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The U.S. Geological Survey says that as magma in the volcano drops below the water table, it could create steam pressure and a sudden eruption that would spew toxic gas and "ballistic rocks."

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for one of the blasts. The explosions hit the Shar-e-Naw district, home to many embassies, and a heavily Shiite district.

At least 17 people showing signs of hemorrhagic fever died in the country and a later analysis from samples taken in the region confirmed that at least two people had contracted Ebola.

Jerry Chun Shing Lee left the Central Intelligence Agency in 2007, but in 2012, FBI agents searched his hotel room and found handwritten notes detailing the U.S. network of informants in China.

The former Communist Party chief in Chongqing was the youngest member of the Politburo and being groomed for the Chinese leadership's inner sanctum when he was arrested in July.

Taro Aso appeared to defend his former deputy who stepped down last month amid accusations that he made sexually suggestive remarks to a female television reporter.

The two largest parties — the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the League, a right-wing alliance — have been in two months of fruitless talks.

The New Yorker reports the women, with whom Schneiderman had romantic relationships, say he physically abused them. Schneiderman denies the accusations but says they prevent him from doing his work.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says the Iran deal can help avoid a nuclear arms race in the Middle East — one that would also include Saudi Arabia.

By the end of his new presidential term, Putin will have served longer than any other Russian leader since Communist dictator Josef Stalin.

Ahsan Iqbal was shot after leaving a political gathering in his hometown of Narowal, in Pakistan's state of Punjab. The attacker is reportedly a member of a hard-line Muslim group.

In a media marathon over the weekend, the newest addition to Trump's legal team spent much of the time trying to clarify statements he made last week.

The search for the Malaysia Airlines flight — lost in 2014 with 239 passengers and crew — turned up two shipwrecks. Maritime historians think they've discovered the identities of the vessels.

The storm that swept across western India on Wednesday reportedly killed at least 110 people, most of whom were trapped in homes that collapsed in the fierce winds.

It would mark the first time since World War II that the body failed to award the prestigious prize. Last month, the academy's permanent secretary quit over her handling of the allegations.

Officer Mario Figueroa has been suspended with pay pending an investigation into the incident.

A lava fissure erupts on the Big Island for about two hours following days of earthquakes.

There were no injuries aboard the Boeing 737, but the incident startled passengers and caused the pilot to make an unscheduled landing in Cleveland.

A member of the New South Wales Parliament is calling for warning signs at a hospital that has become a hot spot for tourists wanting kangaroo selfies after several attacks there.

Three states in the country's northwest bore the brunt of the rain-and-dust storm, with most of the deaths believed to have been in Rajasthan.