Iraqi Government Forces Advance in Mosul

Iraqi government forces have advanced into a handful of villages on the opening day of an offensive to recapture the western half of the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group.

Tensions are rising between North Korea and Malaysia over the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un.

A bomb attack in Somalia has killed at least thirty four people. A car packed with explosives detonated at a busy intersection in the capital city Mogadishu.