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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state television is reporting that 10 U.S. sailors detained by Iran have been released. Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard says it's been determined that their entry into Iranian waters was not intentional and was due to mechanical difficulty.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama follows up his final State of the Union message with trips to Nebraska and Louisiana. Obama is due in Omaha today and Baton Rouge tomorrow to promote goals for his final year in office. The White House says unemployment in the two states has eased and that more than 2.5 million Nebraska and Louisiana residents have gained coverage under his health care law.
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A little-known militant group is claiming responsibility for a suicide attack on a polio vaccination center in southwestern Pakistan that killed 15 people, including 13 police officers gathered to escort health workers. A spokesman for Jundullah, or Army of God, didn't explain why the center was targeted but warned of more such attacks. Polio is still endemic in Pakistan, and the attacks have hindered vaccination campaigns. Some Pakistanis are also suspicious that their children will be made sterile.
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The governor of the Far North region of Cameroon says two female suicide bombers who killed at least 10 people at a mosque are believed to have come from Nigeria, the home of Boko Haram (BOH'-koh hah-RAHM') militants. The border town of Kolofata, where the attack occurred, has been hit repeatedly by the Islamic State-affiliated militants. Cameroon contributes troops to a regional force fighting Boko Haram.
PARIS (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency says new findings about Russian doping of athletes are "most concerning" and warrant an investigation. The Associated Press reported yesterday that track and field officials contemplated ways to hide the full extent of Russian doping before the 2012 Olympics. The AP reported that IAAF officials feared, as far back as 2009, that athletes could die.
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