In its ideological zeal to punish America, the outgoing Democratically-controlled Senate, plans to make public a report that, according to Fox News will examine “the alleged use of torture by the CIA.” Although the 6,000 page full report will remain classified, the 500 page summary is expected to be released …

BUJUMBURA, Burundi – A civic leader in Burundi says at least 77 civilians have been killed in clashes with the security forces since the start of anti-government protests in April. Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, who heads the Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detained Persons, said Friday that at …

ORLANDO, Fla. – A medical examiner has ruled as accidental the death of a man who fell from an elevated tram at Orlando International Airport last month. The medical examiner in Orlando released a report Monday showing that 32-year-old Adam Lee died from blunt trauma to the head. Lee was …

LONDON – Britain’s National Crime Agency says roughly 300 possible suspects have been identified in an investigation into large-scale child sex abuse in a northern English town. Senior Investigating Office Steve Baldwin said Wednesday the scale of abuse in the city of Rotherham was horrific and that large amounts of …

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines – Philippine officials say China has continued with its major island-making work in at least two reefs in the South China Sea’s Spratly island chain, casting doubt on a Chinese pronouncement that some of its massive construction in seven sites there would end soon. Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – An indebted Dubai real estate developer says it will repay more than half a billion dollars in money owed to banks and trade creditors as part of its financial restructuring. The state-controlled company, Limitless, said Monday that more than 90 percent of the $564 million …

JERUSALEM – Israel has deported a group of pro-Palestinian activists, including a former Tunisian president, who tried to breach its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. Interior Ministry spokeswoman Sabine Haddad said among those sent home Tuesday was former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki. Another 14 people on board the activist …

DETROIT – A U.S. judge has granted early release to a 91-year-old Indiana man imprisoned for taking at least 2,600 pounds of cocaine to Michigan for a Mexican drug cartel. Leo Sharp of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced to three years in federal prison in May 2014 after admitting he …

BEIJING – Beijing has expressed displeasure with Turkey for accepting 174 members of the Uighur ethnic minority who fled China. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Friday that Beijing opposes “any actions that aid and abet, or even support illegal migration.” The Uighur group, mostly women and children, arrived …

BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine – State police say autopsies are scheduled on three members of the same family whose bodies were found inside two houses in the coastal Maine town of Boothbay Harbor. Stephen McCausland, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, says police will await results from Sunday’s …