person reported that at least one pet wallaroo went missing Monday afternoon. A video captured the kangaroo-type animal hopping down a …

DAKAR, Senegal – The son of Senegal’s former President Abdoulaye Wade lost a bid to be freed from his six-year prison sentence when the Supreme Court rejected an appeal on his conviction. Karim Wade, who held several high level Cabinet positions in his father’s government, was convicted in March on …