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BEIRUT – A Syrian rebel spokesman and activists say clashes between opposition fighters and Islamists suspected of links to the Islamic State group have raged for days in the country’s south near the Israeli-held Golan Heights. The IS group is not known to have a significant presence in southern Syria. …

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea has confirmed that North Korea detained a South Korean student of New York University, but says it’s still unclear whether the 21-year-old New Jersey resident attempted to enter the North illegally. An official from Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Sunday his department is still trying …

MEXICO CITY – An accident on an oil well-maintenance platform killed two workers and injured 10 off Mexico’s coast on Tuesday, company officials reported, blaming the incident on the collapse of one of the rig’s legs. State oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, said the Troll Solution rig was maneuvering …