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Belgian media: 3 dead, 40 injured in train collision
Belgian media are reporting that three people were killed and about 40 others were injured as a result of a train collision.

Peru vote shaped by ex-leader’s legacy goes down to wire
Peru’s presidential election was in a dead heat late Sunday with a former World Bank economist apparently leading the daughter of imprisoned ex-President Alberto Fujimori in a vote seen as a referendum on the disgraced strongman’s legacy.

UPDATE 3-Suspected militants attack Kazakh guard base, kill six
Officials say that four of the attackers were killed and seven were detained.

NPR photographer killed in Afghanistan after convoy attacked by gunmen
David Gilkey covered national and international news for the radio network.

Israeli Jews march in Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter on eve of Ramadan
The controversial parade marked the anniversary of the city’s capture in 1967.

Protests in Turkey against lifting of lawmakers’ immunity
Thousands of people participated in rallies organized by a pro-Kurdish, opposition party on Sunday to protest against the abolition of immunity of some Turkish members of parliament.

Fan shot outside Central African Republic stadium at game
Central African Republic’s security minister says a man fatally shot a fan outside the stadium where the country beat Angola in an African Cup of Nations qualifier.

U.S. military wants India to counterbalance China’s rise as a sea power
The Indian and U.S. militaries are cooperating as never before. But it’s not easy.

Turkey’s president: work no reason to skip motherhood
Turkey’s president says work is no reason for women to decline motherhood.

EU foreign policy chief presses Albania on reform package
The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Sunday called on Albania to pass a key judicial reform, considering it a decisive step for the country as it strives for EU membership.

Reports of violence as 12 Mexican states vote for governors
Government and political leaders reported scattered incidents of election-related violence in Mexico on Sunday as 12 states voted for new governors.

Global experts assess Poland’s threatened pristine forest
Poland’s Environment Ministry says that global forestry experts are checking the condition of the ancient Bialowieza Forest where the ministry has begun controversial, extensive logging to stop the spread of a harmful beetle.

Killing of senior police officer’s wife marks a brutal turning point in Bangladesh
Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, 30, is the first woman to be killed in a wave of extremist attacks.

Austria suggests interning migrants on Greek islands
Austria’s foreign minister is proposing interning migrants on Greek islands.

Fire breaks out at Sri Lankan army camp, causing explosions
A fire broke out at an army camp near Sri Lanka’s capital on Sunday evening, causing explosions, officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Israelis hold annual march through a tense Jerusalem
Thousands of Israelis marched through Jerusalem’s Old City amid high tensions on Sunday to commemorate the capture of the city’s eastern sector in the 1967 Mideast war.

Libya’s UN-backed PM says victory over IS is near
The prime minister of Libya’s U.N.-backed government said in comments published Sunday that “total victory” against the Islamic State group in its main Libyan stronghold is near, as forces close in on the coastal city of Sirte.

The Latest: Peru candidates breakfast with backers
The Latest on Peru’s presidential election (all times local):

Free money? No thanks, say Swiss voters.
Switzerland voted on the controversial idea of a universal basic income, funded by the government.

Indian PM visits Qatar to talk gas supply, workers’ rights
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is paying his first official visit to gas-rich Qatar, where he met the Gulf country’s leaders on Sunday to discuss economic ties.

Turkey’s military says it has killed 27 Kurdish rebels
Turkey’s military says its forces have killed 27 Kurdish rebels in Hakkari province near the Turkish border with Iraq and Iran.

Strikes on rebel-held parts of Syria’s Aleppo kill 13
Syrian activists say government and Russian airstrikes have killed more than a dozen people in opposition-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo.

Pope proclaims 2 new saints in canonization Mass
Pope Francis proclaimed two new saints on Sunday: A Lutheran convert who hid Jews during World War II and the Polish founder of the first men’s religious order dedicated to the immaculate conception.

Gunmen kill Afghan prosecutor, 7 others in courthouse attack
Taliban gunmen stormed a court building in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing seven people, including a newly appointed chief prosecutor, the latest in a series of insurgent attacks on judicial employees.

These barbers found a sanctuary of style in Baghdad after fleeing the Islamic State
They’re like a stylish band of anti-Islamic State brothers.

Iran rejects US charge of being leading terror sponsor
Iran has rejected an annual U.S. State Department report that called it the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism.

Barcelona, ahoy! World’s biggest cruise ship docks in Spain
The world’s biggest cruise ship has arrived in Barcelona, which it will use as its summer base for Mediterranean journeys.

Swiss vote on plan to grant universal basic income to all
The Swiss are voting on a proposal that would guarantee everyone in the Alpine nation an unconditional basic income.

