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A bear that roamed the streets of a Japanese city for four days, forcing mass school closures, was caught on June 9, capping a search involving dozens of hunters and police. Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan. Last week, a bear attack in the northeastern city of Fukushima left at least four people injured, and authorities failed at capturing it.

The Nigerian army said on June 7 it freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in the northeastern part of the country. The operation, according to the army’s statement, was conducted in the Mandara mountains which form a part of the militant group’s stronghold. It resulted in the release of several people, including children, who had been abducted across different communities in Borno.

Nearly three years after a catastrophic storm tore through eastern Libya's port city of Derna the city is getting back on its feet. But the trauma persists: the flood killed nearly 4,000 people. Reconstruction provides a glimmer of hope here, where some residents said it helps them cope with the tragedy they lived through.

A UN spokesman says forced evacuation orders issued across southern and eastern Lebanon are nearly impossible to follow

Russian strikes killed four people and wounded 10 others in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, according to local officials. The attack…

Police clashed with anti-government protesters Saturday in eastern Bolivia, with gunfire reportedly wounding four officers, as authorities attempted to clear…

Hundreds of women and children who were kidnapped by jihadist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria were freed over the…

Armenia's upcoming parliamentary elections, which could reshape the country's ties with Russia and the West, mark a "historic moment" for…

Seven northeastern states have sued US gov't for paying TotalEnergies to withdraw from offshore wind projects.

Months after fleeing the fighting in eastern and southern Lebanon, thousands of displaced people remain in makeshift camps across Beirut.…

An Israeli strike in eastern Lebanon killed five people on Thursday, while another attack near the southern city of Tyre…

The New York Times has been investigation the number of boat strikes and the death toll in the Caribbean and…