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TOKYO – Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck off its northeastern coast. The quake struck shortly after 8 a.m. Japan time Tuesday at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6 miles). The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an advisory for a possible 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami. Japanese …

CAIRO – The relatives of four Coptic Christian hostages held by gunmen in Libya for months are appealing for help from local and Libyan authorities to ensure their safe release A video released earlier this week by the Islamic State group’s Libyan branch showed the beheading of another 21 Egyptian …

NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan police say they have arrested more than 100 Ethiopian nationals suspected of traveling illegally through Kenya on their way to South Africa. Noah Katumo, the head of Kenya’s Special Crimes Prevention Unit, said Tuesday 101 Ethiopian men were arrested along with three Kenyans suspected of trying …