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A crash in California that killed eight people on Friday morning is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol.

Philippine troops clashed with Muslim militants in a gunbattle that left at least six soldiers and two rebels dead in a fog-shrouded hinterland in the south, military officials have announced.

Rest of World News: Philippine troops clashed with Muslim militants in a gunbattle that left at least eight dead. The clash occurred in a fog-shrouded hinterland in the south. Read more.

Eight people, including women, were killed and three injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory in the Virudhunagar district of India's Tamil Nadu state on Saturday.

Gunmen killed a Nigerian traditional monarch and kidnapped his wife after raiding his palace, police said, as outrage grows over a spate of abductions nationwide. �� Segun Aremu Killed: Nigerian Traditional Monarch Shot Dead and Wife Kidnapped.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The former Sindh governor, in his statement, also revealed that he had never asked Qureshi -- who remains behind bars for his "involvement" in the May 9 riots -- to leave the party. World News | Pakistan: IPP Senior Leader Claims Qureshi Wanted to 'form Own Group in PTI'.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Five people were killed in a drive-by shooting in the US territory of Puerto Rico, forcing authorities to close a portion of a highway, police said Tuesday. World News | US: Police Say Five People, Including a Teenage Boy, Were Killed in a Drive-by Shooting in Puerto Rico.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The Taliban is tightening its grip on books in Kabul. They have visited bookstores with a list of banned books, seizing works by Afghan authors, Khaama Press reported. World News | Taliban Tightens Grip on Book Stores, Publishing Houses in Afghanistan: Report.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Ports and Borders Security Council, today inaugurated Intersec 2024, the world's leading trade fair for safety, security and fire protection. World News | UAE: Mansoor Bin Mohammed Opens Intersec 2024.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Artificial Intelligence may have given new tools to science, but the most interesting thing to watch out for will be what it can do to accelerate science, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella said on Tuesday. World News | What AI Can Do to Science, Will Be Most Interesting: Satya Nadella.