Wife of Bangladesh policeman who battled militants killed
At least three men riding a motorbike Sunday killed the wife of a police superintendent who led drives against Islamist militants and drug cartels in southeastern Bangladesh, police said.

Russian crime gangs find gays easy targets for blackmail
Criminal gangs in Russia, operating through gay dating sites, have found a lucrative new blackmail target: homosexual men.

Islamic State kills dozens of its own in hunt for spies
In March, a senior commander with the Islamic State group was driving through northern Syria on orders to lead militants in the fighting there when a drone blasted his vehicle to oblivion.

Their visibility belies scorn, harm transgender Thais face
The most dangerous place in high school for Jetsada Taesombat was the boys’ bathroom. Her makeup, her lipstick, her accessories became signals to fellow students who targeted her with cruel jokes, insults and physical abuse. But Jetsada refused to hide her transgender identity.

US sailor arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Japan
An American sailor was arrested Sunday on suspicion of drunken driving causing an accident on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, where public anger has run high over crimes by U.S. military personnel.

Philippine president-elect urges public to kill drug dealers
The Philippine president-elect has encouraged the public to help him in his war against crime and urged citizens with guns to shoot and kill drug dealers who would resist arrest and fight back.

Romanians vote for mayors in ballot overshadowed by graft
Romanians began voting Sunday for local officials in administrations that are plagued with corruption.

Speeding bus crashes into 2 cars, killing 17 in west India
A speeding bus struck two cars on a highway in a crash early Sunday that killed at least 17 people and injured 35 others in western India, police said.

In Mongolia, Kerry hails ‘oasis of democracy’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is hailing Mongolia as an “oasis of democracy” as he makes a rare, high-profile visit to the Asian country.

14 missing, 1 child dead after boat capsizes on Chinese lake
A leisure boat capsized on a large lake in southwestern China during strong winds, killing one child and leaving another 14 people missing, local authorities said.

Kerry cautions China on actions in South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says China would be committing a provocative and destabilizing act if it establishes an air defense zone in the South China Sea.

Man dies days after being bitten by shark off west Australia
A surfer whose leg was bitten off by a shark last week in waters off western Australia has died at a hospital from his injuries.

Peru votes in tightening race shaped by ex-leader’s legacy
Peruvians will choose Sunday between two conservative candidates in a tight presidential election that has become a referendum on the legacy of imprisoned ex-President Alberto Fujimori’s iron-handed rule in the 1990s.

West African leaders discuss setting up anti-extremist force
West African leaders discussed setting up a force to combat extremists in the region and will send an observation mission to Gambia before elections, the regional economic body said Saturday.

Spain’s Zapatero has surprise meeting with jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez
Spain’s Zapatero has surprise meeting with jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez.

Spain’s ex-PM meets with jailed Venezuelan opposition leader
Spain’s former prime minister had a surprise jailhouse meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez as part of his effort to defuse the country’s escalating crisis.

Conclusion of Brazil subway line depends on loan approval
Brazilian officials say the conclusion of a new subway line crucial for the transportation of visitors to the upcoming Rio Olympic Games depends on the federal government’s approval of a $390 million loan.

Niger’s defense ministry says Boko Haram kills 32 soldiers
Hundreds of Boko Haram extremists attacked a military post in Niger near the country’s border with Nigeria, killing at least 32 soldiers, Niger’s defense ministry said Saturday.

Alarm over Nigerian Christian killed for insulting Islam
Christians are demanding that authorities do more to protect them after a woman was stabbed to death for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north.

Thomas E. Schaefer, Air Force colonel taken hostage in Iran, dies at 85
Col. Schaefer was the ranking military officer among Americans held hostage in Iran from 1979 to 1981.

The advance on Fallujah has slowed, and Iraq’s Shiite militias want to step in
The fight against the Islamic State-held city could become a lot more complicated.

Kinshasa, Manila and beyond, Ali enraptured fans everywhere
Muhammad Ali rumbled in the African jungle, put on a thriller in Manila, charmed them in London and taunted them in Tokyo.

Syrian troops reach Raqqa province, IS fighting on 4 fronts
Syrian troops reached the edge of the northern province of Raqqa on Saturday, home to the de facto capital of the Islamic State group’s self-styled caliphate, in a push that leaves the extremists fighting fierce battles on four fronts in Syria and neighboring Iraq.

The time Muhammad Ali told Iran: ‘Free Jason’
The Washington Post’s Tehran bureau chief, Jason Rezaian, was stuck in an Iranian prison when his wife brought him a bit of news: Muhammad Ali, the boxing great who was revered by the Iranian people, had called for his release.